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Michael Hartman, a senior Microsoft manager, during Friday's conference in Sofia. Photo by BBLF
Some 300 new IT firms with about 9 000 employees will be started in Bulgaria before 2013.
This has been announced by Jaka Stele, General Manager of Microsoft for Central and Eastern Europe, during Friday’s conference “Business Optimization and Jobs Creation” organized by the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum and Microsoft Bulgaria in Sofia.
According to the data cited by Stele, 16 000 new IT firms will be opened in Europe in the next 2-3 years, which will 500 000 new IT jobs.
The Bulgarian IT firms have started to rehire the employees they have laid off as a result of the crisis, according to the results of a survey of AIMS Human Capital from September 2009, cited by Maria Shishkova from the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum.
In her words, the survey shows an increase in the IT job openings as the companies are restarting the projects they temporarily put on hold because of the economic crisis.
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly shapes communication, education, and work, concerns grow over the dominance of English - particularly American English - in training data
Bulgaria continues to hold a leading position in the European Union when it comes to the share of women working in the information technology sector
Plovdiv has emerged as the most dynamic regional office market in Bulgaria, with over 237,000 square meters of Class A and B office space, according to the latest “Offices in Regional Cities in Bulgaria” report published by Colliers International.
DEV.BG, a platform for IT professionals in Bulgaria, has released its updated ranking of the largest employers in the technology sector
The IT industry in Bulgaria is set to end 2024 without any growth in employment numbers and with decreasing revenue growth
There are currently 44,000 job vacancies nationwide for September, indicating a slowing labor market in Bulgaria
Bulgaria recorded a decline in exports to European Union countries in 2025, while imports from the bloc continued to rise, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
The ongoing war in the Middle East is beginning to cast a shadow over Bulgaria’s tourism sector, with early signs already visible in reservations for the upcoming summer season.
In the final quarter of 2025, farm gate prices for agricultural products across the European Union declined by nearly 1.9% compared to the same period in 2024, according to Eurostat
Fuel prices at wholesale bases, which supply both gas stations and agricultural producers, continue to rise steadily, prompting increased activity at fuel outlets across Bulgaria
OMV Petrom has announced that it will join the consortium exploring the offshore Khan Tervel gas block in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea, marking a significant expansion of its footprint in a region of growing strategic importance for Europe’s ener
Fuel prices in Bulgaria have continued to rise sharply over the past week, according to data from the Fuelo platform, as reported by BTA.
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