On December 12, on the invitation of Mr. Boyko Takovo, Director of the Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Bulgaria (BSMEPA), Ambassador Ž. Jović attended the annual meeting of the International Network of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (INSME), which was held in Sofia.
   The meeting was opened by the President of INSME, Sergio Arzeni, and was attended by numerous representatives of European financial institutions, banking sector, members of the international network INSME and representatives of non-governmental organizations. The International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises has 65 members from 34 countries working in the field of internationalization, innovation and technology transfer. The topic of this year's gathering and accompanying conference "Small and Medium Enterprises - Driver of Sustainable Recovery" refers to innovative and digital development of small and medium enterprises and startups, in the context of the global pandemic Covid-19, and was accompanied by numerous specialized forums on how to enhance SME post-Covid19 recovery.