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Metals, Munitions, and Rice: A Look Inside Bulgaria's Exports

Metals, Munitions, and Rice: A Look Inside Bulgaria's Exports

Bulgaria's primary exports are copper and its products, with sales reaching a record 4.2 billion euro in 2024.


Bulgarian industry awaits the (indirect) effects of Trump's tariffs

Bulgarian industry awaits the (indirect) effects of Trump's tariffs

Direct exports to the US are small, but there will be a negative impact on the supply chain


"Europe" to Serbia: Highway through construction hell

"Europe" to Serbia: Highway through construction hell

The next section of the motorway to be finally completed is the one linking Sofia to Serbia’s Dimitrovgrad






The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

K Insights 13/12


The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The borders will be open on 1 January 2025, but Bulgaria’s infrastructure will have a hard time absorbing all the traffic


Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Moscow’s "ghost fleet" of tankers undercuts marine fuel prices just off Bulgarian territorial waters and might be circumventing EU sanctions





Ruse truck parking scheme: Taki’s shadow at the Bulgarian-Romanian border

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



The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment


The week: Finally, some money for the cities

The week: Finally, some money for the cities

Money for the regions, Mud for political enemies, Solar for our neighbors


A customs boss, a police chief and a "very expensive" watch: the first strike of the new anti-corruption agency

A customs boss, a police chief and a "very expensive" watch: the first strike of the new anti-corruption agency

Two strange stories from last week converge into one


The week: Entering the euro - what's love got to do with it

The week: Entering the euro - what's love got to do with it

Trust and the Euro, How to make money disappear, Customs in disarray