Catalan Investors Eye Bulgaria's Razlog

The Chair of the Bulgarian-Catalan Chamber of Commerce Manel Riera (pictured) has praised the mayor of the Bulgarian town of Razlog. Photo by moitepari.bg

Dozens of Catalan investors are scheduled to arrive to the Bulgarian mountain resort town of Razlog at the initiative of the Bulgarian-Catalan Chamber of Commerce (BGCAT).

The visit of the entrepreneurs, traders, and owners of infrastructure and tourism companies from Catalania to Razlog, located right near Bansko in the Pirin Mountain, was announced Friday after a meeting of BGCAT Chair Manel Riera with the Razlog Mayor Krasimir Gerchev.

“Bulgaria is a very interesting country, I really like Razlog and the entire region. You have my word that I am going to present Razlog to all Catalan and Spanish firms that turn to the Bulgarian-Catalan Chamber of Commerce to ask us for recommendations about where to invest in Bulgaria. This is a commitment on my part,” Riera told the Razlog Mayor.

He has also stated that he was impressed with Gerchev’s vision for the development of the entire Razlog region

The Catalan business delegation in September will be welcomed to Razlog within a “Mountain Conference” which is supposed to become an annual business forum.

“As hosts, we have taken all measures to make sure that we will be able to help the foreign investors in any way needed with their projects. Any person living in this part of Bulgaria should be able to have the same opportunities as a person living in the capital Sofia. This must be the basis of our regional and national policies. The thing that Razlog lacks the most is a fast transport connection with Sofia,” said in turn the Razlog Mayor Gerchev during a joint news conference with Riera.

The head of the BGCAT Manel Riera has been living in Bulgaria for three years. He has been an advisor to three ministers in the former government of Catalonia.

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