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Protests, corruption and hiding from fans: Bulgaria’s football reaches a boiling point
Bulgarian football is going down for years, but the exclamation point is now

The biggest agricultural companies: In the fields of war
Bulgarian grain growers and retailers earned higher revenues and profits in 2022, but face tough seasons ahead

The week: Varna’s promise, Sofia’s divide, WCC's suspicious Brussels move, BG Football's dictator moment
K insights newsletter: 10.11

Bulgaria’s least indebted 50 companies in 2022
The average debt-to-asset ratio remains near 50%, narrowing slightly

Bulgarian housing prices soar as Eurozone ones fall for the first time in years
Records double-digit growth of prices fueled by a housing loan boom meets plummeting demand

The end of Barcelonagate? Borissov’s whitewashing continues as planned
Despite the change of leadership, the State Prosecution has buried one more high-profile case against a top brass politician

Top earners of 2022
Metals, chemicals, energy, weapons and a bit of gambling business: an unsurprising mix during a year marked by Russia's war on Ukraine

Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe
Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

The week: The day of the Second Payment has arrived
One EU instrument which actually works, Wars bring the Balkans closer, The 6 centers of Bulgaria

A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part I
Anton Zingarevich, the son of a Russian billionaire, has reduced several sports clubs worldwide to ruin. Now Botev Plovdiv is on the line.

Why investment activity in Bulgaria is so slow
Low investment rates limit the country’s long-term potential for economic growth

From BGN 1.6 billion to BGN 307 million - how Kozloduy NPP's profits collapsed
The average selling price of nuclear electricity falls by 51% to BGN 163.86/MWh in the first half of 2023.

Higher expenses erode Bulgaria’s budget surplus in August
After two months of being in surplus, state finances swung to deficit

Bulgarian economy losing steam
GDP growth stands at 1.8% y/y in the second quarter, with consumption remaining the primary driver

The founder of the largest Bulgarian insurer has been shot in Sofia
Alexey Petrov - founder of Lev Ins, which insured the reconstruction of Camp Nou, was a visible remnant of the 90s and a key figure in business and politics

Immigration instead of integration: how the Roma left Bulgaria (part I)
Between 40 and 50% of the country's Roma community now work abroad, bringing money into the country - but the state does not care