Earlier this week, Ivo led a corporate training program at one of the leading Chinese branding consultancies in China, TopBrand Union (品牌联盟). The company was established in 1996 and by the mid-2000s, it had turned into a boutique consultancy with a strong specialism in branding. It has been organizing the China Brand Festival, which is […]
Emerging challenges in the 21st century transcend traditional state borders and require inter-governmental coordination to produce collective responses, a process that is increasingly embedded in regional and sub-regional organizations. Over 20 of these organizations are located in Latin America where they are entangled in multiple complementary, overlapping and competing agreements. Much of the literature on […]
Would you like to know more about business opportunities along the Belt and Road Initiative? Are you interested in China market entry? Do you plan to engage with Chinese partners and want to learn about common mistakes and how to avoid them? Ivo Ganchev discusses these topics and more in a five-part interview on the […]
The Bulgaria China Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a highly productive online meeting with a number of departments from the provincial government of Guangdong. During the meeting, cooperation in three sectors was discussed logistics, software and culture/art. Through his work at the Chamber, Ivo hopes to turn Bulgaria into a key logistics facilitating trade […]
Global trade is in the final stage of a profound transformation: added value trade is moving from goods to services. The Bulgaria China Chamber of Commerce is to direct trade flows between the two countries. To benefit from the changing tides in global trade, Bulgarian companies must begin exporting more services to China. To set […]
The European Union is mulling the reopening of its border after a year-long closure. Sources say the block may soon allow passengers from countries where the pandemic is under control, and fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter without having to be put under quarantine. France has said the EU plans to confirm a […]
Chinese cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries has become closer in multiple areas, including trade and investment, thanks to the promotion of China-Europe freight trains and project agreements. Data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that China’s total trade volume with 17 CEECs reached over 103 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, crossing the 100-billion-dollar […]
Between Jan 11 and Jan 22 2021, the Bulgaria China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) organised a virtual seminar series on bilateral business cooperation. More than 300 Bulgarian enterprises attended the seminars which included a number of guest speakers from various institutions, including the Mr. Daniel Zhu from the Chinese Embassy to the Republic […]
In the third episode of a new talk show, Chatbox, China Plus invited Ivo Ganchev, Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership at Beijing Union University to discuss China-US relations the role of Starbucks in promoting them. Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starbucks, Howard Schultz recently sent the Chinese President a translated copy of […]
On Jan 7 2021, the EU SME Centre in Beijing hosted a discussion with the Ivo Ganchev, Executive Director of the Bulgaria China Chamber of Commerce (BCCCI). Alessio Petino and Ester Canada Amela discussed with Mr. Ganchev ways for further deepening the partnership between the two institutions in order to facilitate the market entry and […]
