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Bulgaria mulls options for Plovdiv Airport

Bulgaria mulls options for Plovdiv Airport

A concession may be offered again after four unsuccessful attempts


The week: Bulgaria finally has a Plan, A local bank has some secrets and Peevski is back (sort of)

The week: Bulgaria finally has a Plan, A local bank has some secrets and Peevski is back (sort of)

K Insights 15/10: It’s good to promise, but better to deliver; a rapper enters politics, Football people say "no" to change


A month without Borissov: something is rotten in the state of Bulgaria

A month without Borissov: something is rotten in the state of Bulgaria

State bank funding oligarchs, state firms funnelling billions into cartels and secret services loyal to the party rather than the state - these are just part of GERB’s corrupt legacy


From Saudi Arabia to Hawaii: a Bulgarian family business keeps on growing

From Saudi Arabia to Hawaii: a Bulgarian family business keeps on growing

IPS gets a 6.5 million levs investment from the state-owned development bank


Fast Reads

Fast Reads


The loophole of in-house procurement

The loophole of in-house procurement

The in-house procurement procedures – the awarding of public contracts without tenders, has become a favorite way to allocate money in a non-transparent manner


Bulgarian cuisine from Cosmos

Bulgarian cuisine from Cosmos

Rakia Raketa Bar, Fabrika Daga, Sputnik and Cosmos are helping Sofia’s induction into modern culinary cuisine


Seventeen moments of autumn

Seventeen moments of autumn

The recent spate of "spying scandals" involving Russian diplomats and the leader of Bulgaria’s National Russophile Movement Nickolay Malinov are more reminiscent of a bad Soviet-era joke rather than a real espionage drama


Derailing fair play

Derailing fair play

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog turns away foreign investors yet again


Hemus: a highway project rife with corruption opportunities

Hemus: a highway project rife with corruption opportunities

The Road Infrastructure Agency recently demonstrated how the authorities flagrantly flout public procurement procedures and transparency


Landing in Bulgaria: a difficult mission

Landing in Bulgaria: a difficult mission

The country has only three properly functioning civilian airports


Software: The Island of Optimism

Software: The Island of Optimism

The tech sector in Bulgaria continues to grow, with the vast majority of companies reporting double-digit revenue growth.


Transport: EU road transport market gets tougher to operate

Transport: EU road transport market gets tougher to operate

Western Europe’s protectionist measures are a major issue for long-haul cargo carriers


Sofia has its competition

Sofia has its competition

Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city, is turning into an alternative to the capital in terms of opportunities for business and tourism


THE YEAR OF THE RESTAURANTS

THE YEAR OF THE RESTAURANTS

BOLSTERED BY A FLOW OF TOURISTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOFIA’S CULINARY ENVIRONMENT KEEPS FLOURISHING


Prosecutors dig into Bulgarian-operated OneCoin scheme

Prosecutors dig into Bulgarian-operated OneCoin scheme

OneCoin offices were searched at the request of German investigators on suspicion of involvement in a pyramid fraud scheme and money laundering


How Organized Crime Entered Bulgarian Politics

How Organized Crime Entered Bulgarian Politics

Vote buying in Bulgaria is a sign of clientelism government


Software: Bulgarian Companies Boost their Presence

Software: Bulgarian Companies Boost their Presence

Tech companies slightly slow down their revenue growth, new trends emerge