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The week: The public shaming of Sofia continues, Record wage growth, A slap from across the Danube
K Insights Weekly Newsletter 17/02

The week: The two types of entrepreneurs, How Nexo affected politics, Bulgaria cashes in on the markets
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The most dynamic, the most profitable and the companies with the most employees in Bulgaria
Profitability of the largest companies in Bulgaria continues to improve in 2021, while revenues of the fastest-growing large firms jump to an unprecedented 144%

The Top 100 Bulgarian companies: Extreme growth
Capital Weekly’s 2022 ranking of the 100 largest companies in Bulgaria shows that giants’ earnings soared by 38% in 2021, with firms from the energy, fuels, grains and metals sectors at the helm

The week: Fear not the political feuds, even when they tell you to on the TV
The optimist theory for the economy, Parliament is stuck, President is happy, and the Dutch don’t like us

The recovery effect: Bulgaria's GDP growth rate hits 20-year high in Q2 2021
Bulgarian economy expanded strongly in the second quarter mainly on the back of the low comparison base in the pandemic-marred 2020

The year of recovery
The Bulgarian economy may return to pre-crisis growth rates as early as the fourth quarter of 2021 but the recovery process is uneven

Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration

Bulgaria's budget in crisis
Balanced fiscal policy takes a sharp turn towards rapid spending in the hope of election win next year

Bulgaria’s GDP: Nowhere to go but up
The sharpest economic drop on record was expected to be followed by a quick recovery. The third quarter is not looking so good though.

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

Organized crime in Bulgaria: Five popular beliefs re-examined
Bulgaria, unfortunately, has built an image of a country deeply affected by organized crime

Small, midsize and of ever increasing importance
For the first time, the yearly Gepard ranking of most dynamic small and midsize enterprises in Bulgaria by Capital comprises more than 2200 companies. They have increased their revenues by more than 30% in 2018.

Bulgaria's sluggish advance in the EU
The economy has grown, industry is turning towards higher technology, but reforms have stagnated, hindering the country’s potential


How Hard Can It Be?
Bulgaria may be catching up with the rest of the EU only slowly, but is now firmly ahead of other Balkan countries

Will Volkswagen Arrive in Kremikovtzi?
Bulgaria has an unprecedented opportunity to attract a major car maker

Bulgaria’s economy loses steam
Gross domestic product growth slowed down to 3.0% year-on-year in the third quarter due to weakening exports and investment