The day in 3 news: Tax amnesty plan with BDB raises questions; Full Schengen entry for Bulgaria and Romania; Metal sector revenue falls but profit margins nudge up

State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

Public spending will underpin higher growth rates, private consumption will slow down

The day in 3 news: Syria’s regime change greeted with caution; Aurubis Bulgaria sees profit growth for 2023/24; Avtomagistrali wins new contract without open tenders

Foreign companies in Bulgaria: a small but important boost to the economy

In 2022, they generated 15.5 billion euro added value and provided more than 400,000 jobs, Eurostat data show

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

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

Day in 3 News: Parliament breaks deadlock, elects Natalia Kiselova as speaker; State bets on 2.8% growth, lower wage increase in 2025; 10% planned rise in social security contribution

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

Abu Dhabi’s e& acquires majority stake in Yettel, CETIN

Czech PPF retains 50% minus one share in Yettel-branded telcos but keeps 100% in Bulgarian media group bTV

Day in 3 News: Natural disasters increase by 50% in 2023; Budget deficit contracts by 1.9%; Record electricity imports and prices in November

The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The borders will be open on 1 January 2025, but Bulgaria’s infrastructure will have a hard time absorbing all the traffic

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

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

The ‘Trump Effect’ on Bulgaria's Economy: Too Early for Panic

Bulgarian manufacturers are likely to feel the impact of potential U.S. tariffs indirectly—through their integration into European supply chains

Day in 3 News: Borissov no longer wants to be PM; Court reviews calls for election annulment; Housing loan growth surges

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

The week: Water under the mountain

We destroyed the largest battery we had, Why Bulgaria is stuck, A tax amnesty on the horizon

Day in 3 News: Energy Holding loses 60% in profit; Leonardo fined 500,000 levs for late delivery of medicopters; Bulgaria produced USD 0,5 billion in furniture in 2023

Bulgargaz is technically bankrupt. What’s next?

The state-owned gas monopoly’s market share is declining and it is experiencing major financial losses

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances

Chinese platforms Shein and Temu hit Bulgarian traders

Second-hand goods stores report 15% drop in sales, shut down outlets