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The week: The black-hole constellation
New mayors are in - money is out, who owns the Interior Minister and more chess champions

The week: No country for new dogs
What Plovdiv teaches us about Bulgaria, 50 Shades of grey money, and some horror (thankfully, on the screen)

The new companies within the top 100 of the largest Bulgarian businesses
Few unknown names and a sudden spurt of energy companies made the list

The largest machinery and equipment companies: Back on the growth track
The leading 45 companies in the sector recorded revenue growth of 23.5%, reaching 10.9 billion levs.

Bulgarian e-bike makers Leader-96, Eljoy to grow with new investors
The market in Europe is projected to triple by 2030

Sofia is becoming software development center for global automotive giants
Visteon, Bosch and Mercedes already have engineering units in Sofia, Volkswagen is exploring the market

Machines and equipment top 40 companies: Virus in the system
After years of constant growth, revenue fell in 2020 due to the pandemic

The Bulgarian bicycle boom
Local producers enjoy double digit growth and demand for electric versions encourages investments in capacity expansion

Wealthier, spending less and slowly recovering: the Bulgarian economy at the end of 2020
Unsurprisingly, GDP shrank in the fourth quarter. Wages were up, exports made a surprising comeback in December, and deflation will return for a while


Machines and equipment: Pre-crisis growth
Capacity expansion boosted Bulgarian companies’ revenues last year but the slump in global automotive production will hit 2020 results

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


Export growth slows, yet value added grows
Bulgarian exports rose at a nominally disappointing annual rate in 2018 but goods sold abroad have become more specialized