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The Black Wednesday: A 13 Million Sports Hall With The Revenue Of A Corner-Store
The story of one of many government-built arenas designed not to support sport, but to boost friendly infrastructure companies

The Week: Kicking the coal can down the road, the Blagoevgrad election test and getting closer to the Euro
Bulgaria says no to transition from coal, Peevski peeves MRF and Bulgarian high-tech startups on a roll

No country for (vaccinated) old men
Plagued by immunization scepticism, Bulgaria trails all EU countries in terms of Covid-19 jabs

Borissov shows-up, a farmer speaks-up and what can you do with 12 tons of dates
A new government: big plans and little time; cartels in agriculture; why we're still dependent on Russia

When long-time leaders refuse to leave; the shortest-lived Parliament in a 100 years; tourists are welcome
K Insights 30/04: What do football and politics have in common, dubious court about to be disbanded

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

Where would the economy be without EU funds
Bulgaria’s GDP was 16.7% higher last year, compared with 2013. Half of the increase is owed to money coming from the EU

Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange

A lady you don't want to meet, 3 ways to look at the economy, and why you have to watch your steps
K Insights 19/02: Economy fares better than forecast, why we don't have good trains

K Insights: A new must-meet friend in Sofia, pandemic politics, where the road-money goes and a few really big tenders
Weekly newsletter 25-29 January


Bulgarian blue-chip stock index nears mid-March lows, TBS Group listing signals hope
Despite some early signs of improvement in Bulgaria’s main economic indicators in the third quarter, the biggest companies listed on the stock exchange in Sofia saw the outflow of investors continue.

Retail Chains: Tasty Growth of 10%
All top 20 companies achieved a revenue growth' it is above average for nine of them

The Companies with lowest debt: The Pre-crisis Picture
In total, the liabilities of the top 300 companies in terms of revenue in the country grew by over BGN 4.5 billion, reaching almost BGN 50 billion

Most Profitable Companies: A Flourishing Year
As many as 60% of the most profitable companies improved their profitability rates in 2019

5G: learning to walk in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Telecomunications Company, operating under the Vivacom brand, has rolled out the first version of its 5G network - with limitations in both coverage and capacity

Bulgaria’s GDP: Nowhere to go but up
The sharpest economic drop on record was expected to be followed by a quick recovery. The third quarter is not looking so good though.

Trends from Bulgaria’s regions
Changes at large local employers drive 2018 growth in several Bulgarian districts

Investors snap up Bulgarian bonds
Since the start of the year, the Ministry of Finance has been briskly selling government bonds amidst strong investor interest

The biggest advertisers
The construction sector has significantly increased communication investment