The day in 3 news: Nexo pays fine and leaves US market; Vitosha Venture closes 3 deals; A (non-existent) ski season

Nexo co-founders and executives charged as an organized crime group in Bulgaria

Charges ignite political firestorm in the country, while the company continues to operate worldwide

Kaufland remains largest Bulgarian retailer for 12th consecutive year

The sector grew by 13% on average in 2021, with total sales reaching 10.7 billion levs

Bulgarian economy to slow down in 2023

Institutions don’t bet on a recession in their forecasts for 2023 but there are problems

Biggest pharma companies’ revenue grows 10% in 2021

Leaders Sopharma Trading and Phoenix approach a turnover of billion levs each

The week: Some good vibes for Christmas; Lukoil suddenly is very cooperative; The curious case of Bulsatcom

Last K Insights newsletter for 2022

The day in 3 news: GERB cabinet attempt fails; Inflation decreases; Bulgarians choose digital purchases

Petar Andronov, KBC Group: The main prognosis is for a "soft recession"

Belgian KBC Group expects 0.7% GDP growth in Bulgaria for 2023

The Top 100 Bulgarian companies: Extreme growth

Capital Weekly’s 2022 ranking of the 100 largest companies in Bulgaria shows that giants’ earnings soared by 38% in 2021, with firms from the energy, fuels, grains and metals sectors at the helm

Not enough people: Bulgarian universities and firms struggle to recruit

Bulgarian companies from all sectors seek to hire 200,000 new employees - but workers are proving elusive

The day in 3 news: Exports forecast to slow; Salaries grew in summer by nearly 15%; Pet market grows rapidly

Monthly Startup News: Gov’t launches startup visas, Eleven introduces Unicorn Deal program, Coffee trading platform Almacena raises 3.5 mln euro

Here’s what happened in Bulgaria’s startup ecosystem in October

The day in 3 news: President to begin talks with parties; 2023 State Budget sees further increase in pensions; Wage rise of 8% expected next year

Bulgarian VC fund Eleven invests 1 million euro in North Macedonia’s startup Native Teams

Native Teams is a work payments platform for freelance and remote workers

The week: A few remarks before the new Parliament begins, how not to build highways, and an economist to follow

Penny (or kopeika) for your thoughts

The day in 3 news: Protests in Sofia; Border checkpoint "Captain Andreevo" becomes ‘object of national security’; Bulgarian exports rise by 41.6%

The day in 3 news: No let-up in Bulgaria’s inflation; WCC rejects any deal with GERB; Gas storage in Europe is almost full

The week: From Ruse to Sofia, or why elections might not be all that important

Another election looms, Lukoil and Nexo lurch to fresh crisis and Ruse has some things going for it

The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news