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Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model



Heat and drought "dry" the wine casks

Heat and drought "dry" the wine casks

Fewer grapes and more questionable quality are the inevitably legacy of the scorching summer


National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers



Payment inevitable: BOTAS demands its 4 billion levs from Bulgargaz

Payment inevitable: BOTAS demands its 4 billion levs from Bulgargaz

A leaked letter shows that the Turkish gas firm is adamant that it should keep collecting USD 500,000 a day without delivering gas



The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms



K10: The Best Banks of 2023

K10: The Best Banks of 2023

UniCredit Bulbank again leads the Capital Weekly’s ranking of banks in Bulgaria, UBB is now the largest bank, DSK reports record profit


The week: Finally, some money for the cities

The week: Finally, some money for the cities

Money for the regions, Mud for political enemies, Solar for our neighbors



Top 25 agricultural machinery dealers increase revenue by a third in 2022

Top 25 agricultural machinery dealers increase revenue by a third in 2022

All the importers in the top 25 have registered a profitable year


Interview | Paschal Donohoe: It is still possible for Bulgaria to join the euro in 2025

Interview | Paschal Donohoe: It is still possible for Bulgaria to join the euro in 2025

Political stability and inflation are the two main challenges, says the President of the Eurogroup


Fertilizers remain vulnerable to the impact of the Ukraine war, trade restrictions

Fertilizers remain vulnerable to the impact of the Ukraine war, trade restrictions

Prices fall from record highs but stay steadily elevated


A challenging year ahead: Bulgarian IT sector faces uncertain times

A challenging year ahead: Bulgarian IT sector faces uncertain times

A decade and a half of steady growth in the software industry is now at a crossroads


How the Dutch got too good at farming

How the Dutch got too good at farming

A small, fertiliser-rich country sniffs the limits of its old model


Top Livestock Producers: Riding the Wave of Soaring Prices

Top Livestock Producers: Riding the Wave of Soaring Prices

Last year brought a surge in output and prices


Bulgaria’s least indebted 50 companies in 2022

Bulgaria’s least indebted 50 companies in 2022

The average debt-to-asset ratio remains near 50%, narrowing slightly


Bulgaria is still a captured state. The machine voting debacle proved it

Bulgaria is still a captured state. The machine voting debacle proved it

The last-minute alteration of the voting rules showed that Bulgaria remains governed by a corrupt Mafia