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Premier Boyko Borissov unveils factory for manufacture of car parts in Pazardzhik

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Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and that country’s former President Rossen Plevneliev (2012-2017) unveiled in the town of Pazardzhik a factory for manufacture of car parts. Premier Borissov greeted the investors and pointed out that nearly 40,000 jobs have been created in the automotive industry in the recent years, Boyko Borissov added that another factory for car parts will be opened soon in the city of Pleven (Central North Bulgaria) which will employ nearly 8,000 people. The new factory in Pazardzhik is the third production facility of Kostal Group in Bulgaria and part of the strategy aimed at expanding production capacity for the needs of the European market. Nearly 1.300 people are expected to be employed at the new factory in Pazardzhik.




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