Trade Facilitation

FLAG-APEX in cooperation with international donor programs for economic development offers to the Bulgarian business community wide range of assistance for:

• access to trade and investment information exchange networks;
• exploring new opportunities for growth and stable development by expanding on new markets;
• attracting investments and partners for joint projects;
• finding suppliers and better prices for raw materials, goods and services.

FLAG-APEX is country representative of the Local Economic Development Along Transportation Corridor VIII Network (www.corridor8led.net). The Network focuses on Corridor VIII development with the involvement of and for the mutual benefit of the communities and citizens of the South Balkan region. The corridor will bring improved highway, rail, pipeline and utility linkages to the region from which all nationalities and ethnic groups of the region will benefit. The Network carries out its mission through a program of advocacy, local economic development, cross-border projects and other methods of cooperation.

Consistent to this initiative FLAG-APEX represents in Bulgaria the Cross Border Business and Trade Support (B2B) Project In South East Europe. The project gives subsidized support to companies from Bulgaria, Albania and FYR Macedonia for participation in:

• cross-border trade and investment Business to Business (B2B) meetings;
• trade shows;
• trade and business development-related seminars;
• round tables and advocacy programming on themes related to cross-border trade and investment promotion and problem-solving.