Bulgaria will attract infrastructure investment

Key infrastructure projects look set to help revitalise Bulgaria’s economy. Concession packages for 10 infrastructure projects in the country could attract outside investment worth as much as €511.3 million. Bulgaria's Transport Ministry believes that the country could qualify for some €2 billion in EU funding for the development of transport corridors in the period from now until to the end of 2014.
July 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Key infrastructure projects look set to help revitalise Bulgaria’s economy. Concession packages for 10 infrastructure projects in the country could attract outside investment worth as much as €511.3 million. Bulgaria's Transport Ministry believes that the country could qualify for some €2 billion in EU funding for the development of transport corridors in the period from now until to the end of 2014.

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