Forbes Bulgaria will launch as a monthly magazine with a circulation of 20,000. Iordan Mateev will serve as editor.
Mr Mateev most recently served as Editor-in-Chief of the three Bulgarian editions of The Economist: Business Magazine (BM), Intelligent Life and The World In. He was previously the Economics Editor of Capital Weekly newspaper in Bulgaria. Mr Mateev sits on the managing board of the Bulgarian Macroeconomic Association, and writes an award-winning blog, "The Economics of Everything."
The content of Forbes Bulgaria will consist of 60% Bulgarian business news, commentary and features and 40% editorial from Forbes’ U.S. edition.
Thanos Priovolos, Managing Director of Attica Media Bulgaria, said, “Bringing Forbes to Bulgaria, is a great honor for Attica Media Bulgaria. We are sure that Forbes Bulgaria will be the leading and most respected business magazine in Bulgaria.”
Forbes Television and Licensing President Miguel Forbes stated: “Forbes Bulgaria continues our expansion into eastern Europe which is an increasingly important and growing region for us.”
Attica Media Bulgaria is part of the Greek company, Attica Publications Group, and has been publishing six international monthly magazines in Bulgaria since 2002, including Maxim, Playboy, Grazia, Maxim, Joy, OK, and Casaviva.
