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Bulgaria’s new factories in 2023: Part I (The South)
The value of the 15 biggest projects in the industrial sector reached BGN 4.4 bln in 2023

The week: 3 focal points to watch out for post-Schengen
Bulgaria gets a half-Schengen, Peevski gets a half party, and something awful is going on in the police

Euphoria Fading on Bulgaria's Housing Market
After peaking in 2021-2022, transactions and, construction permits are now declining, and price growth is slowing down

Bulgaria’s Largest Textile Companies: Slight Recovery after Weak Years
In 2022, the combined revenue of the top 25 companies in the sector increased by 19%.

The week: To leave or not to leave, that’s Lukoil’s question
Russian oil derogation shenanigans, Bulgarian PISA tower crumbles, good times for bankers and farmers

The biggest construction companies: boom in real estate, slump in road building
The top 40 companies have an average revenue growth of just 4%, unlike all other thriving sectors

The week: No country for new dogs
What Plovdiv teaches us about Bulgaria, 50 Shades of grey money, and some horror (thankfully, on the screen)

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

A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part II
Two years after the arrival of Russian oligarch’s son Anton Zingarevich, the finances of the leading Plovdiv football club in Plovdiv are a mystery

The week: It’s GERB’s election to lose. Again.
Who’s going to run the cities, is there a Recovery Plan at all, what is a Russian-born oligarch doing in Plovdiv

Heatwave triggers higher export of electricity in Bulgaria for July
The coal industry increased their production due to the higher demand in the region

Immigration instead of integration: where are the Roma and why it matters (part II)
Between 40 and 50% of the country's Roma community now work abroad, bringing money into the country - but the state does not care

A small victory in the battle to save rose oil
A working group in the EU Council removed a controversial clause that required the strict regulation of essential oils as chemicals, but the final text of the legislation still pends approval

The hidden Roma economy and what we lose by letting them go
We can't keep people from leaving - or data from leaking + a rock from the sky

Frans Timmermans: Мiners are extremely valuable for the energy transition
The "father of the Green Deal" and Vice-President of the European Commission says that the earlier Bulgaria moves away from coal, the more successful it will be in its green transformation

The week: Ursula to the rescue, charging stations are coming, Schengen and other pipe dreams
The dangers of indecision