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EBRD backs Bulgarian copper producer
Asarel Medet to use loan for capital expenditure at open-pit copper mine in Panagyurishte and investment in renewable energy generation
Michael Marray
7 Oct 2026
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) is lending €55 million ( US$61.7 million ) to Asarel Medet AD, a leading copper producer in Bulgaria, to support the modernization and decarbonization of its mining operations.