The day in 3 news: Bulgarian ship could be hijacked; Lucrative year for fuel exports; ‘Affordable’ scheme cuts prices

What will happen to Bulgaria’s oil market after derogation ends?

The debate is whether the derogation should end immediately or not

The end of fuel exports to Ukraine

The Ukrainian authorities have blacklisted locations such as Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv and Byala. Since early November, the Insa Oil base in Belozem has also been included in the document

The day in 3 news: Lukoil and cabinet battle over oil derogation; Borissov supports minister over football riots; Two Bulgarians held after vessel is hijacked

The day in 3 news: Bulgarian Football Union faces protests; Inflation down to 5.8%; Billa invests 68 million levs in new stores

The day in 3 news: All parties bought votes; Retail numbers static; Industrial production slows

The day in 3 news: Vivacom eyes rival Bulsatcom; Exports down 5.5 billion levs; Lukoil reaps one billion euro for Russia

Bulgaria’s least indebted 50 companies in 2022

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

Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe

Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

Bulgaria posts 780 mln levs budget gap at end-September

Lower imports dent VAT revenues, extra spending is allocated to agriculture

The day in 3 news: Radev speaks at UN; Protests over grain cease; Bulgarian ceramics producer bought out by Villeroy & Boch

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria ready for Schengen; Inflation drops; Radev signs gas memo with Hungary

The week: Did Peevski switch sides, or did the others, Ukrainian grain to flow, Russian oil to stop, NATO comes to Yambol

Our weekly overview

Bulgaria’s 100 largest companies: record revenue and profits for 2022

The Ukraine war has pushed the turnover of the companies in the K100 ranking to BGN 132 billion, or 60% up on the year before

Bulgarian economy losing steam

GDP growth stands at 1.8% y/y in the second quarter, with consumption remaining the primary driver

The week in news: Police can confiscate drunk drivers’ vehicles; Ukraine’s intelligence chief visits Sofia; Export growth shrinks to 3%

The day in 3 news: A new national holiday proposal creates problems; Burgas expects tourism to culminate in Sep; MPs claim Lukoil does not pay its dues

The day in 3 news: Inflation down to single digits; 11 car thieves caught; Sopharma announces new acquisition

The Day in 3 news: Exports slows on annual basis; Vazrazhdane MPs speak the most; Migrant crash leads to 2 deaths

The week: Should you trust the Bulgarian public, Zelensky wins a face-off with Radev, and gets some nuclear reactors