Five Trends for the Еconomy of Plovdiv District
The story of the rapid growth of Bulgaria's economy over the past 5 years is most often told through the prism of the boom in the ICT and outsourcing sector, which brought with it a sharp rise in income and living standards of those involved. However, this is the history of the capital - true, the largest local economy in the country - where almost the entire IT sector is concentrated. However, the main driver of growth outside the capital is the manufacturing industry, and Plovdiv district is probably the best example of this. In the period after the last crisis, it managed to become the biggest magnet for foreign investment in industry and a model for the creation of successful industrial parks. At this stage, the development of the district seems to be limited mainly by access to human capital, together with the hitherto unknown consequences of the 2020 economic crisis.