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Bulgaria and Russia: a tale of two palaces
The Black Sea mansions of Vladimir Putin and Ahmed Dogan reveal a lot about the systems they created
The words you need to know this month
Have you ever posted something so stupid and embarrassing on your social media profile that your boss forbade you from posting anything ever again?
Most Dynamic: Grain, Manufacturing, Road Construction
The revenues of the 50 fastest growing companies increased by an average of 56% in 2019, with the largest companies growing particularly fast.
Most Profitable Companies: A Flourishing Year
As many as 60% of the most profitable companies improved their profitability rates in 2019
Forgotten scandals
An update to the list of transgressions of the powerful that remained buried in the news of protests and pandemics.
Postponing the Fall
How long will the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov dodge resigning after three months of protests and what comes next?
Bulgarian Development Bank’s New Leadership
A dubious loan stirred public uproar in April, leading to the quick dismissal of the bank’s management but the new team seems unlikely to fix the systemic problems at the state-owned lender
Seven days that shook Bulgaria
How a rubber boat landing on a Burgas beach caused a chain of events that led to protests across Bulgaria
Borissov’s house of cards is shaking
The Bulgarian prime minister is facing a public storm, leaking of secrets and a rampant prosecution service. This promises turbulence ahead for him and the country.
Is State Capitalism Marching On?
Within a brief period, Bulgaria’s government has aggressively injected billions of levs into key sectors, and has effectively started nationalizing businesses
MRF Corporation
Launched as a party fighting for the political representation of Bulgaria’s ethnic Turks, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms has morphed into a quasi-business organization quietly pulling strings behind the scenes
Brussels abandons push for reforms in Bulgaria’s justice system
The European Commission decided that 13 years of tutoring without progress are enough
Top 25 in the fuel sector: The largest companies are at a crossroads
The sector performed well in 2018 but key challenges lie ahead – the Sofia Airport concession, the EU decision on trucks and the introduction of the toll tax in Bulgaria
State companies invest in order to give more money to Ahmed Dogan
Parliament endorses unlimited donations to political parties from individuals and businesses
Asset growth lags behind overall economic expansion
The assets of the 50 largest companies in Bulgaria grew by a meager 1.5% to 64.3 billion levs in 2018
