Pub date: 02 May 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Business Forecast Report
Core Views We expect Bulgaria's economic growth to be weighed down by significantly weaker aggregate demand in the eurozone and persistent concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. We believe that th... Read More
Pub date: 09 May 2012 Europe Regional Monitor
South East Europe Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment for... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Autos Industry Report
BMI foresees new auto sales of 24,037 in Bulgaria over the course of 2012, which will represent yearly growth of 3.83%. However, this is unlikely to be totally filled with domestic produce. It seems ... Read More
Pub date: 15 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: The Bulgarian banking sector remains at risk from the ongoing eurozone sovereign debt crisis, given its high exposure to Europe's periphery. We expect the banking industry's recovery to rem... Read More
Pub date: 14 May 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Consumer Electronics Industry Report
BMI expects difficult trading conditions to persist in many segments of Bulgaria's consumer electronics market in 2012. The deterioration in the external environment and persistent concerns regarding... Read More
Pub date: 25 Apr 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Defence & Security Industry Report
The government of Bulgaria remains focused on an armed forces modernisation initiative, which was launched to enhance compatibility with NATO, and to re-orientate these forces away from their former ... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Food & Drink Industry Report
The Bulgarian consumer outlook will remain challenging over the short- to medium-term at least. Issues such as economic difficulties - largely caused by the slowdown in its main export partners - and... Read More
Pub date: 20 Dec 2011 Europe / Bulgaria Freight Transport Industry Report
BMI View The rail freight sector is going to lead the way in terms of Bulgaria's year-on-year (y-o-y) growth prospects by sector, increasing by an impressive 7.78% in 2012 to average 7.21% average a... Read More
Pub date: 03 Feb 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Information Technology Industry Report
The total size of the Bulgarian IT market in 2012 is estimated by BMI at around US$1.1bn, up from US$1.0bn in 2011. BMI expects a market CAGR of 5% for 2012-2016, below the pre-economic crisis trend... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: Sitting on the outskirts of the EU, Bulgaria's investment environment has been badly dented by lack of confidence in the wake of the eurozone crisis. Reticence from the private sector, comb... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks As of late January 2012, the latest data that has been published by Bulgaria's insurance regulator continues to portray a market that is small, stagnant (at best), fragmen... Read More
Pub date: 22 Jul 2011 Europe / Bulgaria Mining Industry Report
Bulgaria’s mining industry grew slightly faster than the country’s economy in 2010, as both continued to emerge from deep contractions. Europe’s poorest country by GDP per capita has a relatively sma... Read More
Pub date: 15 May 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Infighting between local authorities and key refinery operator Lukoil hardly bodes well for the downstream oil segment, while upstream prospects rest on early and significant success at Bla... Read More
Pub date: 09 Dec 2011 Europe / Bulgaria Petrochemicals Industry Report
The future of downstream petrochemicals operations is dependent on continuing operations at Lukoil’s Burgas refinery, which is the subject of a dispute with the government over taxation and anti-trus... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Bulgaria's pharmaceutical market will be under some pressure in 2012 due to a weakening economic outlook and the tightening of publicly funded healthcare services. However, we have broadly ... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Real Estate Industry Report
Real GDP flash estimates released by statistics agencies across Central and South Eastern European countries largely confirm our expectations for a general slowdown in economic activity across emergi... Read More
Pub date: 17 Feb 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Retail Industry Report
The Q112 BMI Bulgaria Retail Report forecasts that the country’s total retail sales will grow from an estimated BGN14.54bn (US$10.89bn) in 2011 to BGN17.69bn (US$13.26bn) in 2015. Key factors behind... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Shipping Industry Report
BMI View Over the mid term to 2016, average year-on-year (y-o-y) total tonnage growth is expected to be a steady if unimpressive 3.57%, reaching a total of 11mn tonnes by the end of our forecast per... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Bulgaria Telecommunications Industry Report
The ongoing sale of the incumbent Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (Vivacom) is the major development in the Bulgarian market in the past quarter. At the time of writing, negotiations for the sal... Read More
Pub date: 31 Oct 2011 Europe / Bulgaria Tourism Industry Report
Tourism Overview Over the first eight months of 2011, Bulgaria welcomed 6,378,465 visitors, according to figures released by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). This was an increase of just ov... Read More
Pub date: 16 Sep 2009 Europe / Ukraine Telecommunications Special Report
BMI’s report on mobile telecommunications in Emerging Europe covers eight markets, almost all of which have seen mobile penetration pass the 100% mark within the last 24 months. The markets examine... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Europe / Bulgaria Multinational Companies Country Directory
The Bulgaria database features 1720 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 660 multinational companies in Bulgaria, across 34 industry sectors. The Bulgaria Yearbook al... Read More