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K100’s most dynamic companies: grain, asphalt, weapons and more

K100’s most dynamic companies: grain, asphalt, weapons and more

Revenues of the 50 fastest-growing companies up 166% on average in 2023


BETL: Bulgaria’s newest financial pyramid

BETL: Bulgaria’s newest financial pyramid

A British company promises fabulous profits by renting out batteries to charge phones. More than 12 thousand Bulgarians have already invested in the scheme



Guns, auto parts and meds: The K100 new entries

Guns, auto parts and meds: The K100 new entries

The new and lesser known firms that have made it into Capital’s 2024 ranking of Bulgaria's top 100 businesses


The week: Drained to zero

The week: Drained to zero

Bulgaria loves a scam, Big trouble brews for TurkStream and a Romanian Tik-Tok warning


K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

The new annual edition of Capital 100 ranking shows that the revenues of the top 100 companies shrank by 14% last year after the boom in the energy sector in 2022. The star businesses of 2023 are arms, cars and solar


Drinking water in reservoirs is at critically low levels. Are there solutions?

Drinking water in reservoirs is at critically low levels. Are there solutions?

Nine of our drinking water supply dams are at their lowest levels in decades


The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

K Insights Newsletter 01/11


Germany's struggles reveal an uncomfortable truth about Bulgaria's economy

Germany's struggles reveal an uncomfortable truth about Bulgaria's economy

Structural problems affecting Bulgaria’s largest trading partner will affect local industries that fail to adapt and diversify their clients


On the avenging wings of the Wind God

On the avenging wings of the Wind God

The manufacturer of military products "Samel-90" launches an unmanned drones line


The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

5 bln. euros down the drain, A Bulgarian military drone, and Peevski's list is out


The week: Poles apart

The week: Poles apart

The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune



The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace

The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace

The German curse of the industry, Peevski wins, BNB tries to curb house lending


Podemcrane: from electric hoists for Comecon to global markets

Podemcrane: from electric hoists for Comecon to global markets

After a long privatization process in the 1990s, the Gabrovo-based company today manufactures industrial cranes and components worth 50 million levs


Bulgaria's New Train Plans Derailed: Stadler Polska Quits Deals Worth Nearly 1 Billion Levs

Bulgaria's New Train Plans Derailed: Stadler Polska Quits Deals Worth Nearly 1 Billion Levs

The winner of two major tenders for rolling stock delivery withdraws from the procedure, while a third tender by the Ministry of Transport for rolling stock delivery has not yet begun


A perfect storm: why Pleven’s Leoni is closing

A perfect storm: why Pleven’s Leoni is closing

The German automotive cable supplier faces a volatile market, rising labor costs and a shortage of workers



Germany’s Kayser opens car parts plant in Pleven

Germany’s Kayser opens car parts plant in Pleven

The company will invest 10 million euro in the manufacture of tube systems in a rented building


The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison