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Bulgarian Regulator Halts Insurer DallBogg’s International Expansion
The ban by the financial watchdog comes just days after the lifting of a years-long international monitoring of Bulgaria over insurance practices, signaling persistent troubles in the sector.

The week: EU funds: the rise of the cities
A quiet financial revolution, An ex-minister indictment gone wrong, Paying for your religion


The ruling majority kick-starts shock changes in regulators
GERB, BSP, TISP and MRF-Dogan set in motion procedures to fill the boards of 16 key state bodies in Parliament

The week: The next star on the Bulgarian map
Burgas’ time to shine, politicians vs media&NGOs and Bulgargaz’ troubles deepen

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West
A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers

Generali to acquire Doverie, one of Bulgaria’s biggest health insurance funds
The transaction is expected to be finalized after receiving regulatory clearance

10 Years After the Collapse of CCB: Where Are the Key Figures Now?
A decade after the closure of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), there are still no convictions, and the mega-trial for draining its accounts is going nowhere

How 16 billion lev capitalization vanished from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange
The financial watchdog delisted Capital Concept for lack of reporting

The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist
Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)

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

Four risks for the Bulgarian economy after the collapse of the ruling coalition
Bulgaria shifting away from the eurozone and EU funds, strong regulators and energy reform

The Week: A foreign investor leaves, a new government might enter, Russians lent us money to pay them
K Insights 30/07: Delta is coming, can you crush a hedgehog with bare ass

Gradus’ shares, the Sofia stock exchange, and pension funds
According to the Sofia-listed company’s prospectus for its 2018 IPO, revenues were much higher in 2017 than in any of the following three years. Seven pension funds are shareholders to this day.

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

KBC expanding into Bulgaria’s pension insurance market
The Belgian group is acquiring Dutch-based NN’s Bulgarian businesses for 77.7 mln euro