REGION DOBRICH OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION

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REGION DOBRICH -OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT AND
COOPERATION
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REGION DOBRICH IS LOCATED AT NORTH-EAST PART OF
BULGARIA. THE REGION IS BOUNDED IN THE NORTH BY
THE ROMANIAN BORDER AND IN THE EAST BY THE BLACK
SEA.
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REGION DOBRICH
If we talk about the beautiful plains of
Bulgaria, it is clear that we concern one of its
symbols- Dobrudja. Region Dobrich is situated at
the most wonderful spot of the country. The
nature has been very generous to the people of
Dobrudja. It has gifted them with the fertility
of the wheat arable fields and the endless tract
of the Black sea. It is a fact that in Dobrudja
is located one of the ancient towns (2600 B.C.)-
Crunoi-Dionisiopolis-Karvuna-Balchik. One of the
first and biggest medieval fortresses of Danube
Bulgaria emerged in Dobrudja, because Khan
Asparouhs cavalry had won this land first and
built on the remains of Dionisopolis its new
fortifications of the young state.

• DINCHER HADJIEV
• Governor of Region Dobrich

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• The picturesque Dobrudja seashore is well known
  all over the world with its natural sand lines,
  modern towns, monuments and historical heritage
  of ancient cultures.
• The tourist resources, which are well preserved
  at its natural mode, are one of the priorities of
  the District administration and local
  authorities. The attractive international summer
  resorts Albena and Rusala are a desired
  destination to more than 120,000 tourists
  annually. With the set up of modern
  infrastructure network I deeply hope that the
  investment interests will be much more at the
  fields of tourism, agriculture, industry and
  construction.
• The skilful utilization of the natural
  resources of the region will create conditions
  for the production of competitive goods,
  especially the nourishing industry. With such
  activities side by side with the renovation of
  the means of production are preconditions for
  involving new partners, associates, creditors and
  investors.
• The people of Dobrudja are responsible and well
  trained men and women.
• They are very well aware with the challenges of
  our time and world.
• I would wish to address my messages to future
  investors and partners.
• I am convinced that Dobrudja soon or later will
  contribute its unique palette to the palette of
  Europe and the world. Then the people who had
  already invested in Dobrudja would earn from a
  partnership, full of ideas, talent and undoubted
  professionalism.
• Dincher Hadjiev
• Governor of Region Dobrich

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Region Dobrich
Area 4 719 sq. km. (4,24 of Bulgaria)
Population 215 217 inh.
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REGION DOBRICHBALANCE OF THE AREA

• Arable land 385 187,2 ha 81,6
• Forests 55 472,3 ha 11,8
• Urban areas 25 535 ha 5,4
• Water areas 1 348,3 ha 0,28
• Mines 676,5 ha 0,14
• Areas for transport and
• infrastructure 3 751,8 ha 0,8

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• Dobrich region is comprised of eight
  municipalities- Balchik, General Toshevo,
  Dobrich-town, Dobrich-rural, Kavarna, Krushari,
  Tervel and Shabla with 215 populated sites
  including 6 towns. Distinguishing features are
  the presence of municipality without own
  administrative center on its territory- Dobrich
  rural, and municipality-town - Dobrich with
  100000 inhabitants- over 46 of the total
  population of the region.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• Being in the Danube Basin, the land is generally
  fertile thereby giving great opportunities for
  both intensive and extensive agricultural
  development and proximity to the Black Sea, a
  traditional holiday destination, provides
  potential for Tourism Development. There are
  unemployment black spots in the border region
  and the promotion of industry and tourism are
  seen as key features for the future development
  of the Region.

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DEMOGRAPHY

• Municipality Years of census
• 1965 1975 1985 1992 2001
• Total 236817 251072 257783 232780 215217
• Balchik 23538 24254 23990 22367 22354
• Gen.Toshevo 37081 31264 26384 22931 19422
• Dobrich-town .56626 88233 109142 104494 100000
• Dobrich-rural 46187 39068 33370 28710 25721
• Kavarna 19375 19709 19109 18044 16688
• Krushari 13465 10657 8613 7243 5924
• Tervel 29895 28626 28711 21483 18728
• Shabla 10650 9261 8464 7508 6380

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DEMOGRAPHY

• The decreasing population, although comparable to
  the Bulgarian national average, is higher than in
  the other Bulgarian regions.
• The population in Dobrich region is with its
  density of 43.7 inhabitants per km² among the
  least populated territories in Bulgaria.
• The rural population share in Dobrich region is
  above the Bulgarian national average by some 5 .

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Structure of the economy of region Dobrich

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Agriculture

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Food
Nourishing
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industry
K
Heavy industry
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Tourism
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General economic structure

• Region Dobrich is characterised by a
  well-developed agricultural sector. The share of
  agriculture of Dobrich is 2.5 times higher than
  the national average. The sectoral structure of
  the GVA is as follow agriculture - 26.0,
  industry - 23.2 and services - 50.0. The
  employment structure in agriculture is better
  than the national structure, and worse in
  industry. Dobrich region has an unemployment rate
  of 22.4 in 2002.
• The employment in the primary sector plays a
  special role in Dobrich region and this role will
  continue in future. The secondary and tertiary
  sectors are not so important although the
  opportunities for development of these sectors
  are good.

