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

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

The week: And justice for all?
The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last


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
K insights newsletter 17/01

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Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country

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

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
K Insights newsletter: 17/05