Annual ranking of the biggest companies in Southeast Europe
By Liliya Goranova, Head of SeeNews Insights Traditionally, the Landscape section of SEE TOP 100 provides a snapshot on several macroeconomic indicators for each of the SEE markets, including gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA) fi ...
By Petar Galev, Viktor Laskov, Perceptica The European Green Deal is the EU’s answer to the climate emergency that is considered one of the biggest challenges to Earth. Through it the Union should switch to a low-carbon economy without reducing its pr ...
By Julian Gikov, George Mucibabici Jr., Konstantin Ivanov,Helena Simicevic, Anita Varbanova | Raiffeisen Bank International Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Southeast Europe (SEE) slowed down in 2019 and the first half of 2020, with tran ...
By Liliya Goranova, Head of SeeNews Insights In mid-December 2019, the newly appointed President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled the bloc’s plans to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050 under a set of initiatives known as the Eur ...
By Ivan Gergov, Senior Associate, CMS Bulgaria,ivan.gergov@cmslegal.bgMarija Zrno, Partner, CMS Croatia,marija.zrno@bmslegal.hrRobert Kordic, Associate, CMS Slovenia,robert.kordic@cms-rrh.comLaura Capata, Associate, CMS Romania,laura.capata@cms-cmno.com ...
By Dragana Petrushevska Romanian state-run hydro power producer Hidroelectrica claimed the top spot in the ranking of the most profitable companies among the SEE TOP 100 entrants for 2019, up three places from a year earlier. Hidroelectrica’s return o ...
Southeast Europe faces some economically difficult months ahead with the renewed spread of coronavirus after the region’s economies rebounded mid-year from the initial pandemic shock. In line with economic developments in western Europe, the SEE econ ...
By Radomir Ralev As the macroeconomic environment in Southeast Europe (SEE) continued to improve, banks enjoyed solid profitability and a robust growth in assets amid lax access to funding. Demand for loans increasеd, fuelled by the need for working c ...
By Nevena Krasteva Companies in Southeast Europe saw their sales rise only marginally in 2019, as weak growth in the European Union, low oil prices and the U.S.- China trade war impacted their bottom lines. These negative factors, however, were offset ...
Digitisation has been part of the road map of Moldova Agroindbank (MAIB) over the past years. Holding the lion’s share of Moldova’s banking market – about 30% in terms of loans, deposits, assets and profit, MAIB has laid a strong emphasis on digitis ...
By Radomir Ralev Slovenian energy company Petrol led the SEE TOP 20 revenue per capita ranking for the thirteenth consecutive year with revenue per capita of 1,747 euro in 2019 compared with 1,761 euro in 2018. The company took the fourth place in the ...
By Mario Tanev The biggest insurers in Southeast Europe (SEE) enjoyed another year of strong premium and profit growth in 2019 before facing the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Amid healthy economic growth and improving labour condit ...
By Radomir Ralev Two Bulgarian companies a unit of Portuguese glass packaging manufacturer BA Group and vegetable oils and biodiesel maker Astra Bioplant - topped the ranking of the most dynamic companies among the SEE TOP 100 entrants. BA Glass Bu ...
By Mario Tanev The members of the SEE TOP 100 ranking from the pharmaceutical sector claimed the bragging rights in this year’s edition of the most profitable industry ranking by posting a return on revenue more than double that of the second-ranked g ...
ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 owns and manages the first lignite-fired thermal power plant in Southeast Europe, which operates in full compliance with the highest European standards for occupational safety and environmental protection. The power plant gen ...
For more than three years Brexit has remained a hot topic not only from a political perspective, but also from a business one.
Romania’s Banca Transilvania replaced Banca Comerciala Romana as the largest bank by assets in SEE in a ranking which otherwise saw little changes at the top.
2018 and 2019 have been marked by major compliance changes on EU level such as the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 and the continuing implementation into national laws of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML).
The transport sector soared seven places to the top of this year’s edition of the profitability ranking of Southeast Europe’s industries, mainly backed by a new entrant to the SEE TOP 100 list – Serbia’s Aerodrom Nikola Tesla.
It’s all about profit, isn’t it? Companies, all of those included in this TOP 100 report in particular, are looking to make profit and expand.