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The largest metal producers: Aurubis remains on top, steel producers grow the most
Appreciation of metals prices increased company earnings by 33% in 2021, but forecasts for 2022 are less optimistic

Steel gets more expensive or missing, hitting construction
The shortage is due to terminated supplies from Ukraine and Russia, which are big producers

The week: Borissov arrested, Central Bank chairmanship tears the coalition, Resilience Plan still not ok
Former PM Borissov arrested, Guerilla war over BNB shakes the coalition and the Plan is still NOT alright

Bulgaria to suffer weaker growth, higher inflation over war in Ukraine
Exports to Russia and Ukraine account for only 2.4% of Bulgaria’s total, but supply chains have been destroyed

Bulgaria’s heavy industry stays stable in pandemic-marred 2020
Most sectors improved their results in 2020 but a surge in energy prices poses a risk to 2021 results

ING Bank, Sofia: Our clients are very open to doing business more sustainably
Grzegorz Konieczny, Country Head, ING Bank Sofia and Marina Kobakova, Head of Sector Coverage, ING Bank, Sofia

The biggest companies in metallurgy: on the crest of a price wave
Last year was strong for gold and copper yields, but the output of other metal producers fell. Despite the pandemic-induced crisis net sales of the sector’s leading firms are up

Market recovery: Bulgarian enterprises are booming
Industrial turnover rose in the double digits in March and commodity exports hit an all-time high

The week: Kings of corruption named, Fresh start looms, 5 companies got 400 million euro from the budget
K insights 04/06: budget swings back to negative, Sin Cars get funding

Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration

A tale from the (still) captured state, new elections and the Russians are coming... for now
K Insights 07/05: there are money for COVID-measures until June; who is the largest builder in Bulgaria

A price shock for industry
The Prices of raw materials and energy goods like steel, aluminum, and CO2 quotas rose significantly in just six months

TurkStream’s hidden costs: lost lives and damage to the environment
The Russian pipeline through Bulgaria received notable support from the state and was built with breathtaking speed - with a cost

Bulgaria’s new factories
Investment projects worth less than 430 mln levs were announced in 2020 - a third of the amount in 2019

Who owns Bulgaria’s beaches?
Beach concessions remain reserved territory for selected players - mainly people said to have been connected with mafia-style structures in the past and owners of big hotel chains

Trends from Bulgaria’s regions
Changes at large local employers drive 2018 growth in several Bulgarian districts

Ten years later: From bust to boom
Ten years ago, business collapsed as a result of the global financial crisis; survivors now enter into a new hard season By Tedy Vasileva