Day in 3 news: State budget is passed after long delay; State-owned stores get go-ahead; Unique Estates eyes Dubai market

Economic growth surpasses expectations with 2.8% growth

Household consumption remains a driver, government spending also contributes

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

K Insights newsletter 07/03

The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

Among the novelties is that the government now aims to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP

The day in 3 news: Violent protest in Sofia over Eurozone; Bulgaria still on money-laundering watchlist; Setting bad records for inflation

Bulgaria's 2025 Budget Draft: Eurozone Aspirations vs. Fiscal Realities

Huge increases in projected expenditures face unclear sources of revenues.

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push

Bulgaria to ask for euro assessment by the end of February

The announcement comes after probing the chances with the Eurogroup, which augurs positive reports and eurozone entry from 2026.

Day in 3 news: Benefits freeze in draft budget; Bulgaria joins NATO troop exercise; Zhelyazkov takes part in Ukraine meeting

Mortgage lending boosts Bulgarian banks’ 2024 profit to 3.7 bln levs

DSK, Unicredit Bulbank lead the ranking with nearly a billion levs in profit each

Day in 3 news: PM pledges budget with 3% deficit; Bank profits boom in 2024; Extension to Hemus approved

The week: Bulgarian Vikings strike Sweden, The last train for 2026 eurozone, Bulgarian Patriarch loves Russia

K Insights 31/01

The day in 3 news: Inflation up but Eurozone criteria still feasible; EBRD joins Belgian fund in expanding retail park market; Partners eye Sofia’s budget plan

The day in 3 news: Mass building could threaten Sofia’s identity; Software firm Fabrico wins 640K euro; Bulgaria could meet Eurozone inflation criteria this month

The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

The capability gap, Euro (still) on the horizon, More state aid for business

Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria is on the verge of meeting the price stability criterion and can now request an extraordinary report from its European partners

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

K insights newsletter 17/01

The day in 3 news: Sofia on the cusp of the Eurozone; Green Innovation’s IPO plans: Hydrogenera eyes 2025 listing; Trakia is accident hotspot

Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo

For now, there is no parliamentary majority to advance the controversial draft budget of the caretaker cabinet to a vote.

Day in 3 news: BSP endorses GERB mandate; Growth and new listings boost Stock Exchange; Bulgaria faces fiscal challenges amid uncertainty in 2025