EFFICIENT.
DEVELOPED.
CONNECTED.
Why Plovdiv?
EFFICIENT.
Among the TOP 10 cities with best FDI strategy and cost-effectiveness according to fDi intelligence.
DEVELOPED.
Industrial heart of Bulgaria with a well-organized cluster of leading manufactures and industry suppliers, and a booming IT&BPO destination.
CONNECTED.
Strategically located as an intersection point of three Pan European Corridors linking Europe with Asia.
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Your new investment destination
One of the fastest growing industrial zones in Southeast Europe, with more than 200 local and international companies, and over 71 000 employed in the sector. Rapidly growing IT&BPO destination with over 7000 employees and a hotspot for freelancers.
Well-developed, modernized, digitalized and diversified school educational system, with leading dual education profiles and over 42 000 students. А network of 8 universities, with 35 300 students and advanced business, engineering, language and IT fields – also contributes to Plovdiv’s growing economy.
Local Economy
Plovdiv is among the most preferred nearshoring destinations in Southeastern Europe in both the manufacturing and service sectors, which has significantly transformed its local economy structure.
€4.9 billion/year (GDP)
€900 million/year (CapEx)
Due to the business-friendly environment, manufacturers in the city and the region expand their production capacities and/or open new factories almost every year.
Local Economy
Plovdiv is among the most preferred nearshoring destinations in Southeast Europe in the manufacturing and services sectors, which has significantly transformed its local economy structure.
GDP - €4.9 billion/year
CapEx - €900 million/year
Major investors
Industrial Leader
The region is home to some of the fastest growing industrial zones in Southeast Europe.
Plovdiv is an established leader in Automotive and Mechatronics with the local added value amounting to 1/5 of the same for the country.
Thanks to its strategic location and excellent connectivity, the region has also established itself as a leading transport and logistics center.
Due to the business-friendly environment, manufacturers in the city and the region expand their production capacities and/or open new factories almost every year.
Booming Technology Center
This is the most dynamically developing sector in the local economy with potential to reach 12 000 employees in the next 3 to 5 years.
A well-developed network of school and higher education institutions aids the development of the sector by producing highly skilled bi- or multilingual talent in sectors such as IT, finance, accounting, legal studies, electronics, etc.
Latest news
From Plovdiv to Manchester by air
Citizens and visitors of Plovdiv and Manchester will be able to fly back and forth from November to March for
Another Class A investment in Plovdiv
PENTAX MEDICAL BULGARIA received a Class A Investment Certificate for the investment project “Expansion of the production capacity of disposable
Plovdiv and Trakia Economic Zone expect an investment worth 1 billion
The private industrial zone near Plovdiv – Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) is about to attract investments worth billions, which will
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