Bulgaria in 2023: The year in review

KInsights’ chronology of a turbulent year - and on what’s to come

Bulgaria’s Largest Textile Companies: Slight Recovery after Weak Years

In 2022, the combined revenue of the top 25 companies in the sector increased by 19%.

The week: Schengen - definitely maybe, Borissov and Goranov - definitely not, A gift from Amazon and a Monument comes down

K Insights Newsletter: 15/12

The day in 3 news: Borissov, Petkov agree to boost key sectors; Belgian company to invest 2 billion levs; Tech companies growing too slowly

The day in 3 news: Gov’t should approve Lukoil sale, Monument of the Soviet Army dismantled, US investment in BG topped 5.5 billion levs in 2021

Bulgarian agriculture sector posts hefty profits in 2022

The war in Ukraine propelled global prices higher and Bulgarian companies benefited from the rise

The day in 3 news: BOTAŞ agreement probed; Culture sector protests; Oil derogation cancelation date still undecided

The day in 3 news: Lukoil hunts for buyer; Bulgaria was net electricity importer last month; Only 36% would vote in elections

What will happen to Bulgaria’s oil market after derogation ends?

The debate is whether the derogation should end immediately or not

The end of fuel exports to Ukraine

The Ukrainian authorities have blacklisted locations such as Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv and Byala. Since early November, the Insa Oil base in Belozem has also been included in the document

The day in 3 news: Lukoil and cabinet battle over oil derogation; Borissov supports minister over football riots; Two Bulgarians held after vessel is hijacked

The week: Emperor Mihaylov lets Sofia burn

The 1989 of Bulgarian Football, Economy slows down, The ups&downs of Burgas

The biggest agricultural companies: In the fields of war

Bulgarian grain growers and retailers earned higher revenues and profits in 2022, but face tough seasons ahead

The day in 3 news: All parties bought votes; Retail numbers static; Industrial production slows

The day in 3 news: Vivacom eyes rival Bulsatcom; Exports down 5.5 billion levs; Lukoil reaps one billion euro for Russia

The day in 3 news: Terziev wins narrowly in Sofia for WCC-DB, GERB loses major cities; Bulgaria seeks 2 billion euros to fund the deficit

Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna

The ballot was marred by a fabricated scandal that eliminated machine voting

KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for

The upcoming vote will be a test for established and rising parties alike, and might lead to redistribution of power at national level

The day in 3 news: Lukoil will pay 500 million levs to keep derogation, Petkov attacks Austria’s Schengen veto, FIB bond placement fails

The week: A very sudden twist

Slapping Russia in the face, Borissov is not corrupt, Open-air teaching gets a boost