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The week: The case of the missing investments, (G)rain of protests, renewables boom
How not to lose another decade

Why investment activity in Bulgaria is so slow
Low investment rates limit the country’s long-term potential for economic growth

How 400 million levs in uncollected fines contribute to Bulgaria’s road carnage
The lack of control and sanctions to enforce the right-of-way for pedestrians at crosswalks lead to less revenue for the state - and more casualties

Bulgaria’s 100 largest companies: record revenue and profits for 2022
The Ukraine war has pushed the turnover of the companies in the K100 ranking to BGN 132 billion, or 60% up on the year before

Leaks: How Bulgarian gas mafia and Boyko Borissov made a deal with Putin for Turkstream
The documents depict secret arrangements violating public procurement procedures and obeying Russian corporate interests

The blockade of the Danube Bridge
The estimated value of the repairs is BGN 21 million and will take 2 years to finish. Meanwhile, there is no alternative route

N. Macedonia on the rocky road to European integration
The inclusion of Bulgarians in the Basic Law faces a plethora of obstacles

Bulgarian economy losing steam
GDP growth stands at 1.8% y/y in the second quarter, with consumption remaining the primary driver

The "Skull" is back: What’s next for fugitive gambling oligarch Vassil Bozhkov
The shady businessman’s self-imposed exile in Dubai ended abruptly - and surprisingly - last Friday

Balkan Industrial Park to operate the first closed electricity distribution grid in Bulgaria
A huge solar park in Lovech is intended to supply power to future investors

Marc Stockli, Entrepreneurs' Organization: A successful entrepreneur must be adaptable to change
The Global Chairman of the Entrepreneurs' Organization speaks of the challenges leaders face

Immigration instead of integration: where are the Roma and why it matters (part II)
Between 40 and 50% of the country's Roma community now work abroad, bringing money into the country - but the state does not care

Sofia Airport to have new look in 2030
The concessionaire will renovate Terminal 2 and build a new one next to it

Is Constitutional reform still-born?
WCC-DB successfully involved their non-coalition partners from GERB and MRF in their bid to mend the judiciary, but the process has barely started - and can be torpedoed at any point

Build the damn roads. Build the damn railways. Do something, for Christ’s sake
Build the roads, search for gas in the sea, a Ukrainian hit-list and Lukoil is in for some trouble

Who needs energy? Small Bulgarian municipality again thwarts BGN 1 billion wind park
The local authority attempts to bypass a final ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court that would block the major investment in renewable energy

Bulgaria's housing prices soar ten times faster than the EU average
Low-interest mortgage loans and inflation are the main drivers

How Rissmann decided to expand production in Bulgaria
The German company is building its own factory for luxury packaging