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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.

Six lessons from COVID 19
Bulgaria weathered the first part of the pandemic unexpectedly well but then started failing

Bulgaria strikes at AirBnB, Booking.com
After unsuccessfully trying to shut down the lodging sharing service, the GERB-led coalition government imposes a small fee on apartment owners



Is Bulgaria,s real estate market maturing or overheating?
The growth in activity and prices has noticeably slowed but there are no indications of a drop

Meet the cities: The northern island
In spite of its infrastructure woes and the lack of large new investments, Varna remains a point of interest and a city full of subdued energy. It’s time to release that energy and support it.

A lavish budget in election year
Government finance is set for a deficit in 2019 even though next year will likely be the last in the current positive economic cycle

Behind the prosecution’s smokescreen
The sudden flurry of conspicuous law enforcement activities is a two-pronged campaign

Boyko Borissov: Bulgaria’s crisis manager
A tragic bus crash has become a catalyst for a cabinet reshuffle and a potential government crisis

The Deputy-PM Waging Multiple Wars at Once
Valeri Simeonov has proven himself as the most racy and controversial member of the third Borissov cabinet

Is it really greens vs business in Bansko?
The possibility of Bansko ski zone expansion into the Pirin National Park sparked nation-wide protests, international public scandals and inter-institutional bickering, revealing the degree to which the Bulgarians state is captured by private interests

Bulgarian winemakers eye higher prices from grape harvest 2017
The sector exports mostly to Poland, exports to Russia have dwindled to a trickle and now Bulgarian wineries are looking for markets outside Europe.

Summer 2017: Foreign Tourist Numbers in Bulgaria Rise 7%
Germans form the largest group of visitors to resorts, while visitors from Russia decrease

Is the Bulgarian economy already operating at its potential?
The authorities need to start looking for new growth engines



You will know them by their appointments
The new coalition between GERB and the United Patriots offered very few pleasant surprises with appointments in top government positions