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The week: Lose your illusions about the euro

The week: Lose your illusions about the euro

The real issue with the euro, Sofia at a standstill, The State enters the retail business


New Apartment Sales in Bulgaria Rise 7% in 2024

New Apartment Sales in Bulgaria Rise 7% in 2024

Sofia sees 10% growth with nearly 30,000 homes sold, of which 73% are purchased with mortgages


The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

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


Bulgaria’s festivals in 2025

Bulgaria’s festivals in 2025

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


The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

K Insights: 03/01/25



Podemcrane: from electric hoists for Comecon to global markets

Podemcrane: from electric hoists for Comecon to global markets

After a long privatization process in the 1990s, the Gabrovo-based company today manufactures industrial cranes and components worth 50 million levs


The Elusive Shipka Tunnel: A Long-Awaited Project or Just a Mirage?

The Elusive Shipka Tunnel: A Long-Awaited Project or Just a Mirage?

The tunnel is a critical infrastructure project, essential for improving the connection between northern and southern Bulgaria


Festo completing 80 million lev investment in workshop for new products

Festo completing 80 million lev investment in workshop for new products

The plant of the German concern is now manufacturing more complex industrial automation devices


The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment


Festo expands engineering team with second location in Bulgaria

Festo expands engineering team with second location in Bulgaria

The new R&D center in Gabrovo has 14 specialists and plans to grow


Bulgaria’s Largest Textile Companies: Slight Recovery after Weak Years

Bulgaria’s Largest Textile Companies: Slight Recovery after Weak Years

In 2022, the combined revenue of the top 25 companies in the sector increased by 19%.


The week: The day of the Second Payment has arrived

The week: The day of the Second Payment has arrived

One EU instrument which actually works, Wars bring the Balkans closer, The 6 centers of Bulgaria


The week: Bulgaria's coal reckoning - this is not the 80's

The week: Bulgaria's coal reckoning - this is not the 80's

Why Stara Zagora is no Yorkshire, what the hell is happening on the housing market and a Bright Mind


E. Miroglio - the Italian leader in the Bulgarian textile sector

E. Miroglio - the Italian leader in the Bulgarian textile sector

A moderate recovery, but without strong optimism among the major players in the sector


The week: The public shaming of Sofia continues, Record wage growth, A slap from across the Danube

The week: The public shaming of Sofia continues, Record wage growth, A slap from across the Danube

K Insights Weekly Newsletter 17/02


The week: Fear not the political feuds, even when they tell you to on the TV

The week: Fear not the political feuds, even when they tell you to on the TV

The optimist theory for the economy, Parliament is stuck, President is happy, and the Dutch don’t like us


Gabrovo continues to promise good yields from properties

Gabrovo continues to promise good yields from properties

There are deals with one-bedroom apartments for renovation for about 70,000 BGN in the city center and about 55,000 BGN in the neighborhoods. However, the supply is very limited and is mostly socialist-era housing