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The week: The private border of Bulgaria and the EU, are we still on track for the euro and a stellar year for banks (so far)
K Insights 03/06: what happened with the refugees
Where are the Ukrainian refugees heading to?
Bulgaria faces the uphill task of having to find accommodation for 60,000 refugees currently in seaside hotels whose owners want to kick off their summer holiday season. Integrating them in society and in the labor market are now pressing priorities
Black Sea tourism to suffer from the war in Ukraine
Bulgarian seaside tourism is already reeling from the tensions in the region, while raising prices by 30%
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.
Bulgaria enters final miles of road to euro area
A roadmap for transition to the single currency puts focus on consumer protection and transparency
Hilton and Radisson’s second hub in Bulgaria
Plovdiv is becoming the next city after the capital with a core of international hotel chains
Elections and Covid-19: Borissov plays with fire
How could a third wave of the pandemic impact the 4 April parliamentary vote?
Winter tourism’s ice age
The hotel industry is facing a season of uncertainty, with demand to depend on how the pandemic will develop
The loneliest summer
While small towns on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast enjoy the return of domestic tourists, large resorts traditionally relying on foreigner visitors look deserted
Bulgaria’s GDP: Nowhere to go but up
The sharpest economic drop on record was expected to be followed by a quick recovery. The third quarter is not looking so good though.
Six lessons from COVID 19
Bulgaria weathered the first part of the pandemic unexpectedly well but then started failing
Bulgaria strikes at AirBnB, Booking.com
After unsuccessfully trying to shut down the lodging sharing service, the GERB-led coalition government imposes a small fee on apartment owners
The Hospitable Sporting Nation
Still living off its faded sports glory, Bulgaria now dreams of hosting European and World Cup football championships, instead of investing in the development of sports
The Sharing Economy of Bulgaria
Despite the government restrictions, Bulgarians prefer to use non-regulated services
Is it really greens vs business in Bansko?
The possibility of Bansko ski zone expansion into the Pirin National Park sparked nation-wide protests, international public scandals and inter-institutional bickering, revealing the degree to which the Bulgarians state is captured by private interests