Search
60 results

The week: The closed sea, the doubling of the toll system and the end of the pandemic
K insights: we look for good city ideas to finance and we have a special report on the Tech sector

Tanks, refugees and unicorns - last week was one to remember
The Russian counterattack in the EU and Bulgaria is just starting. We have a unicorn startup, though

The long road to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv
How Bulgaria and others helped Russia get to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

Concern, not condemn: Bulgaria’s response to the Ukraine escalation
Behind the strongly worded support for Ukrainian integrity, many in Sofia still prefer to tread lightly so as not to anger the Kremlin and its zealots here

The most dynamic companies: Revenue growth accelerates, construction dominates
Total revenue of the top 50 fastest-growing companies rose by 87% in 2020

Gas supply to Serbia, Hungary halts after an accident in the Bulgarian section of TurkStream
A section of the old gas transmission network in Northern Bulgaria has stopped the supply of Russian gas through the pipe, completed for over 1.3 billion euro last year

Bulgaria’s most profitable companies in 2020: a very good year for some
The country’s largest companies reached record-breaking profit margins in the pandemic year

What the caretaker gov’t did - and where it faltered
Stefan Yanev’s first cabinet exposed many of the previous administration’s flawed practices but failed to fix many of them

Construction sector in 2020: The state paves the way for revenue growth
The sharp increase in public funding for roads, railways, and gas infrastructure has boosted the revenue of the biggest construction companies in Bulgaria

The biggest companies in 2020: New model, new champion
Bulgaria’s biggest companies were only mildly hit by the coronavirus. Total revenue of the top 100 firms decreased by just 7% in 2020.

The silent gas war Russia is winning
After decades of dictating the natural gas imports in Bulgaria, the Russians are intent on entering the internal market and reshaping the sector


The lost decade of Bulgaria
The governments of Boyko Borissov promised reform, but instead created an apparatus for extortion and clientelism

The week: The battle for Bulgaria has begun, Rumen Radev steps up, why the seaside beckons now
K Insights 28/05: Secret services revolt, energy sector on the brink and what’s wrong with the Nuclear Power Plant

Who is in Radev’s caretaker gov’t and what are their key tasks?
The primary job of the cabinet led by ex-General Stefan Yanev will be to organize fair elections in July - but it might have a more political role than anticipated