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Revising the budget: everyone gets what they want
The first revision of this year’s budget has become a money grab amidst economic and political uncertainty

Gov’t teeters on brink after six stormy months
With TISP pledging to support GERB’s vote of no-confidence next week and the ruling coalition at least six MPs short of keeping its majority, Petkov’s cabinet looks terminal

Bulgaria slowing down on its way to the eurozone
The country does not meet the criterion of inflation but the political differences in the ruling coalition pose a bigger problem

The week: 100 days of hell, the missing half a billion and a mysterious crash at a large dam
A baptism of fire, a new port on the Aegean and an ambassador worth throwing out

All plans for inflation and growth will be reconsidered: Finance minister Assen Vassilev
We have no signals that 2024 is not an achievable target date for the adoption of the euro, says the Deputy Prime Minister

Bulgaria’s budget 2022: too generous and risky
The finance ministry proposed a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit equivalent to 4.1% of planned GDP and significant debt growth

The week: It's all going well if you are a bank, but not if you're a mayor, and a small village has a big waste problem
The honeymoon ends fast for the new government, economic optimism rises

Five forecasts for Bulgaria’s housing market in 2022
Most expectations are for more of the same, but rising interest rates and soaring prices of construction materials might cool down the sector

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

A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%

18 steps to government: What did the parties decide after a week of negotiations?
Cabinet talks led by election winner We Continue the Change run smoother than the previous two attempts, but difficult steps still have to be taken

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

Bulgarian banks weather stormy year in 2020
The financial sector got a reprieve for the coronavirus crisis but risks are yet to come in 2021

Borissov’s budgetary legacy
The next government will inherit a deficit and a thinning fiscal reserve

An era is about to end, a TV showman rises and TurkStream has some dirty secrets
K Insights 09/04 : An earthquake in Bulgarian politics, the economy fares surprisingly well and a Wolf to beware of

Bulgaria’s biggest fintech deals
Fintech companies’ strong growth draws interest from investors and VC funds