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Sofia sends arms to Ukraine indirectly; BSP won’t send a representative to Kyiv; Bulgaria with one of the best debt-to-gross domestic product ratio
The day in 3 news: Sofia sends arms to Ukraine indirectly; BSP won’t send a representative to Kyiv; Bulgaria with one of the best debt-to-gross domestic product ratio

Bulgaria’s budget 2022: too generous and risky
The finance ministry proposed a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit equivalent to 4.1% of planned GDP and significant debt growth

Seven reasons why Bulgaria’s economic growth slowed down
The statistics office reported a surprisingly low 0.4% GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2021

The Week: The inevitable fifth wave, the surf-master Radev and the boom of online retail
K Insights 22/10: grocery stores flourish while clothes shops go under

The real Bugarian interests in N.Macedonia: in between diplomacy and business
Outstanding issues between Bulgaria and its southwestern neighbor are important, but it is critical to provide infrastructure and a stable business environment for companies

The recovery effect: Bulgaria's GDP growth rate hits 20-year high in Q2 2021
Bulgarian economy expanded strongly in the second quarter mainly on the back of the low comparison base in the pandemic-marred 2020

The year of recovery
The Bulgarian economy may return to pre-crisis growth rates as early as the fourth quarter of 2021 but the recovery process is uneven

Where would the economy be without EU funds
Bulgaria’s GDP was 16.7% higher last year, compared with 2013. Half of the increase is owed to money coming from the EU

The curious case of Bulgarian consumption
The central bank questioned the accuracy of the statistical office’s estimates of Bulgarian household spending in 2020

Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange

Wealthier, spending less and slowly recovering: the Bulgarian economy at the end of 2020
Unsurprisingly, GDP shrank in the fourth quarter. Wages were up, exports made a surprising comeback in December, and deflation will return for a while

The economy of Bulgaria’s regions: Sofia and all the rest
Economic centers start to gain speed across the country but the capital continues to soar far ahead

The Great Patriotic Rearmament
Despite the pandemic, Bulgaria went on a military spending spree in 2020 – and pledges to continue


In focus: The smaller economies of northern Bulgaria
The economic indicators of the regions of Shumen and Targovishte lag behind national averages but population trends are optimistic