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The gambling war

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?

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

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

Derailing fair play

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog turns away foreign investors yet again


TV masters and puppets

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

Borissov’s praetorians

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


Expect no fair play here

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 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

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

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 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

How Uber Lost its Battle with Bulgarian Regulators

Bulgarian taxi companies won the fight against the market- disruptive competition


Game of Regulators

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