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The week: From Ruse to Sofia, or why elections might not be all that important
Another election looms, Lukoil and Nexo lurch to fresh crisis and Ruse has some things going for it
Textiles, clothing, footwear: Virus in the model
The garment industry has been hit hard by the Covid closures that affected over 100,000 workers in the sector in Bulgaria.
Retail: a very good year 2020
The revenues of the 30 largest retailers are growing with the help of e-commerce.
The week: The cynicism of demographic mourners, final week of parliamentary dramas and GDP records
Politicians play deaf and blind on stagnant vaccinations, but mourn demographic collapse, pensions, GDP go up - and so could concession fees
The week: No EU money and other risks for Bulgaria, No new head of BNB (for now), and a whole new fascist to worry about
K Insights 27/08: Bulgaria’s risky autumn, where do we invest and Sofia is great in tech
The Week: A foreign investor leaves, a new government might enter, Russians lent us money to pay them
K Insights 30/07: Delta is coming, can you crush a hedgehog with bare ass
The week: Is Bulgaria the limp pig of EU regulation, coal is (still) here, minimum wage surpasses Montenegro
Also: New Parliament is up, as well as the new 12 bn. Leva Plan
Four tips for the Bulgarian market
Communication advice based on the experience of the most effective Bulgarian advertising agency Noble Graphics and the most effective advertiser for 2020, Kaufland Bulgaria
Retail Chains: Tasty Growth of 10%
All top 20 companies achieved a revenue growth' it is above average for nine of them
Most Dynamic: Grain, Manufacturing, Road Construction
The revenues of the 50 fastest growing companies increased by an average of 56% in 2019, with the largest companies growing particularly fast.
The last strong year
The revenues and profits of the largest companies in Bulgaria increased rapidly last year but the Covid-19 crisis has put an end to a decade of growth
TOP 30 in retail: Moderate gains for consumer goods retail chains
Revenue growth slowed at retail chains in 2018 but remained adequate at over 8%
Manufacturing is displacing retail at the top of Capital TOP100 ranking
As many as 10% of the companies in the 2008 ranking have disappeared since then but half of the remaining businesses are twice the size they were a decade ago
Asset growth lags behind overall economic expansion
The assets of the 50 largest companies in Bulgaria grew by a meager 1.5% to 64.3 billion levs in 2018