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New residential buildings hit a 10-year record in Bulgaria

New residential buildings hit a 10-year record in Bulgaria

Four out of five newly constructed buildings are houses, with the average area of the dwelling rising to 110 sq.m in 2022


How did Bulgaria get so expensive?

How did Bulgaria get so expensive?

Record costs of essential foods have been driven by uncertainty in the supply chain, speculation, rising wages and inelastic demand


The week: Goodbye to the euro, see you again sometimes?

The week: Goodbye to the euro, see you again sometimes?

Is the euro coming at all, the Russian assets in Bulgaria are in for a freeze, trouble at the European prosecution


Bulgarian banks’ profit hits record 2 billion levs in 2022

Bulgarian banks’ profit hits record 2 billion levs in 2022

The banking sector posts the strongest growth in all segments since the global crisis




Bulgarian ski resorts suffer from warm winter weather in December

Bulgarian ski resorts suffer from warm winter weather in December

The hospitality sector reports cancellations, hopes for a longer season



Nexo’s troubles, Bulgaria refuses to close coal plants, Lukoil returns

Nexo’s troubles, Bulgaria refuses to close coal plants, Lukoil returns

Prosecution goes after cryptobank, no chance of gov’t and coal to stay until 2038


Bulgarian economy to slow down in 2023

Bulgarian economy to slow down in 2023

Institutions don’t bet on a recession in their forecasts for 2023 but there are problems


Growth in housing prices in Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas

Growth in housing prices in Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas

In the two seaside cities deals increased at the beginning of 2022, but in Plovdiv their number decreased slightly



Biggest pharma companies’ revenue grows 10% in 2021

Biggest pharma companies’ revenue grows 10% in 2021

Leaders Sopharma Trading and Phoenix approach a turnover of billion levs each


Rents going up more slowly than housing prices

Rents going up more slowly than housing prices

Home rents increase, following the rise in mortgage payments, incomes and inflation.


The largest metal producers: Aurubis remains on top, steel producers grow the most

The largest metal producers: Aurubis remains on top, steel producers grow the most

Appreciation of metals prices increased company earnings by 33% in 2021, but forecasts for 2022 are less optimistic



Petar Andronov, KBC Group: The main prognosis is for a "soft recession"

Petar Andronov, KBC Group: The main prognosis is for a "soft recession"

Belgian KBC Group expects 0.7% GDP growth in Bulgaria for 2023


KInsights Special Report: The K100 ranking of Bulgaria’s largest firms

KInsights Special Report: The K100 ranking of Bulgaria’s largest firms

Giants grow even bigger, with profit margins and revenues expanding at unprecedented rates


The most dynamic, the most profitable and the companies with the most employees in Bulgaria

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%