The week: The fall of Dogan

The end of an Emperor, The return of Belene, Nexo invites Donald Trump Jr

Day in 3 news: 2025 budget takes effect, Restaurateurs protest 20% VAT, Speedy’s shares jump 8%

The week: EU funds: the rise of the cities

A quiet financial revolution, An ex-minister indictment gone wrong, Paying for your religion

Day in 3 news: Religions get higher subsidies; New bypass for Danube town of Oryahovo; LAUNCHub Ventures invests 7m euro in AI security startup SplxAI

Ruling majority passes a record budget for 2025 with Peevski’s backing

VAT registration threshold drops to 100,000 levs. The government plans to draw 18.9 billion levs of debt this year

The week: Belgrade, Budapest and the perils of short-memory

Fires and revolutions in the Balkans; A 3 bln leva road, and VMware sheds a thousand workers

Day in 3 news: Maximum social security income raised; Widespread distrust of last election’s tally; Restaurant reps oppose restoration of 20% VAT

The day in 3 news: Offshore fossil fuel search continues; State budget to be passed next week; School principal held in embezzlement case

The week: And justice for all?

The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last

The day in 3 news: Water crisis after dry winter; Industry and logistical hub projects get large investment; Chaira repair tender extended

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

K Insights newsletter 07/03

The day in 3 news: Court returns case against Petyo "the Euro" Petrov; Vidin's industrial zone seeks contractor; Former customs chief’s trial is stalled

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

Huge increases in projected expenditures face unclear sources of revenues.

The week: Bulgarian politicians "flip the pancake"

Sofia cozies up to the new US administration, F-16 bill swells further and Energy Exchange gets a new boss

NEK’s new batteries

The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

Day in 3 news: Industrial Park in Svishtov Nears Construction; WCC-DB Demand Equal Pension Contributions for Public and Private Sector Workers; EU Takes Bulgaria to Court Over Bad Loan Directive

Day in 3 news: Burgas port breakwater repair will cost 40m levs; Businesses will return electricity compensation aid; State owes 4 billion to local service providers

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 week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

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