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Construction of Mega Housing Complexes Shifts Towards Sofia District
People are looking for homes in the mountains, but close to the capital city. The focus has recently shifted towards the towns of Samokov and Elin Pelin, and the village of Gorni Okol

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage
Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun
Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

The week: Poles apart
The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West
A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers

The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace
The German curse of the industry, Peevski wins, BNB tries to curb house lending

Bulgarian ICT sector in 2023: Main tendencies
What key indicators say about the largest IT firms in the country

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility
The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds

UK-based Shop Circle acquires Bulgaria’s Rush
The price of the deal for the software developer is not public

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

House Prices in Bulgaria Soar Again
NSI reported a record increase in housing prices in the country - by 16% year-on-year in the first quarter

Bianor acquires two more local companies, rebrands as Wiser Technology
The technology group is buying 100% of Digital Lights and 51% of Prime Holding

The week: A hostile takeover at MRF Corp.
A thunder in the Saray, Seventh election looming and house prices exploding again

Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last
From the New Orleans police department to the port of Lagos, several key principles can create a culture of integrity, Oxford professor Christopher Stone argues

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map
We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison