Bulgaria's Euro Switch: Myth vs Reality

No, the lev/euro rate isn't changing, the currency reserves won't be plundered, and prices won't double.

The day in 3 news: Stock index reaches 17-year high; Coal mining company records huge loss; Bulgarian tea gets protected status

The week: The new enemy of Borissov

The battle for Sofia, Opening the gates to foreign workers, A huge battery plant is unveiled

The day in 3 news: Sofia’s buses start again; Telelink buys majority stake in Slovenian tech firm Actual I.T.; Sirma Group aims for 100M euro in revenue

The week: No more politics, just business

Making Nexo great again, Vazrazhdane tours the globe and energy market reform postponed

The week: An eagle has finally landed. Is it too late?

Defense modernization in slow motion, GDP crawls up towards EU average and a Discoverer+ supercomputer

Sweet 10th anniversary: Healthy Bars to build new 40 million levs factory

The protein bar manufacturer’s project is funded with a loan from UniCredit Bulbank and supported by the EBRD

Nip-Tuck RRP investments: which projects remain and which are dropped

Plumbing for small settlements, the new train system and the 112 emergency number are among the projects dropped. Other investments worth BGN 2 billion remain in the "risk group"

The week: EU funds: the rise of the cities

A quiet financial revolution, An ex-minister indictment gone wrong, Paying for your religion

The day in 3 news: Rift in MRF leadership widens; EU Prosecutor probes allegations against Georgieva; State to fund second degrees starting in 2026

Bulgaria bets on Israelis to expedite Black Sea gas exploration

OMV Petrom and Israel's NewMed Energy to jointly prospect for gas in the Khan Asparuh block

Bulgarian EnduroSat raises 20M euros to accelerate its growth

The company expects serious revenue growth in 2024, says its founder Raycho Raychev

The week: And justice for all?

The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last

Tri-Wall Group to invest 70 million levs in new factory near Plovdiv

The Asian company will begin production of corrugated board and packaging by mid-2026

The day in 3 news: Satellite company EnduroSat wins 20m euro; SiteGround expands tie-in with Teach for Bulgaria with 450k levs donation; Budget sees high debt and creative accounting

The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

Among the novelties is that the government now aims to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push

Bulgaria’s festivals in 2025

Eating, drinking and a little jazz - where, what, and when to visit throughout the year

NEK’s new batteries

The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

Mortgage lending boosts Bulgarian banks’ 2024 profit to 3.7 bln levs

DSK, Unicredit Bulbank lead the ranking with nearly a billion levs in profit each