{"id":291,"date":"2025-07-26T15:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2025-07-26T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:10:12","slug":"general-information-about-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/general-information-about-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"General information about Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5996d56 wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5996d56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19862a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19862a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General information about Bulgaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3a34b color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3a34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Why Invest in Bulgaria<\/h4><p>Bulgaria is a growing EU market offering attractive conditions for Italian SMEs.<br \/>- Flat tax: 10% corporate, 5% dividends. No wealth or inheritance taxes.<br \/>- Low operational costs: energy, rent, and services.<br \/>- Strategic location between Europe and Asia.<br \/>- Integrated European banking system.<br \/>- Business-friendly and digitalized public services.<\/p><h4>Company Formation and Management<\/h4><p>Opening a company in Bulgaria is simple, fast, and affordable.<br \/>- Forms: Ltd. (OOD), Sole Ltd. (EOOD), JSC (AD).<br \/>- Setup in 5\u201310 working days.<br \/>- Minimum capital: around 1 EUR.<br \/>- Foreign managers allowed.<br \/>- Accounting can be outsourced.<\/p><h4>Import\/Export and Logistics<\/h4><p>- No intra-EU duties.<br \/>- Developed infrastructure: ports, airports, highways.<br \/>- Economic zones with incentives.<br \/>- Rail links to European corridors.<\/p><h4>Labor and Human Resources<\/h4><p>- Skilled, multilingual workforce.<br \/>- Up to 60% lower labor costs than Italy.<br \/>- Strong technical education.<br \/>- Flexible social security system.<\/p><h4>Recommended Investment Areas<\/h4><p>- Sofia: capital, financial hub.<br \/>- Plovdiv: manufacturing and logistics.<br \/>- Varna &amp; Burgas: ports and tourism.<br \/>- Others: Ruse, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo.<\/p><h4>Legal and Tax Aspects<\/h4><p>- EU-harmonized regulations.<br \/>- Double taxation treaty with Italy.<br \/>- VAT: 20% standard, 9% for tourism.<br \/>- Contracts valid in foreign languages with translation.<\/p><h4>Real Estate and Operational Spaces<\/h4><p>- Affordable rents and purchase options.<br \/>- Foreigners can buy via local company.<br \/>- Furnished offices, coworking, and industrial sites available.<\/p><h4>Marketing and Local Sales<\/h4><p>- Language and cultural adaptation.<br \/>- Advertising on local media and social platforms.<br \/>- Trade fairs and online marketplaces.<br \/>- Customer service in native language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Informazioni generali sulla Bulgaria Perch\u00e9 investire in Bulgaria La Bulgaria \u00e8 uno dei mercati europei pi\u00f9 interessanti per le PMI<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italiabusinessbridge.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}