site.btaFive Investments Certified as Class A, One as Class B by Economy Minister Borisov

December 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Economy Minister Lachezar Borisov has signed six investment certificates under the Investment Promotion Act (IPA), Borisov's Ministry said in a press release on Thursday. The investments top 110 million leva in aggregate and will create nearly 600 new jobs.

Five of the investments: of Senid, EL BAT, Bulprotein, Agromil Bulgaria and Blocks Group Bulgaria, were certified as Class A, and the sixth investment, of Matega, was awarded a Class B certificate.

Borisov said that 32 projects worth 854,322,000 leva that can potentially create 4,074 jobs have been certified since the beginning of 2020. The investments are mainly in manufacturing, IT, healthcare and the automotive industry. Thirteen projects are for the expansion of an existing investment, and the remaining 19 are new investment projects. The largest number, 14, is in manufacturing, including five for high-tech production. RI/LG

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