WHY BULGARIA

• Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, NATO and WTO
• Stability of the currency supported by the currency board
• Well educated work force, highly skilled and multilingual
• Most attractive taxation rates in EU – 10% corporate and personal income tax
• Strategic location as a logistics hub 
  • Five Pan-European corridors ( IV, VII, VII, XI, X) pass through the country
  • Four major airports: Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and Varna ; Two main seaports: Varna and Burgas; Numerous ports at the Danube River
• Direct access to key markets with big potential – EU, Turkey and Middle East, North Africa market

WHY PLEVEN

• Prime location with good transport links
• Skilled labor force in the region thanks to numerous high schools with technical and technological specialization and two unverstities in the city – Medical University Pleven and the Aviation Academy in the town of Dolna Mitropolia
• Competitive labor costs
• High relative share of working age population – 65%
• Mobility of labor force from neighboring towns and villages within the Pleven municipality
• Geographical center of North Bulgaria
• Competitive costs of utilities
• Competitive costs of living in Pleven – education, medical care, transport and housing