The day in 3 news: No breakthrough on N.Macedonia, Bulgarian economy to grow fast, a little energy help for SMEs

The day in 3 news: Natural Gas price up 36%, Education Ministry recommends masks for teachers, Customs with record collection rate in August

The day in 3 news: Police, DANS investigate energy regulator over prices spike, Commission chases Bulgaria over 4 directives, Revenue Agency inspects 2,100 firms

The day in 3 news: Trifonov’s proposed cabinet finds few allies, Spas Rusev buys largest telecom, Bulgartransgaz fined for TurkStream construction

The week: Is Bulgaria the limp pig of EU regulation, coal is (still) here, minimum wage surpasses Montenegro

Also: New Parliament is up, as well as the new 12 bn. Leva Plan

The day in 3 news: VMRO leader to be fined for hate speech, Health Minister unveils sweeping medical reforms, 315 million euro program to repair reservoirs botched

The new owners of Sofia Airport: We have a 100 days plan to change the service

Meridiam fund talks about the fees, the low-cost plans and what will happen with the airport in 10 years time

The day in 3 news: National Security Agency gets new head, Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector in new delay, Russia fires another diplomat

The day in 3 news: The new govt will review the old one, Bulgarian economy fares better than expected, Unicredit Bulgaria gets a higher rating

The brief 5G war

Bidding for frequencies in the 3.6 GHz range was quick and with no surprises

The day in 3 news: New rules for entering Bulgaria, GERB returns the mandate, huge changes to the electoral law

The day in 3 news: GERB gets no support to form a cabinet, Vaccination "green corridors" reopen on 30 April, Parts of H-18 regulation fall in court

Bulgaria approves "start-up visa", yet questions remain

The new instrument for luring talent still has to be detailed by the Ministry of Economy

The day in 3 news: Sofia mulls new lockdown, National Bank to issue 150 million euro debt, Lawsuit threatens 5G networks launch

How the government plans to keep power even if it loses office

Entrenchment in independent watchdogs and state companies could ensure GERB and MRF remain in power even if they lose the upcoming vote

5G: learning to walk in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Telecomunications Company, operating under the Vivacom brand, has rolled out the first version of its 5G network - with limitations in both coverage and capacity

The last strong year

The revenues and profits of the largest companies in Bulgaria increased rapidly last year but the Covid-19 crisis has put an end to a decade of growth

Economic growth slips

Bulgaria’s economic growth slows to six-year low of 2.4% in the first quarter of 2020. Timid signs of recovery can already be seen but it is still too early for optimism

Kapital Quarterly Corruption Watch

The quarterly index of bad practices

The real estate market in Sofia shows first signs of recession

Sales increased in 2019 but, on average, prices stagnated