UK-based Shop Circle acquires Bulgaria’s Rush

The price of the deal for the software developer is not public

Parliament Begins Debates on the Euro Introduction Law. The New Target is July 1, 2025

Deputies will require institutions to finalize technical preparations by March 2025 and approve all regulations by December 2024

Polish company Renters buys the Bulgarian leader in short-term rentals Flat Manager

This is Bulgaria's first deal with a real estate startup

Grain trader Agrix to buy sunflower oil producer Olimex

The transaction was approved by the antitrust body but has not been finalized yet

Day in 3 news: Judicial reform overturned by Constitutional Court; Parliament adopts new electricity compensations; State coal enterprise posts 237 mln levs loss

The week: The Bleak sea 🌊, Who's nominating the Bulgarian EU commissioner 🇧🇬💼, The train deal falls through 🚂❌

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Day in 3 news: Expats send record sums home; Bulgaria offers Hungary help with oil after Ukraine fallout; Controversial tabloid deal linked to Peevski

More foreign workers are coming to Bulgaria but there are still many vacancies

Turks save seasonal employment, and Kyrgyz people are employed in hotels and restaurants, but this is not solving the personnel shortfall

AI can help quality journalism be an even stronger growth business

Financial Times CEO on why quality journalism is here to stay in the age of AI and the key role of the FT Sofia product and development team in the company’s growth strategy

Day in 3 news: Electricity bills to jump 40% MOM; IT crash disrupts cyber network; Glavchev to modify Bulgarian RRP to keep coal

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms

Day in 3 news: WCC-DB call on Stoyanov to quit over fires; Office vacancy rate falls; Leoni closure leaves 1300 jobless

10 Years After the Collapse of CCB: Where Are the Key Figures Now?

A decade after the closure of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), there are still no convictions, and the mega-trial for draining its accounts is going nowhere

Day in 3 news: BNB says sub-governor’s removal "legitimate", but up to Parliament; Heatwave ignites coal TPPs; Bulgarian state-owned firms expensive, inefficient: IMF

BrightCap launches second venture capital fund with 60 million euros

The team will look for young software companies in which to invest between 400 thousand and 3 million euros in exchange for shares

Day in 3 news: Clashes over new municipal firms’ directors; Dogan accused of playing ethnic card; Heatwave here to stay

The week: A hot political summer just turned nuclear, A bridge to Romania gets closed and a Historical Ponzi scheme

Bulgaria’s new dam is here - finally

The facility has been under construction for eight years and has already experienced many ups and downs in the process

Day in 3 news: MRF rift deepens after letter exposes Dogan; BrightCap with a new 60 million euro fund; Bulgargaz files lawsuit against Gazprom

Bianor acquires two more local companies, rebrands as Wiser Technology

The technology group is buying 100% of Digital Lights and 51% of Prime Holding