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Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu on the risks of AI, cryptocurrencies, and tech giants

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu on the risks of AI, cryptocurrencies, and tech giants

According to the economist, Artificial intelligence will develop more slowly than many people imagine


Bulgarians-founded, U.S.-based Lace AI raises 19 million dollars in funding

Bulgarians-founded, U.S.-based Lace AI raises 19 million dollars in funding

The software company, which specializes in optimizing call centers, grew tenfold in 2024


Road marking corruption and icons: RIA and Police under fire

Road marking corruption and icons: RIA and Police under fire

Two serious allegations of mismanagement haunt the Road Agency and the Ministry of Interior


Italian Guala Closures fully acquires its factory in Kazanlak

Italian Guala Closures fully acquires its factory in Kazanlak

The group has bought out the remaining 30% of the dispenser and cap plant from the Bulgarian founders for 4.6 million euro


The week: The hottest destination - the Black Sea

The week: The hottest destination - the Black Sea

The best municipality in Bulgaria, Local authorities are on the verge of disaster, A bike plant turns into a concrete one


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

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


The week: And justice for all?

The week: And justice for all?

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


The week: Mad World

The week: Mad World

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


You scream, I scream, but no ice cream: Unilever abandons Bulgarian production plant

You scream, I scream, but no ice cream: Unilever abandons Bulgarian production plant

The second biggest ice cream producer shuts doors


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

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

K insights newsletter 17/01


Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed

Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed

Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country


The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

K Insights 13/12


Team-GPT: Sofia to Silicon Valley in less than a year

Team-GPT: Sofia to Silicon Valley in less than a year

The Bulgarian startup just raised 4.5 million dollars from American and British investors and is currently valued at 17.5 million dollars


Clean business: Septona plant in Ruse expands on back of surge in demand

Clean business: Septona plant in Ruse expands on back of surge in demand

Greek manufacturer of hygiene products like make-up pads and shower gels invests 40 million levs in new buildings and machinery


Irim: from a small workshop to a major furniture manufacturer

Irim: from a small workshop to a major furniture manufacturer

With a turnover of 100 million levs, the Ruse-based family company is one of the biggest in the sector and exports products to 15 countries


Bulgarian flexible packaging manufacturer Plastchim-T acquires Italian peer Manucor

Bulgarian flexible packaging manufacturer Plastchim-T acquires Italian peer Manucor

The price of the deal is not disclosed but calculations show it tops 50 million euro


How Ruja Ignatova got protection from an underground boss

How Ruja Ignatova got protection from an underground boss

The hidden story of OneCoin founder and her relations to Hristoforos Amanatidis - Taki


Ursula von der Leyen in Plovdiv, or "In Bulgaria, EPP is GERB"

Ursula von der Leyen in Plovdiv, or "In Bulgaria, EPP is GERB"

The leading candidate of the largest European party visited Boyko Borissov at a GERB election event in Plovdiv


The week: The Accountant and Srebrenica

The week: The Accountant and Srebrenica

Glavchev The Sudden Diplomat, Long work hours and a belated Tsar’s burial


The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble

The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble

K Insights newsletter: 17/05