Largest metal producers: First signs of cool-down

The revenue growth of the top 30 companies in the sector slowed to 22% in 2022

The week: The year ends on a high with a Budget and a Constitution, A ship company in trouble, and Russia gets slapped twice

K Insights Newsletter 22/12

Bulgaria’s Largest Textile Companies: Slight Recovery after Weak Years

In 2022, the combined revenue of the top 25 companies in the sector increased by 19%.

The day in 3 news: Borissov, Petkov agree to boost key sectors; Belgian company to invest 2 billion levs; Tech companies growing too slowly

The day in 3 news: EU vote sends 6 billion euro to Bulgaria; Industrial production still falls but at slower pace; National holiday stays on March 3

Machines and equipment: Growth in high gear

The revenue of the top 70 manufacturers rose by 26% to over 15 billion levs in 2022

Bulgaria’s Top 50 Retailers in 2022: Inflation spurs turnovers

Kaufland remains leader, while Lidl approaches the top with a turnover of nearly 2 billion levs

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa to acquire third plant in Bulgaria

The Irish company will buy a part of the business of Shumen-based Artemis

The day in 3 news: All parties bought votes; Retail numbers static; Industrial production slows

Bulgaria’s least indebted 50 companies in 2022

The average debt-to-asset ratio remains near 50%, narrowing slightly

Company of UK-based Actis acquires 229 MW ready-to-build solar project in Bulgaria

Market assessments show that at least 230 million levs will be invested in the photovoltaic plant

The week: The mystery of the Bulgarian housing market

The (very) strange Bulgarian housing market, a not so strange election and a bag of coke

Major step towards full-scale CCUS in Eastern Europe: Heidelberg Materials starts carbon capture pilot in Bulgaria

Native content from Heidelberg Materials

Bulgaria’s coal transition triggers massive protests and political tension: Miners say no, market says yes

The biggest coal transition in Bulgaria is set to begin but political tension is rising rapidly

The day in 3 news: New plane from Israel arrives, Hefty minimum wage increase, Business wants 20% VAT back

Multi-speed EU: What could it mean for Bulgaria?

Joining the Eurozone and Schengen becomes even more important for the country to benefit from expected EU reforms

The day in 3 news: Security boost after Israel crisis; Industrial production down; Nearly 40% more attempts at illegal entry in 2023

Biggest companies in Bulgaria: state-owned energy giants are forever

The revenue of the 100 largest companies in Bulgaria has increased more than 5 times in two decades

New automotive investment projects score hattrick exceeding 100 million levs

Austria’s GG Group, Netherlands-based Nedschroef Holding and Germany’s Sulzer are launching operations in Bulgaria

The day in 3 news: Coal transition plans postponed; Russian vessels circle Bulgarian waters; Factory prices fall