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Mortgage lending did not bend to the pandemic
The overall property loan volume in Bulgaria grew in 2020 as demand remained high even during the pandemic
Six lessons from COVID 19
Bulgaria weathered the first part of the pandemic unexpectedly well but then started failing
Seventeen moments of autumn
The recent spate of "spying scandals" involving Russian diplomats and the leader of Bulgaria’s National Russophile Movement Nickolay Malinov are more reminiscent of a bad Soviet-era joke rather than a real espionage drama
The state with the most open data
The July leak of National Revenue Agency data belonging to millions of taxpayers exposed the current state of Bulgaria’s cybersecurity and commitment to electronic governance
Why Greta is not so great in easter Europe
The new EU Member States are only grudgingly toeing Brussels’ line on climate change
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
The strange new look of Bulgaria’s biggest business association
KRIB has become a quasi-state structure under the chairmanship of Kiril Domuschiev
Pushing reform through the back door
The Ministry of Health is attempting to revamp the ailing health care sector through increased government intervention but mounting criticism may dampen its enthusiasm
Bulgarians persistently mistrust institutions
Trust subsides down to a close circle of family and friends, while the public sphere is perceived as alien, unreliable, and potentially threatening
Democracy: the only game in town
There is a sharp drop in the number of Bulgarians who consider democracy to be a bad form of government
Slowly, but steadily Bulgarians embrace open society values
To the surprise of some, a growing number of Bulgarians believe in open and more liberal democracy
The new game in town: normalization
Bulgarian society settles down after the tumultuous transition to democracy