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The week: Some lessons from Romania, handshakes in Parliament, and a call to people who love cities
K Insights newsletter: 21/04

Housing loans in Bulgaria rank among the EU’s cheapest
Over-liquidity at local banks and the BNB’s policy ease the ECB tightening

Nikola Stoyanov, Luximmo: Bulgarians are buying real estate abroad, especially in Greece, Dubai and Spain
The richest are attracted to the French Riviera and more recently the alpine resorts, the founder and manager of a high-end real estate agency tells "Capital"

The Donev cabinet’s appeasement of Gazprom may cost Bulgaria dearly
The potential restart of payments - in rubles - to the Russian gas giant, advocated by President Radev’s caretaker cabinet could incur 1.8 billion euro in damages for Sofia

The Bulgarian startup ecosystem is losing momentum
The country has built a good reputation on account of its digital infrastructure, low costs and technical talent, but it’s still being overtaken

The history of a veto: How Bulgaria’s stance on Skopje evolved
Sofia has hardened its position vis-a-vis Skopje quietly, but consistently in the past three years, practically sabotaging Western Balkan EU integration

The first Bulgarian unicorn
Payhawk, the fintech startup founded by Hristo Borissov and Boyko Karadzhov, was valued at 1 billion dollars after a new investment round led by US fund Lightspeed Venture Partners

Plovdiv: the favourite of investors and tourists
The second-largest Bulgarian city is among the leaders of two rankings – of best tourist destinations in Europe and of small cities most attractive to foreign investors

That's a "No" Skopje, the storm of the vaccinated anti-vaxxers and lights are off at the end of the tunnel
Radev keeps the reigns of N. Macedonia policy, the rise of the (jabbed) anti-vaxers and bye-bye to Sotir Tsatsarov

2021: Bulgaria in cultural highlights
How the year fared for local literature, cinema and contemporary art

New investment values Bulgaria’s Payhawk at 570 million dollars
San Francisco-based Greenoaks provides half of the fresh funding of 112 million dollars

The Wines and Wineries of Western Thrace
The regions of Plovdiv and Pazardzhik are a treasure trove for lovers of high-quality locally sourced red wines

A step away from OECD membership
Bulgaria has a real chance to become one of six new members of the "club of mostly rich countries" soon

The Week: A shipwreck of a state, record low interest rates and how to find friends in Bulgaria
COVID-19 mortality is still very high, a 30% rise in gas prices

Christo in Paris: L’Art de Triomphe
"L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped", the posthumous work of the Bulgarian-born contemporary artist, is connected in more than one way to his country of origin

The Week: Plovdiv wins clean air battle, no cabinet in sight and an Olympic gold
Can you clean Plovdiv in a year, why industry in Bulgaria shut down for a week and who jumped into the deep end of politics