War in Ukraine has affected over 60% of Bulgarian businesses, indicates a survey by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Germany is the most desirable partner for Bulgarian business, followed by Turkey.
According to the chamber's express survey, more than half of the companies named Germany as their preferred business partner, Turkey is mentioned by more than 1/3, and the third place is shared by Poland and Romania. The next most trusted business partner countries are France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates.
An increase in export volumes has been observed to each of these countries, the largest being to Romania. China ranked lower despite the increase in trade.