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

Four risks for the Bulgarian economy after the collapse of the ruling coalition

Bulgaria shifting away from the eurozone and EU funds, strong regulators and energy reform

That's a "No" Skopje, the storm of the vaccinated anti-vaxxers and lights are off at the end of the tunnel

Radev keeps the reigns of N. Macedonia policy, the rise of the (jabbed) anti-vaxers and bye-bye to Sotir Tsatsarov

The day in 3 news: Trifonov’s proposed cabinet finds few allies, Spas Rusev buys largest telecom, Bulgartransgaz fined for TurkStream construction

The deals of 2020: Few and far between

The pandemic practically froze the M&A market. Buyers are still mostly local faces

A slap from across the ocean, a 4.2% drop in GDP and are there really so many vandals around here

The day in 3 news: Local authorities plan new restrictions, RIA turns to Struma highway’s smart systems, GERB-SDS get extra funds for media campaigning

The day in 3 news: GERB still leads polls; Producer prices up in January; Foreigners can win citizenship for big Bulgarian investment

How the government plans to keep power even if it loses office

Entrenchment in independent watchdogs and state companies could ensure GERB and MRF remain in power even if they lose the upcoming vote

KBC expanding into Bulgaria’s pension insurance market

The Belgian group is acquiring Dutch-based NN’s Bulgarian businesses for 77.7 mln euro

The day in 3 news: Economic outlook brightens, KBC expands in Bulgaria, competition administration stays another 2 years

BTC owner United Group buying Nova TV

The price of the deal with Domuschiev brothers’ Advance Media Group tops 300 million euro

Fast Reads

The gambling war

The attack on gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov is yet another example of how politics and business in Bulgaria are intertwined

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

Commission for Prohibition of Competition

Bulgaria’s competition authority is stretching merger control rules to prevent investors from acquiring key local companies.

Derailing fair play

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog turns away foreign investors yet again

TV masters and puppets

Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev is buying Nova TV in a purchase that will tighten the media grip of the ruling GERB party

Borissov’s praetorians

Competition authority head Julia Nenkova is a classic example of a politically motivated appointment