Day in 3 news: Peevski secures Borissov’s cabinet in no-confidence vote; Smart Organic acquires LoveRaw; Incomes more than household spending

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

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

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

Huge increases in projected expenditures face unclear sources of revenues.

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

Day in 3 news: No troops to Ukraine, Income grows faster than expenses, Sofia contender for Democratic Capital

The ruling majority kick-starts shock changes in regulators

GERB, BSP, TISP and MRF-Dogan set in motion procedures to fill the boards of 16 key state bodies in Parliament

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

The day in 3 news: Parliamentary Coalition a Christmas miracle?; Sofia airport implements new access systems; Interim government with an interim budget

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

K Insights 13/12

The day in 3 news: Mob storms Malkovich’s Sofia play; Mondi Group quits Bulgaria after fire; Spending cuts needed to keep 3% deficit

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun

Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

The day in 3 news: 11% increase in minimum pensions; Paysera will seek 2 million levs on BEAM; Securities auction averages yield of 3.21%

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

K Insights newsletter: 17/05

The day in 3 news: Pensions get pre-election boost; 250 million levs net profit for BG TSO; Bonds reap 200 million levs in new issue

The day in 3 news: 600 million levs surplus in April; Cabinet pushes for OECD accession; April electricity exports at a high

Bulgaria's 2024 Budget: Focus on Infrastructure and Defense Investments

Finance ministry targets 3.2% GDP growth, sees inflation at 4.8%

The day in 3 news: Tagarev confirms Stryker AFVs deal; Pensions up again by 11%; Karadayi quits as MRF leader