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Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine
Kozloduy NPP is one of the most profitable companies in South-East Europe

How Romania overtook Bulgaria
The biggest difference between the two countries is the degree of success in their fight against corruption

The week: Are parties going to agree on anything, the Azeri gas gambit and BNB cools down crediting
Coalition with GERB? Don’t look at what he says, look at what they do

Biodiesel maker Astra Bioplant tops fuel sector’s ranking
Long-time leader Lukoil Neftochim Burgas drops to fourth position

The new companies within the top 100 of the largest Bulgarian businesses
Few unknown names and a sudden spurt of energy companies made the list

Radev’s energy strategy for the next 30 years: 120 billion for dubious megaprojects
The caretaker cabinet’s grand vision for Bulgarian energy is full of questionable choices

Gabrovo continues to promise good yields from properties
There are deals with one-bedroom apartments for renovation for about 70,000 BGN in the city center and about 55,000 BGN in the neighborhoods. However, the supply is very limited and is mostly socialist-era housing

The week: Numbers and why we should love them, elections and census results are out and Schengen maybe?
K insights 07/10: And I guess that’s why they call it the (post-election) blues

The week: From Ruse to Sofia, or why elections might not be all that important
Another election looms, Lukoil and Nexo lurch to fresh crisis and Ruse has some things going for it

Bulgaria: the country with the slowest borders in the EU
Traffic is growing, but Bulgaria lacks the necessary infrastructure and organization to handle it

The week: water, migration, elections and a new King of Britain
K Insights 9/9: Bursting riverbeds, election apathy, and the Rolex priest warns of materialism

The Collective’s 100 Chairs: the new open-air space in Sofia
The temporary space will house outdoor events until October and raises wider questions around the beautification of neglected urban places

What stands behind the arcane $1 billion investment memorandum with Gemcorp and IP3 funds?
Kapital Insights sheds light on the main points of the controversial memorandum signed by the two investment funds and the government

The first Bulgarian unicorn
Payhawk, the fintech startup founded by Hristo Borissov and Boyko Karadzhov, was valued at 1 billion dollars after a new investment round led by US fund Lightspeed Venture Partners

Seven (or more) great ideas for Sofia
A 1-million BGN pilot program by the Municipal authorities in the capital inspires citizens to propose urban development projects of their choosing

Three tunnels under the Balkan range: where and when
Road tunnels are to be built under the Shipka pass in central Bulgaria, Petrohan pass in the west, and close to the Black Sea coast in the east, regional development minister Grozdan Karadzhov announced