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Trade turnover between Bulgaria and Serbia reaches record level

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At a Bulgarian-Serbian forum in Nis with the participation of 100 companies from both countries, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy, Alexander Manolev, announced that the trade turnover between the neighboring countries reached a record level of 1,075 billion euros in 2017, which shows an annual growth of 40 percent.

The total amount of Bulgarian investments in Serbia at the end of 2017 is over 183 million euros.

There are opportunities for cooperation and creation of joint enterprises in the fields of agriculture and forestry, food, energy, construction, communications, transport services, Minister Manolev pointed out.



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