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AGRICULTURE

• The arable land of the Dobrich region accounts
  for approx. 15 of Bulgarias total farmland,
  while the arable land constitutes circa 96.13 of
  the total landmass in the region. The
  agricultural land market in Dobrich region is
  relatively well developed as compared to the
  other Bulgarian regions. The main reason for this
  is the high level of specialisation in cereal
  production, which allows for intensive use of
  agricultural equipment and a higher degree of
  mechanisation. This has created significant
  demand for larger plots of land and the
  relatively high price in the region.
• Dobrich region has specialized in egg and meat
  production.

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AGRICULTURE

• The geographic location, environmental and
  climatic conditions mean that the region is well
  suited primary for grain and also for wine, fruit
  and vegetable production. The production of
  cereals accounts for almost 73 in Dobrich
  region. The yield is considerably higher than the
  Bulgarian national average.
• The availability of local feeds and the large
  number of meat and milk processing plants in the
  region offer very good opportunities for animal
  breeding. This is in contrast to the Bulgarian
  national livestock sector which was subject to a
  number of negative developments during the 1990s.
  The region has maintained its share of cattle and
  cows (as well as pigs and poultry), while the
  proportion of sheep has reduced in the last ten
  years. The cow milk yields are higher than the
  Bulgarian national average, although currently at
  a lower level than in 1995.

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AGRICULTURE

• The agriculture in region Dobrich has a leading
  position in Bulgaria

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The agricultural regions in Bulgaria

• By utilization of arable land

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ENTERPRISES

• The economic performance of the industrial
  enterprises in Dobrich region shows relatively
  medium figures. The region has the necessary
  basis for their development -- existence of
  well-organised urbanised centres- Dobrich,
  Balchik, Kavarna, comparatively well-developed
  infrastructure - the main development axes of
  Bulgaria was and still is Sofia -- Varna, which
  borders the region.
• Varna is one of the two main seaports of Bulgaria
  - the third one is Balchik that is located within
  the region.
• The enterprise density is close to the country
  average and the net revenues are 24.5 thousands
  BGL per enterprise, a little below the country
  average. Although the economic diversity at the
  municipal level is higher compared with other
  regions, it is not supposed to create social and
  other economic problems. The opportunities for
  enterprise development in the region are
  relatively favourable for all sectors of the
  economy and for most of the municipalities in the
  region.

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SHARE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCE
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TOURISM

• The length of Dobrich Black sea coast line is 92
  km.
• 1/3 of the republican sand beaches are in
  Dobrich region

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Tourism- model for sustainable development

• It is initiated a division between two types of
  tourism- carrying and supporting ones.

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TOURISM

• The presence of the following types of tourism
  are developed in Dobrich region
• - sea traditional tourism
• - hunting tourism
• - congress tourism
• - cultural tourism
• - spa tourism
• - sport tourism
• - eco- and rural tourism

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TOURISM

• With its geographic features and cultural
  heritage Dobrich region has arguably unexploited
  tourism potential. The tourism industry has made
  an important contribution to employment creation
  and economic growth in the region over the past
  two decades. This is particularly true in the
  east of the region in the Bulgarian district of
  Dobrich which have benefited from the impact of a
  flourishing tourism industry attracting both
  domestic and foreign tourists. In the tables
  bellow a summary of the key 2001 tourism
  statistics is presented.
• Dobrich region
• Domestic visitor arrivals (000s) 72.9
• Foreign visitor arrivals 103.7
• Total visitor arrivals 176.6
• Share of national visitor arrivals 9.6
• Domestic overnight stays 261
• Foreign overnight stays 1117
• Total overnight stays 1378
• Share of national visitors 19
• Hotels Hostels Camp sites Number of bed
  capacity - in current use
• Dobrich region 68 38 4 16,342 (over 30,000
  potential beds)

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TOURISM

• The North-East Bulgaria has a very important
  share of the total tourism infrastructure in
  Bulgaria. Most of this infrastructure is
  concentrated in Dobrich region, especially in the
  municipalities along the Black Sea coastal zone.
  Mass tourism is the main type of tourism in the
  region and remains the main source of employment
  and contributor to economic growth. The main
  markets are Russia, Germany, BeNeLux and the
  United Kingdom as well as neighbouring countries.
  In addition to coastal mass tourism the region
  also offers a range of natural and cultural
  attractions including spa resorts in Tuzlata.

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Cape Shabla is the last land of Bulgaria towards
the Black sea

• The Shabla lighthouse looks likes the famous
  lighthouse of ancient Alexandria

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The suitable bay of Balchik is an opportunity for
yachting.
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NATURAL LANDMARKS

• The less known Dobrudja Blacksea coast . . .

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Region Dobrich- attractive place for business and
relaxation