| 4.5 - 5 | Very good |
| 4.0 - 4.5 | Very good |
| 3.5 - 4.0 | Good |
| 3.0 - 3.5 | Good |
| 2.5 - 3.0 | Average |
| 2.0 - 2.5 | Average |
| 1.5 - 2.0 | Low |
| 1.0 - 1.5 | Low |
| 0.0 - 1.0 | Low |
MAP OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN MUNICIPALITIES
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The map of the investment climate in the municipalities presents data on the business environment and the conditions for investments in the 27 municipalities – regional centers. It is an innovative analytical product of Transparency International Bulgaria, which builds on the comprehensive analytical model for evaluating institutions at the local level – “Local Integrity System”. The map of the investment climate was created based on research and analysis of information in 5 categories (including 49 indicators), which are related to the environment for doing business and attracting investments in the municipalities:
1) availability of publicly available and adequately structured information regarding the rules for economic activity and administrative service in the municipalities;
2) policies and measures to promote innovative technological startups and eased conditions for emerging businesses;
3) policies and measures to attract investments;
4) key indicators from the “Local Integrity System” study regarding municipal councils, mayors and municipal administrations, police structures and courts, which determine the conditions for carrying out economic activity in municipalities; 5) key indicators from the “Local Integrity System” research on civil society structures (media, civil organizations, business and political parties), which reflect the ability of public control over institutions, respectively to create an environment favorable to investment and fair competition between the economic subjects.
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The scale for evaluating the performance of municipalities:
| 5 | very good performance – an indicator of a very good level of the investment climate and very favorable conditions of the environment for doing business |
| 4 | good performance – an indicator of a good level of the investment climate and a favorable environment for doing business |
| 3 | average performance – an indicator of partial measures taken to create an environment for attracting investments and relatively good conditions for doing business |
| 2 | unsatisfactory performance – an indicator of a lack of targeted efforts to create an environment for attracting investment and an unfavorable environment for doing business |
| 1 | weakly performance – an indicator of a lack of efforts to create an environment for attracting investment and an unfavorable environment for doing business |