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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 Black Wednesday: Taking its Toll
The first of a series of publications about the corruption that has plagued Bulgaria. How the state allowed gaps in the Road Toll system that cost taxpayers millions

The shrinking of Sofia's Grand Kanyon
After Garanti Koza's bankruptcy in Turkey, a locally-registered company says it will continue building the megaproject

Hilton and Radisson’s second hub in Bulgaria
Plovdiv is becoming the next city after the capital with a core of international hotel chains

Summer 2021: One more lacklustre season
Bulgarian coastal tourism is facing another critical year due to delayed start and uncertain reservations

Gifts to The Wolf from Borissov’s third cabinet
A concessionaire gets an allowance instead of a penalty, a hotel is speedily being constructed with no documents, and a firm with 150 mln levs in debt is sold for 100 levs

Construction business: the largest builder in Bulgaria
How Veliko Zhelev turned his Hidrostroy company into an empire

TurkStream’s hidden costs: lost lives and damage to the environment
The Russian pipeline through Bulgaria received notable support from the state and was built with breathtaking speed - with a cost

The outgoing government shuts down the National COVID unit
Why does it matter and what does it mean for the pandemic response in Bulgaria?

The deals of 2020: Few and far between
The pandemic practically froze the M&A market. Buyers are still mostly local faces

Tourism this season: between freedom and fear
Bulgaria has to figure out how to attract people again

Bulgarian stock exchange in 2020: COVID-19 and other disasters
The SOFIX index suffers worst drop since 2008, blue-chip stocks underperform broader market

No land of vaccines: COVID-19 and Bulgaria
Even though the British strain reaches the country, malls and gyms open and the vaccination schedule lags far behind