| Bulgaria, as a gateway to the European Union |
| Bulgaria offers an opportunity for countries outside the European Union to ground themselves at the world largest market and have their part in areas such as insurance, financial services and energy; |
| Access to the main business centers of European Union is guaranteed through regular direct flights from the four international airports in the country. |
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| Bulgaria, as a gateway to Eastern Europe |
| Bulgaria shares a time zone with Eastern Europe, which is only 1 hour after Moscow; |
| Bulgaria is served by the national carriers in the region, making transportation quick and inexpensive; |
| Bulgaria has signed agreements on avoiding double taxation with more than 70 countries, including Russia and most of the East European countries. This facilitates the joint business of Bulgarian and foreign companies. |
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| Bulgaria, as a gateway to Middle East |
| Bulgaria enjoys a high degree of political stability and is therefore ideal for investment by entities from the European Union and elsewhere, including companies with interests in the lucrative markets of the Middle East; |
| Bulgaria maintains excellent diplomatic and commercial relations with most countries of the Middle East. |
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| Bulgaria, as a gateway to the efficiency and lower costs |
| Bulgaria enjoys a low corporate tax regime and an impressive range of international treaties to avoid double taxation. For companies managed and controlled in Bulgaria, whether their income comes from local or international sources, profits are taxed at 10%, the lowest rate in the European Union; |
| Rule of law is paramount in Bulgaria. Our country is part of the continental legal system; |
| Expansionary economic policy of Bulgaria made the administrative system modern and efficient as possible, bureaucracy is at most limited; |
| Labor is among the best qualified in the World – official language is Bulgarian, as in most business environments fluent English is used; |
| Information flow has always been strictly regulated, hence the high level of confidentiality, which has become hallmark of the Bulgarian economy. |
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