Investor of NCIZ prized at “Investor of the Year” ceremony
The Executive Director of National Company Industrial Zones EAD /NCIZ/ Ms. Antoaneta Bares, PhD, was an official guest at the annual awards ceremony for investments in the economy - Investor of the Year. In the category “Green Investment” the prize received the armoured vehicle manufacturer International Armored Group /IAG/. The prize was presented by the Executive Director of Bulgarian Investment Agency /BIA/ Bogdan Bogdanov.
On 15 March 2023 IAG put the beginning of its largest plant for armoured vehicles in the Industrial and Logistics Park Burgas - part of the portfolio of the National Company Industrial Zones EAD. The plant will produce more than 160 types of equipment. The investment amounts to BGN 20 million, resulting in creation of more than 300 work places.
The big prize in Investor of the Year for 2022 received Alcomet AD – aluminium rolling and pressing products manufacturer. The prize was presented by President Rumen Radev to Mr. Fikret Ince - majority owner of Alkomet AD and Honorary President of the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2022, Alkomet AD has made an investment of BGN 27.2 million and created 75 jobs.
The competition of the Bulgarian Investment Agency was held for the 17th time. It aims to award the most significant investment projects implemented in Bulgaria in the previous year.
More than 50 companies from all sectors of the economy were nominated in this edition of the competition, the leading criteria being the volume of investment, the number of created jobs, the area in which a new production is created or an existing enterprise is expanded.