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What stands behind the arcane $1 billion investment memorandum with Gemcorp and IP3 funds?
Kapital Insights sheds light on the main points of the controversial memorandum signed by the two investment funds and the government
The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players
In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state
After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet
Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential
A slap from across the ocean: US sanctions Delyan Peevski, Vasil Bozhkov, and Ilko Zhelyazkov
These actions represent the largest single act of sanctions in the history of the Magnitsky Act, targeting these three individuals and their networks encompassing 64 enterprises for "significant corruption"
Organized crime in Bulgaria: Five popular beliefs re-examined
Bulgaria, unfortunately, has built an image of a country deeply affected by organized crime
The death of once mighty Bulgartabac
The bulgarian tobacco holding controlled by Delyan Peevski has closed all production units but the authorities see no problem
Expect no fair play here
Bulgaria’s political establishment has demonstrated yet again that no business can be run in Bulgaria without their blessing
Top 50 in/in terms of assets: the investment season
Yet another year of economic growth facilitated investment in new production capacities
Bulgaria's media-industrial complex
Bulgarian politicians helped create Delyan Peevski’s media empire, but now fall prey to its unrestrained influence and his demands
A New Image for Mr Peevski
A film production company is set to buy half of the newspaper business of the Bulgarian media mogul
Commercial properties yields in Sofia remain the highest in the region
Expectations for 2018 are for a calm market
Who is who in the Bulgarian media?
Outside of the two major television channels, almost all Bulgarian media companies are operating at a loss or generate very low profits
The Rapid Demise of Bulgartabac
Bulgartabac as a case-study in the effects of Bulgaria's politically entangled privatization process: How Delyan Peevski managed to transform the one-time tobacco giant into a midget despite massive state support.
What's the matter with Bulgaria?
Why eleven years of EU membership have not brought about the positive changes that most Bulgarians expected
Ten Years After: Businesses Rearranged
The K100 ranking features more manufacturing and high-tech companies compared to 2006
Low interest rates, positive corporate results support BSE’s strong growth
The Sofia Stock Exchange blue-chip index is best performer among its peer exchanges in the region