How Bulgaria’s internet slowed down

Network speed in the country was the fourth fastest in the world in 2009, yet now it ranks 53rd. Why?

The week: A smaller Bulgaria, the Macedonian hostages, and an MMA real estate tycoon

K Insights: Is small necessarily bad, how many tunnels can you dig for 12 bln. levs and what do e-buses and corruption have in common

The day in 3 news: Sofia still set to join Euro in 2024: Petkov, Bulgarian population down 11.5% to 6.5 mln people, ex-PM Borissov probed by police over gold bars

The day in 3 news: Parliament votes to bar utilities price hike until April 2022, Inflation reaches 7.3% in November, Unemployment for November down 1.9% year-on-year

The day in 3 news: Parliament approves Kiril Petkov’s cabinet, 30% of Bulgarian adults are vaccinated, October export up 23% year-on-year

Sofia’s hottest new contemporary art center

The emergence of the Regional Centre for Contemporary Arts "Toplotsentrala" in South Park has the potential to fan the flames of Sofia's cultural scene

Smart Organic goes public: everything you need to know

The company will use the funds to acquire a German competitor and build a new production facility

Food and beverage Top 30: Sunflower Billions

The sector as a whole performs well, but the champion is sunflower oil production

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

Bulgarian politics enters chaotic fall

With parliament’s days numbered, uncertainty reigns - especially over the logistics of the third national election

The day in 3 news: 10% GDP growth for Q2 of 2021, Pension hike plans in last minute change, Sofia donates vaccines to Bhutan

The day in 3 news: New Covid measures from 7 September, Revenue agency collects 12.5% more tax, Bulgargaz increases gas sales by ⅓

Bulgaria enters new Covid wave with no restrictions, few vaccinations and rising deaths

The caretaker government is reluctant to implement its own anti-pandemic plan, fearing a backlash from business and the public

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

The week: Is Bulgaria the limp pig of EU regulation, coal is (still) here, minimum wage surpasses Montenegro

Also: New Parliament is up, as well as the new 12 bn. Leva Plan

Hilton and Radisson’s second hub in Bulgaria

Plovdiv is becoming the next city after the capital with a core of international hotel chains

Bulgaria’s tax agency goes after big firms

Caretaker Finance Minister Assen Vassilev has said his team will look into the dealings of all firms that benefited significantly from public procurement and subsidies from the previous government

The day in 3 news: Health minister to reopen schools, stadiums, GDP strong in Q1, Almost 2,000 MW of renewables installed in 2021

Promises, promises: How will Bulgaria look like according to the economic programs of the parties

The main parties’ pledges in the fields of taxation, finance, pensions, energy and business development policy