The day in 3 news: Growth outlook remains positive despite trade war; AI pioneer sees high growth in 2024; Banking sector on the up

AI wants electricity, water and land. Bulgaria has them all

Bulgaria can attract AI gigafactories with free energy capacity and suitable land, but a unified national offer to the tech giants is needed

Sofia Tech Park unveils its upgraded supercomputer Discoverer+

The Bulgarian supercomputer will be a part of the 2026 AI factory BRAIN++

The week: An eagle has finally landed. Is it too late?

Defense modernization in slow motion, GDP crawls up towards EU average and a Discoverer+ supercomputer

Day in 3 news: First no-confidence vote against Zhelyazkov’s government fails; Market Links: MRF-Peevski rises to third place in polls; Sofia Tech Park presents upgraded supercomputer

BRAIN++ and Bulgaria’s bid for AI relevancy

With funding from the state and the EU, INSAIT Sofia Tech Park will build a center that will give access to local businesses and administration for great computational power

The day in 3 news: Constitutional Court annuls election of 16 MPs; Elatsite Med secures mine concession until 2041; Bulgaria to host one of the EU's AI Factories

The day in 3 news: Satellite company EnduroSat wins 20m euro; SiteGround expands tie-in with Teach for Bulgaria with 450k levs donation; Budget sees high debt and creative accounting

Will Bulgaria get an AI factory?

A large data center can be a huge drain on a country’s energy grid

From Football to AgriTech: Why Jota Peleteiro Chose Innovative Agriculture

The former Spanish professional footballer founded the company Groinn and developed an innovative device revolutionizing agriculture

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

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The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

The day in 3 news: Parties start to set out their coalition stalls; Key Sofia location sells to tenant; Stara Zagora draws big investor

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

The week: Why Nations Fail in football and elections

One night in Belfast, What is wrong with the Air Force, Varna ex-mayor is sinking

BlackPeak Capital invests 8 million euros in Vratsa-based Intelligent Security Systems for a 42% stake

The manufacturer of electromechanical components was founded 30 years ago and has 220 employees and 28 million levs in revenue

The day in 3 news: New VAT rules for 2025; Vratsa firm boosted after capital hike; ESO still on the up despite downturn

EnduroSat expanding in a building it bought for 20-21 million euro

The property in Sofia that once housed the Bulgarian HQ of Greece’s Alpha Bank, has been vacant for eight years because of a lawsuit between the lender and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences who owned the land underneath

Mondelēz to invest 40 million dollars in new production line in Bulgaria

The project in the Svoge-based factory is expected to be completed within two years

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility

The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds