Can Bulgaria become a regional battery hub?

The country has the potential to become a regional leader in energy storage - if it doesn't blow its own chances

The day in 3 news: Bureaucratic filibuster to stall budget; Corruption concerns over missing 500 mln. levs; Vote recount result alters Parliament make-up

NEK’s new batteries

The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

The day in 3 news: Inflation up but Eurozone criteria still feasible; EBRD joins Belgian fund in expanding retail park market; Partners eye Sofia’s budget plan

Finally a regular cabinet: a strange GERB-led coalition

TISP and BSP join forces with their nominal top nemesis and, with the help of Dogan’s MRF, push through an ordinary government

The day in 3 news: Sofia on the cusp of the Eurozone; Green Innovation’s IPO plans: Hydrogenera eyes 2025 listing; Trakia is accident hotspot

Over 40% of businesses expect 2025 to be worse – BIA survey

Glavchev’s caretaker cabinet has the approval of 21% of respondents, the judiciary garners only 1%, trust in parliament stands at 0%

Day in 3 news: Sofians urged to use public transport amid air pollution; Bulgarians love pasta; SoftwareOne buys Crayon for 1.4 billion

Global pizza chain Papa Johns enters Bulgaria

The first three outlets in Sofia are due to open by the end of the year, with expansion to other cities to follow

The day in 3 news: 2025 Draft Budget: A risky path forward; Threat to halt gas transit for Gazprom over debt; Proposed VAT changes for property sales

Abu Dhabi’s e& acquires majority stake in Yettel, CETIN

Czech PPF retains 50% minus one share in Yettel-branded telcos but keeps 100% in Bulgarian media group bTV

Lukoil: outbidding Bulgarian business is just starting

More than a dozen contestants, including KazMunayGas, Socar and MOLD, still vie for the future of the Russian group's assets in the country

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

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun

Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

The day in 3 news: Schengen membership very possible; Sofia mall changes ownership; BAS develops 3D skin model

The day in 3 news: Peevski excludes Dogan's faction; EC approves Yettel deal; BG-Alert test set for next week

The day in 3 news: Schengen entry possible in October, EU aid for poor harvest, Bulgaria leads in police spending

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers

The day in 3 news: Crypto regulation comes to Bulgaria; Medical sector pirates Oracle; European slowdown triggers domestic stagnation

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility

The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds