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Bulgarian furniture output falls to 556 million dollars in 2023

Bulgarian furniture output falls to 556 million dollars in 2023

Volume decreased 5% year on year and over 7% on 2021 amid contraction in consumption


2024: Bulgaria collapses as electricity exporter

2024: Bulgaria collapses as electricity exporter

The country has produced record amounts of solar electricity, but is losing market share and is increasingly less competitive due to sluggish reforms in the sector.


The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

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Mondi suddenly bids farewell to Bulgaria

Mondi suddenly bids farewell to Bulgaria

The UK group is closing its paper mill in the town of Stamboliyski, sale is still an option


Oscar-El expands production facilities to handle new large projects

Oscar-El expands production facilities to handle new large projects

The Bulgarian company will invest 4 million levs to boost its capacity for electrical panels by 40%


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

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


Data and people, or how Solvay Sodi is going digital

Data and people, or how Solvay Sodi is going digital

The ash soda plant in Devnya, winner of the Factory of the Year contest, is transforming the way it works to remain a market leader


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

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

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


Guns, auto parts and meds: The K100 new entries

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

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


K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

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: Schengen on the horizon

The week: Schengen on the horizon

Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt



Clean business: Septona plant in Ruse expands on back of surge in demand

Clean business: Septona plant in Ruse expands on back of surge in demand

Greek manufacturer of hygiene products like make-up pads and shower gels invests 40 million levs in new buildings and machinery



Germany's struggles reveal an uncomfortable truth about Bulgaria's economy

Germany's struggles reveal an uncomfortable truth about Bulgaria's economy

Structural problems affecting Bulgaria’s largest trading partner will affect local industries that fail to adapt and diversify their clients


Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model


Bulgarian Exports Recovering with a 7.4% Rise in July

Bulgarian Exports Recovering with a 7.4% Rise in July

The strong result in July is still not enough to offset the declines recorded earlier in the year