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Burgas Airport to renovate its runway from November 2025 to April 2026
Concessionaire Fraport will invest 50 million euro in the project

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars
K Insights Newsletter 01/11

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers
K Insights Newsletter 25/10

DIY chains: another boom in sales
Bulgaria’s top five retailers project further revenue growth in 2023 after a strong 2022

That's a "No" Skopje, the storm of the vaccinated anti-vaxxers and lights are off at the end of the tunnel
Radev keeps the reigns of N. Macedonia policy, the rise of the (jabbed) anti-vaxers and bye-bye to Sotir Tsatsarov

Bulgarian stock exchange in 2020: COVID-19 and other disasters
The SOFIX index suffers worst drop since 2008, blue-chip stocks underperform broader market

Bulgarian blue-chip stock index nears mid-March lows, TBS Group listing signals hope
Despite some early signs of improvement in Bulgaria’s main economic indicators in the third quarter, the biggest companies listed on the stock exchange in Sofia saw the outflow of investors continue.

Who owns Bulgaria’s beaches?
Beach concessions remain reserved territory for selected players - mainly people said to have been connected with mafia-style structures in the past and owners of big hotel chains

Bulgarian Stock Exchange: blue chips underperform broader market in H1
Investors find safe-haven in REITs

Sofia bourse closing another losing year
Doverie United Holding was the lonely bright star in the last quarter of 2019

ECB’s test: who failed and who passed
Four Bulgarian banks passed the European Central Bank’s comprehensive assessment, whereas Fibank and Investbank face capital shortfalls

TOP 30 in retail: Moderate gains for consumer goods retail chains
Revenue growth slowed at retail chains in 2018 but remained adequate at over 8%

Top 25 in the fuel sector: The largest companies are at a crossroads
The sector performed well in 2018 but key challenges lie ahead – the Sofia Airport concession, the EU decision on trucks and the introduction of the toll tax in Bulgaria

SOFIX remains lower YTD despite first monthly gain in 2019
Investors find refuge in real estate investment trusts



Landing in Bulgaria: a difficult mission
The country has only three properly functioning civilian airports

Retail chains: Wave of new growth
On average, retail sales grew 10% for a second year in a row in 2017, while profits rose by 24%

Pension funds keep investing in related parties
Despite legislation against such practices adopted in 2017 they continue uninterrupted

Who bought Municipal Bank?
The broad political support for the deal coupled with doubts about the identity of the real buyer raises fears that Municipal Bank may suffer the fate of collapsed Corpbank