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The week: The case of the missing investments, (G)rain of protests, renewables boom
How not to lose another decade

The week: How to revive the cities, 3 trends to follow, Varna’s polluted beaches
K Insights newsletter 01/09

Bulgaria’s Oliva to build a 100-million-euro grain port terminal near Varna
The European Investment Bank providing 50 million euro for the project, due to be completed by mid-2026

The week: Some lessons from Romania, handshakes in Parliament, and a call to people who love cities
K Insights newsletter: 21/04

Oliva leads the food and beverage sector
In 2021 food and beverage manufacturers reached their pre-Covid business levels. This year, it’s inflation that is upsetting the market

Biodiesel maker Astra Bioplant tops fuel sector’s ranking
Long-time leader Lukoil Neftochim Burgas drops to fourth position

The biggest agricultural companies: Grain goes to space
Traders and producers of wheat, corn, sunflower grow revenue more than 54%

The war for sunflower oil and Bulgaria’s role in the market
In Bulgaria, the sunflower oil business was worth close to 1.5 bln levs (767 million euro) last year

Bulgaria to suffer weaker growth, higher inflation over war in Ukraine
Exports to Russia and Ukraine account for only 2.4% of Bulgaria’s total, but supply chains have been destroyed

The week: Russian tanks steal our common future, stacking up on grain, some good ideas
K Insights 11/03: economy grows (pre-war), some unicorns

Food and beverage Top 30: Sunflower Billions
The sector as a whole performs well, but the champion is sunflower oil production


Agriculture sector in Bulgaria: Calm during the pandemic, getting ready for records
Local and foreign wheat, corn and sunflower seeds producers dominate the rankings

The week: Yet another saviour on the horizon, Fourth Covid wave is here and some good news for the budget
To party or not to party, that is Kiril Petkov’s question, (some) Covid restrictions, after all, and even more expensive electricity

Gradus’ shares, the Sofia stock exchange, and pension funds
According to the Sofia-listed company’s prospectus for its 2018 IPO, revenues were much higher in 2017 than in any of the following three years. Seven pension funds are shareholders to this day.

Bulgarian machine-maker acquires Italian supplier
The sunflower dehulling machine manufacturer ELICA is now owner of Bologna-based ASM

Svetoslav Ilchovsky: These people steal from us relentlessly
The businessman who rocked Bulgaria’s parliament in its final days over allegations of high-level corruption speaks to Capital weekly