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The week: A new coalition was born, the billions for the road cartel were halted, what the hell has gone wrong with the Bulgarian army
"We will bring you down", we have 2.5 billion reasons to do so + an MP not afraid of going back to her village
All plans for inflation and growth will be reconsidered: Finance minister Assen Vassilev
We have no signals that 2024 is not an achievable target date for the adoption of the euro, says the Deputy Prime Minister
Yanis Varoufakis: Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone would be a mistake
The thinker, writer and ex-Greek finance minister talks to K Insights on the EU and why the Recovery and Resilience package was a mistake
The risky gambit with government debt
The Bulgarian caretaker cabinet’s decision to not issue government bonds on the international market hasn’t worked well
When long-time leaders refuse to leave; the shortest-lived Parliament in a 100 years; tourists are welcome
K Insights 30/04: What do football and politics have in common, dubious court about to be disbanded
Borissov’s budgetary legacy
The next government will inherit a deficit and a thinning fiscal reserve
Budget revenues rise even during the pandemic
Bulgaria’s budget gap widened in 2020 but the worst forecasts failed to materialize
Corona-debt
Bulgaria raised 2.5 billion euro through the sale of Eurobonds under favorable conditions in September. The question is what the GERB-led government coalition will do with the money
Bulgarian Development Bank’s New Leadership
A dubious loan stirred public uproar in April, leading to the quick dismissal of the bank’s management but the new team seems unlikely to fix the systemic problems at the state-owned lender
Time for new debt
The higher ceiling for new debt issuance gives the Bulgarian government more fiscal room for policy-making
Bulgaria revamps budget as coronavirus bites
The government has revised the 2020 budget to cope with the fiscal fallout from the coronavirus crisis
Is State Capitalism Marching On?
Within a brief period, Bulgaria’s government has aggressively injected billions of levs into key sectors, and has effectively started nationalizing businesses
Economic outlook for Bulgaria remains (relatively) rosy
The chances of an impending recession are slim, the country’s forecast looks good compared to rising pessimism in Europe
The big spending spree
Government expenditures are set to reach record heights in next year’s budget but distribution of the money is expected to be as inefficient a process as ever.
The Anchor of Bulgarian Economy
The currency board, probably the only unquestionable institution in Bulgaria, is viewed as a facilitator for accession to the Eurozone