The private sector in the Balkan Mediterranean Region (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Greece) is characterized by dominance of micro enterprises. The total number of Micro Enterprises (1-9 employees) is 1.427.303 for 2016, with the highest number of 764.471 located in Greece. SMEs (10-250 employees) correspond to 77.929 in 2016, with 28.816 located in Bulgaria. Large enterprises correspond to 3.159 for 2016, with 1.690 of them located to Albania (above 250 employees), as well as the foreign controlled enterprises, which total number is 6.764, with 4.024 located again in Albania. ....

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