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Is the coalition going to survive? Six obstacles ahead
The four-party coalition wants to bury the rising number of contentious topics confronting it - but this can only work for a while

Houston, we have a (coalition and inflation) problem - but also a Resilience plan, at last
Ceaseless troubles for the ruling majority; more, yet pricier F-16s on the way & downgraded GDP forecast

Why are Bulgarians (not) willing to come back from abroad?
A new study finds that - unsurprisingly - lack of career opportunities and lower quality of life compared to Western Europe stop emigres from returning

The week: New cabinet gets 1 day’s tolerance; what to do with the Prosecutor-General; go ski!
K insights 17/12: How not to run a parliament, and why "Yes, Minister" is a must-see

Third time lucky? Bulgaria goes to the polls yet again
This Sunday’s Parliamentary and Presidential elections will either break the political stalemate in the country, or deepen it beyond any solution

Do we continue the change? A new big player in town
The movement of popular caretaker ministers Assen Vassilev and Kiril Petkov enters the political fray with a bang - but can it live up to the hype?

Inside Nexo: one of the biggest crypto-banks in the world
The Bulgarian company claims to run 10 billion dollars in assets. Such growth comes with challenges

Ending with a bang: How the November elections got exciting
The entry of a brand new popular movement and two serious contenders for President Rumen Radev’s office have turned an already unpredictable 2 in 1 vote into a cliffhanger

The week: A very expensive winter is coming, the "disrupters" enter the political center and new cars sales grow fast
GERB, salaries and energy bills all head north

Quite a day: New caretaker gov’t, new elections and a new challenger
The second cabinet appointed by President Radev this year is notable mostly for its absentees - Finance and Economy ministers Vassilev and Petkov, who will now be entering the political fray

Bulgarian politics enters chaotic fall
With parliament’s days numbered, uncertainty reigns - especially over the logistics of the third national election

The week: Yet another saviour on the horizon, Fourth Covid wave is here and some good news for the budget
To party or not to party, that is Kiril Petkov’s question, (some) Covid restrictions, after all, and even more expensive electricity

The week: No EU money and other risks for Bulgaria, No new head of BNB (for now), and a whole new fascist to worry about
K Insights 27/08: Bulgaria’s risky autumn, where do we invest and Sofia is great in tech