The day in 3 news: Secret services allegedly wiretapped opposition, FDI down 28 million euro in Q1, WizzAir to fly to Malaga from 2 July

Tourism: winter disaster, dimmed hopes for summer

Bookings at ski and spa resorts slump up to 70%

The day in 3 news: Bankrupt KTB returns another 125m euro to creditors, Charters beg for state aid, Sofia expects 880k vaccines by April 30

The courier drone

Bulgarian startup Dronamics has begun building its network of partner airports for drone deliveries

Sofia Airport concessionaire seeks to skip paying fees for the next 10 years

Meridiam has requested the Bulgarian government to defer the payment of the agreed annual concession fee of at least 24.5 million euro until the last decade of its 35-year contract

Tourism this season: between freedom and fear

Bulgaria has to figure out how to attract people again

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

Small businesses’ big crisis

Small firms which make up more than 90% of companies in Bulgaria, were hit hardest by the Covid-19 crisis

Bulgaria's new general

The head of the anti COVID-19 fight, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, quickly turned into a new fan-favorite during the first months of the pandemic, spurring speculation about a potential role in politics

The words you need to know this month

Fast Reads

Retail chains: Wave of new growth

On average, retail sales grew 10% for a second year in a row in 2017, while profits rose by 24%

Eight retail chains in Bulgaria post annual sales of over 100 mln levs each

The 30 biggest retailers in the sector of the fast moving goods boost sales by 11% in 2016, way ahead of overall market growth of 1.6%

A million-dollar flight

New York-listed IT firm PROS Holdings buys Sofia-based Vayant for $35 mln on of the top 3 IT acquisitions in Bulgaria