Turning waste plastic into energy

A UK company wants to build an installation for production of electricity and hydrogen in the town of Simitli, Bulgaria

The week: "Year Zero" for anti-corruption, new cabinet or new elections, the quick end of the Gemcorp memorandum

Captured state fights back, gas storage slowly fills up and a skyscraper that is not

Where are the Ukrainian refugees heading to?

Bulgaria faces the uphill task of having to find accommodation for 60,000 refugees currently in seaside hotels whose owners want to kick off their summer holiday season. Integrating them in society and in the labor market are now pressing priorities

Black Sea tourism to suffer from the war in Ukraine

Bulgarian seaside tourism is already reeling from the tensions in the region, while raising prices by 30%

Blockchain tourists

The Bulgarian company LockTrip raised a 4.1 million dollars investment from Australian tourism giant Webjet

Bulgarian cities’ plans for the next 7 years: between dreams and reality

Spending plans of Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Varna and Burgas are dominated by old ideas

The week: Sofia emerges on Hi-Tech map, road cartels still hold sway and Bulgarians don’t like Putin anymore

K Insights 21/4: The two roads ahead for Bulgaria and strike season is upon us

The day in 3 news: Kuleba rebukes Radev for "brotherly nations" comment, NATO Military Committee chair on visit, Parliament ok’s road construction firms funding

The day in 3 news: US offers Bulgaria a new deal for 8 more F-16s, Inflation to hit 10.4%, State plans new gov’t bonds auction after last one fails

Bulgaria to suffer weaker growth, higher inflation over war in Ukraine

Exports to Russia and Ukraine account for only 2.4% of Bulgaria’s total, but supply chains have been destroyed

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria quits two Comecon banks; Energy Minister sees risks to Bulgaria’s energy supply; Tourism municipalities hardest hit by the pandemic

Plovdiv: the favourite of investors and tourists

The second-largest Bulgarian city is among the leaders of two rankings – of best tourist destinations in Europe and of small cities most attractive to foreign investors

The day in 3 news: Government condemns Putin; 4000 Bulgarians request evacuation from Ukraine; Green certificate no more required in restaurants and bars

The day in 3 news: More protests against green certificates; Transport Minister Sabev probed by anti-corruption organs; Bulgarians travel despite pandemic

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

The day in 3 news: EIF and UniCredit to provide 1 bln euro for SMEs in Bulgaria, 3 other countries, 3.5% GDP growth expected for 2022: Euler Hermes, Peevski sells property worth 10 mln euro despite Magnitsky sanctions

The day in 3 news: Bold 6 bln infrastructure package from Finance Minister, Development bank issues 30 mln in credit for tourism SMEs, 30-40% of Hemus funds went to GERB: Rashkov

The Wines and Wineries of Western Thrace

The regions of Plovdiv and Pazardzhik are a treasure trove for lovers of high-quality locally sourced red wines

Bulgaria’s Sirma Group acquires Sciant

The software developer eyes further acquisitions at home and abroad

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%