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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
What a waste
A large-scale Bulgarian business with international reach comes under unexpected attack from the prosecution
Remember those scandals
Before the COVID-19 crisis took center stage a series of crisis seemed to be shaking the government. Now they are conveniently overlooked.
The loophole of in-house procurement
The in-house procurement procedures – the awarding of public contracts without tenders, has become a favorite way to allocate money in a non-transparent manner
A Glitch on Bulgaria’s Euro Path
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov unexpectedly "freezes" Bulgaria's advance into the euro area despite positive signals from Brussels
Is State Capitalism Marching On?
Within a brief period, Bulgaria’s government has aggressively injected billions of levs into key sectors, and has effectively started nationalizing businesses
No water to clean the garbage
Many Bulgarian towns live on water rationing and next to piles of imported waste because of intentional neglect by the authorities.
Small, midsize and of ever increasing importance
For the first time, the yearly Gepard ranking of most dynamic small and midsize enterprises in Bulgaria by Capital comprises more than 2200 companies. They have increased their revenues by more than 30% in 2018.
Krumovgrad’s hill of gold
Bulgaria’s first mine since the end of communism starts operating with a $165 million investment by Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals
Bulgaria’s new factories
Two-thirds of the largest investment projects are in Northern Bulgaria. The top investor is Germany
Pirates of the Black Sea
The seizure of a Libyan oil tanker by the Bulgarian authorities has drawn the country into an international scandal. The case has also shown how easily Bulgarian courts can be circumvented
Meet the cities: The northern island
In spite of its infrastructure woes and the lack of large new investments, Varna remains a point of interest and a city full of subdued energy. It’s time to release that energy and support it.
When it walks like corruption, when it quacks like corruption
While the Bulgarian authorities appear to be cracking down on some allegedly corrupt officials and businessmen, oligarchic interests favored by those in power receive a significant economic boost
The Deputy-PM Waging Multiple Wars at Once
Valeri Simeonov has proven himself as the most racy and controversial member of the third Borissov cabinet
Decarbonisation: The way forward for Bulgaria's energy system
Keeping current policies in place will increase the stranded costs and make transition even more expensive in the long run