The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles

The unenviable task of trying to explain all this

The day in 3 news: Second mandate passed to WCC-DB amid turmoil; Defence costs could pass 1 billion; Radev attacks Vassilev over recording

The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won

K Insights newsletter 26/05

Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government

It will be formed with the second mandate of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and will have Mariya Gabriel as his deputy. They will then swap positions after nine months.

The week: A prosecutor-general heads out, an EUcommissioner comes in, and an American president drops by

Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine

Kozloduy NPP is one of the most profitable companies in South-East Europe

Doing business in Romania: examples of successful Bulgarian companies

Which are the Bulgarian companies that reap the benefits of the closeness to one of the fastest growing European markets

How Romania overtook Bulgaria

The biggest difference between the two countries is the degree of success in their fight against corruption

The week: A genuinely bold idea, cross-party ‘friendship’ fizzles out, a ‘superhero’ targeted by evildoers

Let’s dream big

The week: Are parties going to agree on anything, the Azeri gas gambit and BNB cools down crediting

Coalition with GERB? Don’t look at what he says, look at what they do

The day in 3 news: GERB, WCC-DB agree on Budget; Cheap electricity in April; NOTE buys ATM Electronics

The day in 3 news: Higher reserve requirements for banks; Fewer university students; Problem gamblers apply to register

"Unconventional proposal." Are GERB and WCC-DB working towards a gov’t?

In a sign of goodwill, the leaders of the two factions met for the first time on Tuesday, but a breakthrough remains far off

The week: Some lessons from Romania, handshakes in Parliament, and a call to people who love cities

K Insights newsletter: 21/04

The day in 3 news: Borissov visits Radev; Mutual funds get more investments; ContourGlobal has new director

KBC Bank Bulgaria wraps up legal merger into United Bulgarian Bank

The two banks’ operational unification will take a year or so

Bulgarian diesel exports to Ukraine slow down after initial flourish

The secrets behind the Bulgarian export lies in various local players

The week: Borissov is back, The Yellow brick road of sorrow and the electoral queen from Varna

K Insights newsletter 07/04

GERB narrowly wins Sunday vote, but cabinet still unlikely

The big winners of the vote are the Russophiles from Vazrazhdane, while for the reformist coalition the sum turns out to be less than its parts

The day in 3 news: Pollsters predict knife-edge result on Sunday; Kovesi probes BGN 1 billion worth of abuses; Changes in FMFIB management