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Illegal road repairs worth billions
A cross-ministerial probe found that much of the money paid for roadworks and maintenance has been illegally allocated

The week: First industrial strike in 7 years, Special courts closed down, Bulgarian MIT opens-up
K Insights 15/04: One more thing to worry about this year, and at least two things to be hopeful about

Houston, we have a (coalition and inflation) problem - but also a Resilience plan, at last
Ceaseless troubles for the ruling majority; more, yet pricier F-16s on the way & downgraded GDP forecast

Bulgaria to suffer weaker growth, higher inflation over war in Ukraine
Exports to Russia and Ukraine account for only 2.4% of Bulgaria’s total, but supply chains have been destroyed

If Only We Could Predict Inflation or Why there are no super-wealthy economists
Should the fixed income market turn out to be correct once again, and should recession loom, inflation talk will not only cease but we will yearn for a return to price growth once businesses collapse and unemployment soars

The week: Call them by their names, planes to Skopje and Bangkok, and the Recovery plan is back
F-16 are not on the horizon, while trains are

Bulgaria’s budget 2022: too generous and risky
The finance ministry proposed a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit equivalent to 4.1% of planned GDP and significant debt growth

The week: It's all going well if you are a bank, but not if you're a mayor, and a small village has a big waste problem
The honeymoon ends fast for the new government, economic optimism rises

A reluctant NATO ally, OECD invitation 15 years in the waiting and a new name for Telenor
Sofia hopes for the best - and not much more - in NATO-Russia clash, Telenor turns into Yettel and changes coming to the Energy regulator

The Russians are here! (again), The Macedonians are not, and (almost) everyone leaves Burgas
The silent cyber-war, flights & fights with a neighbor, go easy with the Energy regulator