The week: A prosecutor-general heads out, an EUcommissioner comes in, and an American president drops by

KBC Bank Bulgaria wraps up legal merger into United Bulgarian Bank

The two banks’ operational unification will take a year or so

Who’s who in online gambling in Bulgaria

A total of 16 companies compete for a share of the sector’s 1 billion levs gross revenue per year

The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist

Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)

The day in 3 news: MoF to tax excess profits; Investigative journalist held; Inflation drops to 16%

The week: The hidden economy, The man who built Bulgaria, Don't call them by their name, Save the Tomatoes

Thousand shades of gray

The day in 3 news: Building boss Veliko Zhelev is held; WCC-DB retains wafer-thin poll lead; DZI wants out of insurance business

The day in 3 news: Vote to be overseen via mobile phones; 50% of Bulgarians do not shop online; Caravan leasing platform raises EUR 60 k

Euroins’ woes in Romania

Eurohold Bulgaria, the parent company of insurer Euroins Romania, has said officials of Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) might be involved in a coordinated raiding attack on its business

The week: A tragedy worth uniting for, Plovdiv mayor announces independence and the US ambassador leaves

The better angels of our nature

The new companies within the top 100 of the largest Bulgarian businesses

Few unknown names and a sudden spurt of energy companies made the list

The Cult of Nexo

How the Bulgarian company convinced itself, its employees and its customers that all accusations against it were a conspiracy - or FUD

Kaufland remains largest Bulgarian retailer for 12th consecutive year

The sector grew by 13% on average in 2021, with total sales reaching 10.7 billion levs

The day in 3 news: 1 billion levs from EU; Journalist fined for comments on judge; Toll prices pegged

Rents going up more slowly than housing prices

Home rents increase, following the rise in mortgage payments, incomes and inflation.

The Top 100 Bulgarian companies: Extreme growth

Capital Weekly’s 2022 ranking of the 100 largest companies in Bulgaria shows that giants’ earnings soared by 38% in 2021, with firms from the energy, fuels, grains and metals sectors at the helm

The housing market: the top is near

High demand and low supply drive prices up. War, weakening economies and rising mortgage rates may cool down the market

The day in 3 news: EU finally passes first installment of funds; Russian hackers attack intelligence services; NPP again operates at full power

The week: Catching-up with the neighbors and looking for a lost highway

The decisive month for Bulgaria, how we lost tens of millions on a highway, and whom did Stoichkov meet?

Bulgaria begins issuing work visas to startups

The initiative provides a fast track for entrepreneurs from abroad to move their innovative businesses to Bulgaria