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A toy war
How one toy retailer got mixed-up in anti-government protests and received an uninvited buy-out offer
Bulgarian Development Bank’s New Leadership
A dubious loan stirred public uproar in April, leading to the quick dismissal of the bank’s management but the new team seems unlikely to fix the systemic problems at the state-owned lender
The gambling war
The attack on gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov is yet another example of how politics and business in Bulgaria are intertwined
Organized crime in Bulgaria: Five popular beliefs re-examined
Bulgaria, unfortunately, has built an image of a country deeply affected by organized crime
Bulgaria in toll hell
Burdened by a lack of foresight and competence, the government failed to live up to its promises when introducing a road toll system
The Battle for Sofia
After 14 years of undisputed GERB hegemony in Bulgaria’s capital city, Mayor Yordanka Fandakova finds a worthy opponent in ex-ombudsman Maya Manolova
Bristol writer Tom Phillips: Coming to Bulgaria? Don‘t worry, relax.
Travelling is the new rock n roll
Plovdiv is Culture
Bulgaria’s second largest city is co-hosting the European capital of culture in 2019. These are some of the program’s highlights
The strange new look of Bulgaria’s biggest business association
KRIB has become a quasi-state structure under the chairmanship of Kiril Domuschiev
WHICH ARE THE BULGARIAN MICRO, SMALL AND START-UP IT BUSINESSES?
COMPANIES TARGETING ONLY END USERS ARE A RARE CASE
The big spending spree
Government expenditures are set to reach record heights in next year’s budget but distribution of the money is expected to be as inefficient a process as ever.
First fiscal surplus since 2008 – is it sustainable?
A prolonged political instability may lead to U-turn of the current possitive fiscal policy
Is Bulgaria entering a debt spiral?
Since 2008 Bulgarian governments have failed to restrain the growing fiscal deficit, which could be a long-term problem for the budget