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State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

Public spending will underpin higher growth rates, private consumption will slow down


Bulgargaz is technically bankrupt. What’s next?

Bulgargaz is technically bankrupt. What’s next?

The state-owned gas monopoly’s market share is declining and it is experiencing major financial losses


Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Bulgaria’s abdication regarding its international affairs will soon make it obsolete and isolated


Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip

Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip

Due to the lack of an overall vision and the questionable capacity of the companies hired, the revamp of the airbase may not be completed when the F-16 fighters arrive


The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

5 bln. euros down the drain, A Bulgarian military drone, and Peevski's list is out



Bulgaria’s new dam is here - finally

Bulgaria’s new dam is here - finally

The facility has been under construction for eight years and has already experienced many ups and downs in the process


The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

Anti-corruption is difficult everywhere, 79 regulatory seats for the taking (if we discount the Patriarch’s and the PM’s)


American EXIM Bank will finance new Bulgarian reactors at Kozloduy NPP

American EXIM Bank will finance new Bulgarian reactors at Kozloduy NPP

EXIM Bank can also finance up to 40% of the Bulgarian share


First Investment Bank up for sale - sources

First Investment Bank up for sale - sources

UniCredit Bulbank and Postbank vie to acquire Bulgaria’s fifth largest lender


Schneider Electric to build second factory near Plovdiv

Schneider Electric to build second factory near Plovdiv

Investment in the project’s first phase costs 107 million levs, production to start in 2025



Louis Vuitton bags, millions of euro and no sign of corruption: the Bozhkov lottery story

Louis Vuitton bags, millions of euro and no sign of corruption: the Bozhkov lottery story

The full text of the decree terminating the case for extortion of the mogul by Boyko Borissov and Vladislav Goranov gives a detailed chronology of the affair, but won’t reach court


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%.




Why investment activity in Bulgaria is so slow

Why investment activity in Bulgaria is so slow

Low investment rates limit the country’s long-term potential for economic growth


Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects

Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects

Both the purchase of anti-ship rockets and armored vehicles might happen via direct negotiations with sellers instead of bids, which brings risks



The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations

The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations

Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability