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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.
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
Expect no fair play here
Bulgaria’s political establishment has demonstrated yet again that no business can be run in Bulgaria without their blessing
A New Image for Mr Peevski
A film production company is set to buy half of the newspaper business of the Bulgarian media mogul
No cartel found
The Bulgarian competition watchdog cleared Lukoil and six fuel retailers of previous charges of abuse of dominant market position and price fixing
Low interest rates, positive corporate results support BSE’s strong growth
The Sofia Stock Exchange blue-chip index is best performer among its peer exchanges in the region
The bumpy road to a toll system
The procurement procedure for a road toll system has been going on for ten months and there is no sign that it will be finalized soon
How Uber Lost its Battle with Bulgarian Regulators
Bulgarian taxi companies won the fight against the market- disruptive competition
Game of Regulators
The appointment of new chairpersons of the two of the main market watchdogs still doesn’t meet the standards for transparent and competent selection