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Chamber of Commerce and Industryand Euro Info
Centre Vratsa

• 09.11.2007
• Maya Milova

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VRATSA and the North-Western Region

• BASIC DATA
• Total area - 10 607 sq.?m (9.6 of BG)
• Population - 700 000 residents
• Transport - road net 3400 km, 9 of total in BG,
• Pan-European Transport corridor 4
• (Dresden Istanbul) E79
• Pan-European Transport corridor 7
• (Rein-Main-Danube) is the natural border
• Airport - 60 minutes highway road drive
• Arable - more than 25 of total in BG
• GDP per capita - 16 higher than BG average
• Total export - 1.7 bln (2003)
• Total import - 1.25 bln (2003)
• Economic agents - private entrepreneurs over 30
  000
• Departments of four Universities

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E C O N O M Y

• The most outstanding industries within the region
  are
• textile industry (production of cotton fabrics
  and silks)
• dressmaking industry
• food and beverage industry
• manufacturing of construction materials (cement)
• furniture and light industries
• machinery construction (production of lathes and
  milling machines)
• the biggest nuclear power plant on the Balkans
• foundry and metalworking
• The majority of successful companies on the
  territory of the municipality are private (SMEs)

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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa

• Established in 1991
• Voluntary membership, autonomy, self-funding
• Participation in international organizations
• Cooperation partnerships at local level
• Representation offices
• Clients Database

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Areas of activities (Services)

• Trade register
• Certification bureau
• Business center
• Specialized consultations
• EAN Bureau
• Training center /NVTC/
• Euro Info Centre BG808
• Translations and legislation
• Arbitration Court
• Library

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Partnerships

• Municipality
• District administration
• Labor Office
• Participation in Regional Committees
• Business schools and Universities
• NGOs and business support organizations
• CCIs, branch organizations, other institutions

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PROJECTS
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• BORDER, BOSS, ARCA NOVA, Look EAST
• Entrepreneurship Development
• 2 FP2 projects
• Projects focused on Training and consultations
  for entrepreneurs
• Vratsa Balkan Take the Adventure
• ELIOS one-stop shop for SMEs
• Consumer protection
• Acquis for SMEs and business organizations
• Development of an Info Center for the Court of
  Justice in Vratsa

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

• CONTACTS
• BULGARIA
• 3000 VRATSA
• 24 HRISTO BOTEV BLVD.
• PHONES 359 92 66 02 71, 66 02 73
• FAX [phone]
• E-MAIL CCI-VR_at_BITEX.COM
• WWW.CCI-VRATSA.ORG