The week: A road tragedy

Roads to die for, Starlink comes to Bulgaria, Industry hits the brakes (construction, of course, excluded)

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria’s shadow economy is EU’s highest; North Macedonian families grateful for Sofia care; Non-alcoholic beer consumption soars

Top 3 banks in Bulgaria distribute BGN 750 million in dividends

Last year's record will not fall because Unicredit Bulbank will capitalize nearly BGN 950 million

Podari Vreme.bg: How a foundation became the owner of an AI company

Part of the dividends from two IT startups support many children in orphanages across the country

The day in 3 news: Alpha Bank seals property sales in Bulgaria; Staff protest at military factory Terem-Khan Krum; MECH dissolution is disputed

Will Bulgaria get an AI factory?

A large data center can be a huge drain on a country’s energy grid

Mortgage lending boosts Bulgarian banks’ 2024 profit to 3.7 bln levs

DSK, Unicredit Bulbank lead the ranking with nearly a billion levs in profit each

Who remains in the race for Lukoil’s Bulgarian business

The Russian oil giant narrows the list of candidates, strong contenders include Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, Hungary’s MOL and possibly Turkey’s Cengiz

You scream, I scream, but no ice cream: Unilever abandons Bulgarian production plant

The second biggest ice cream producer shuts doors

The day in 3 news: Hydropower plants fitted with energy storage systems; Lukoil’s Bulgarian assets up for sale; Zero tolerance for train accidents in safety overhaul

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

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The week: Schengen will transform Bulgaria, Business says it will die without state aid, What’s an Old Style Church?

Mondi suddenly bids farewell to Bulgaria

The UK group is closing its paper mill in the town of Stamboliyski, sale is still an option

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

The week: Drained to zero

Bulgaria loves a scam, Big trouble brews for TurkStream and a Romanian Tik-Tok warning

Payhawk doubles revenues, but also reports significant loss

Revenues for 2023 have grown to 12.6 million euros, but the negative financial result swells to almost 35 million euro

Bulgarian Banks Post-Peak: Shrinking Margins and Slowing Profit Growth

Shrinking margins have effectively reduced the sector's annual profit growth rate to nearly zero

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

The day in 3 news: GERB cites speaker as precondition for talks; Bank profits slow; Deal signed for Kozloduy Units 7 and 8

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

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