Who will be the next Patriarch and why it matters

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church controls a vast number of properties and hundreds of millions of levs, but most importantly - exerts influence over millions of laymen

The day in 3 news: BTV Management Appoints New Editor; Hyundai Gets 2 Nuclear Reactors; Judge in Notary Case Gets Death Threat

The day in 3 news: Radev opposes election of Atanasova, Belazelkov; Court issues arrest warrant for KTB’s Vassilev; Bulgarians favored Italy in 2023

Glass maker Rubin invests more than 210 million levs in large-scale modernization project

The Pleven-based plant already has two new furnaces and is building a third one in a bid to attract large Western customers

The day in 3 news: WCC-DB formally rejects deal with GERB; Nexo officials sought in Serbia; EU funds in MP’s hands

Radev’s revenge, the looming deficit and a frog

Reality is back with a vengeance, GDP keeps growing, and our Real Estate report is out

The day in 3 news: Kozloduy NPP has new management; KTB couldn't defend after its license was revoked; The state will pay for Hemus highway construction

The elections are finally here, World Bank and the US criticize Bulgaria, tourism is down 70%

K Insights 02/04: the lockdown ends; how to buy something that doesn't have a price

The day in 3 news: Bankrupt KTB returns another 125m euro to creditors, Charters beg for state aid, Sofia expects 880k vaccines by April 30

There is a lot of misuse of EU money in Bulgaria. Brussels hardly notices

The European Anti-Fraud office has threatened charges in connection with 6 mln.euro procurement in Sofia. This shows both the potential and the failings of OLAF.

Untypical player set to enter Bulgaria’s banking sector

Hamburg-based boutique private lender Varengold Bank intends to open a branch in Sofia after Bulgaria’s Eurofinance acquired a share in it

Retailers: Almost All Report Higher Sales

Increased consumption is reflected in the sales of the retailers which grow over 10% in the top-30 group

Transport: Hunger for Truck Drivers

State-owned railway infrastructure company climbs to the top as road carriers lose revenues due to new EU regulations and unpredictable zones such as Turkey

Bulgaria: Unfit for Brexit

Sofia is set to be a bystander in the process of the UK leaving the EU, although it will be in its epicenter during its presidency of the bloc

Borissov 3.0: the European patriot

The new government will reaffirm Bulgaria's euroatlantic orientation to balance the increased power of the nationalist parties

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Exotic coalitions could emerge after upcoming snap vote

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