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The week: Schengen on the horizon

The week: Schengen on the horizon

Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt





The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

K Insights Newsletter 01/11



Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model


Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun

Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now


Stabilization of the Office Market in Sofia Ahead of a New Wave of Projects in 2025

Stabilization of the Office Market in Sofia Ahead of a New Wave of Projects in 2025

In the next two and a half years, approximately 220,000 square meters of new offices are expected to be completed.


Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last

Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last

From the New Orleans police department to the port of Lagos, several key principles can create a culture of integrity, Oxford professor Christopher Stone argues


The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

Anti-corruption is difficult everywhere, 79 regulatory seats for the taking (if we discount the Patriarch’s and the PM’s)





Elections 2024: GERB wins convincingly, but forming a majority might prove elusive

Elections 2024: GERB wins convincingly, but forming a majority might prove elusive

Extremely low turnout and the unexpected rise of a new radical party on TikTok expose the deepening representation crisis


As wage hikes drive economic growth in Bulgaria, inflation fails to meet euro adoption criterion

As wage hikes drive economic growth in Bulgaria, inflation fails to meet euro adoption criterion

GDP grows by 1.7% in the first quarter, an increase of between 2% and 3% is forecast for this year


The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble

The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble

K Insights newsletter: 17/05




How the Half-Baked Constitutional Changes Brought Back GERB

How the Half-Baked Constitutional Changes Brought Back GERB

And Other Problems with the Upcoming Early Vote