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After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet
Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential

A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%

The Week: Dirty photos from a dirty past, A certificate you can’t travel with, Burgas port is for sale
K Insights 12/11: elections are upon us, polluted air also

The Week: The biggest Bulgarian bank you’ve never heard of, Winter is coming, come and meet the government
K Insights 08/10: 6 questions for N.Macedonia, Peevski appears

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

The Black Wednesday: The multimillion pit in the heart of Varna
How Varna Municipality paid 21 million euro in state money for a parking lot belonging to BSP mogul Georgi Gergov

The Week: Borissov is defeated, now what; an e-car maker (eventually) arrives and still no sign from Brussels
Fighter jets and politics, Bulgaria turning into Belgium, 8 billion leva in state gifts

The dark era of Bulgarian football
Over the past 15 years, professional football has turned into a closed system of interests, mired in corruption scandals and deteriorating quality. This might be finally coming to an end.

Between Sofia and Istanbul: the new beginning of Haskovo
The least developed region in South Bulgaria gains momentum and holds a promise for the future

A lady you don't want to meet, 3 ways to look at the economy, and why you have to watch your steps
K Insights 19/02: Economy fares better than forecast, why we don't have good trains

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


The Oligarchs' Coffer
The state-owned Bulgarian Development Bank has morphed from a small and medium-sized business aide to a lender of last resort for unstable and sometimes unsavory large companies

Meet the cities: The northern island
In spite of its infrastructure woes and the lack of large new investments, Varna remains a point of interest and a city full of subdued energy. It’s time to release that energy and support it.

GP Group – a business very well connected
The story of the biggest construction company in Bulgaria is a showcase of local business practices

When it walks like corruption, when it quacks like corruption
While the Bulgarian authorities appear to be cracking down on some allegedly corrupt officials and businessmen, oligarchic interests favored by those in power receive a significant economic boost