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How Ruja Ignatova got protection from an underground boss
The hidden story of OneCoin founder and her relations to Hristoforos Amanatidis - Taki

Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe
Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

What happened to Bulgaria’s largest builder?
Veliko Zhelev, the boss of infrastructure giant Hirdrostroy, was briefly arrested last week for harassing an employee. Is there more to this story than meets the eye?

The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds
EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news

VIPs in the energy sector - who to watch out for in Bulgaria
Valentin Zlatev, Ahmed Dogan and Hristo Kovachki - three of the obscure, but key faces of Bulgarian energy

The Week: Russia’s silent move, Parliament in mayhem, Housing market booms
Old faces, new falls from grace and a BMW you can buy cheap

The silent gas war Russia is winning
After decades of dictating the natural gas imports in Bulgaria, the Russians are intent on entering the internal market and reshaping the sector

Construction business: the largest builder in Bulgaria
How Veliko Zhelev turned his Hidrostroy company into an empire

How to spend secretly 100 million euro in Sofia; a breath of fresh air in the Parliament; exports are back on track
KInsights 17/04: A Russian billionaire in Sofia, a feisty old lady in the Parliament and the 6 billion euro everyone is talking about

Who owns Bulgaria’s beaches?
Beach concessions remain reserved territory for selected players - mainly people said to have been connected with mafia-style structures in the past and owners of big hotel chains

Borissov’s house of cards is shaking
The Bulgarian prime minister is facing a public storm, leaking of secrets and a rampant prosecution service. This promises turbulence ahead for him and the country.

No water to clean the garbage
Many Bulgarian towns live on water rationing and next to piles of imported waste because of intentional neglect by the authorities.

Top 25 in the fuel sector: The largest companies are at a crossroads
The sector performed well in 2018 but key challenges lie ahead – the Sofia Airport concession, the EU decision on trucks and the introduction of the toll tax in Bulgaria

Perestroika at Lukoil Bulgaria
Valentin Zlatev has been replaced after 20 years at the helm of the Russian company’s operations in the Balkan country