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The week: A road tragedy
Roads to die for, Starlink comes to Bulgaria, Industry hits the brakes (construction, of course, excluded)

10 Years After the Collapse of CCB: Where Are the Key Figures Now?
A decade after the closure of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), there are still no convictions, and the mega-trial for draining its accounts is going nowhere

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

Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last
From the New Orleans police department to the port of Lagos, several key principles can create a culture of integrity, Oxford professor Christopher Stone argues

Ruse truck parking scheme: Taki’s shadow at the Bulgarian-Romanian border
The private truck parking facility was launched by the municipality of Ruse and is linked to the same entities controlling the Kapitan Andreevo crossing at Bulgaria's border with Turkey

Bulgaria has utilized only 4% of European funds since 2021
For the first time since joining the EU, Bulgaria has got along with almost no European funding for several years

Nir Zavaro and the importance of storytelling in business
The Israeli entrepreneur shares tips on how to keep your audience engaged in his new book F*ck the slides

The week: Bulgaria's coal reckoning - this is not the 80's
Why Stara Zagora is no Yorkshire, what the hell is happening on the housing market and a Bright Mind

How Bulgaria’s pop stars started fighting the "gender" wars
Although Bulgarian music often imitates Western trends, in recent times revered artists have tried to reconnect with their audiences by demonstrating mistrust in democracy and liberal values

The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won
K Insights newsletter 26/05

The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist
Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)

The Cult of Nexo
How the Bulgarian company convinced itself, its employees and its customers that all accusations against it were a conspiracy - or FUD

Growth in housing prices in Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas
In the two seaside cities deals increased at the beginning of 2022, but in Plovdiv their number decreased slightly

Bulgaria: further away from Russia’s claws, but still close enough
An unprecedented diplomatic row between Russia and Bulgaria as the latter plunged into a political crisis

Michael Ignatieff: The History That Got Us Here
The Canadian historian, politician and author reflects on the Russian war against Ukraine, why it happened - and where it might bring us

The week: It's all going well if you are a bank, but not if you're a mayor, and a small village has a big waste problem
The honeymoon ends fast for the new government, economic optimism rises

If you can’t silence them, SLAPP them: a new wave of judicial attacks hits Bulgarian media
Court cases targeting critical journalists and publications intensify