The day in 3 news: GERB, MRF dismiss potential alliance with WCC-DB; Struma highway to have 5G; Whooping cough epidemic declaration likely

Online Gambling Business’ Revenue Tops One Billion Levs

Internet betting grew by 12% in 2023. Lower taxation of offline betting creates a new market niche.

Vivacom Takes Over Bulsatcom in Bulgaria's Largest Telecom Merger

The largest merger in Bulgaria's telecom industry has received swift approval from the regulator without any conditions, yet not without others’ protests

The week: We’re still on the outskirts of an Empire, The most important regulator, Real estate deals keep coming down

A smuggler for a day: how migrants pass through Bulgaria

The story of a driver who transported refugees via the black market in Telegram

The week: The year ends on a high with a Budget and a Constitution, A ship company in trouble, and Russia gets slapped twice

K Insights Newsletter 22/12

The day in 3 news: Borissov: Orban will drop Schengen veto; Maximum insurance income pegged at 3700 levs; E-sales in 2023 spike

Leading telco Vivacom willing to buy Bulsatcom, A1 and Yettel object

The deal for the paid TV operator had sparked a heated dispute between the telcos

Telco war enters new phase, as anti-trust body clears acquisitions by Vivacom

A1 and Yettel have alerted the European regulators about "excessive concentration" of market share and power in the hands of their competitor

"Terrorism with possible intent": The failure to prosecute the NRA hacking

Four years after the NRA hack, prosecutors filed an indictment with numerous discrepancies that raise big questions

Christophe Leclercq, EurActiv: A wave of consolidation in the media sector will be a game-changer

A conversation with the founder of the leading EU news network about the merger with Mediahuis and European regulations of the media sector

The day in 3 news: Geshev survives bomb attack; Borissov dislikes cabinet proposed by WCC-DB; Gas price falls

How Bansko turned into a digital nomad hub

The Bulgarian ski resort attracts foreigners because of its low taxes, affordable prices and proximity to the mountains

Where digital nomads spend the night in Bulgaria

The concept of shared accommodation is gaining momentum in the capital and beyond

Bulsatcom deal shatters peace in Bulgarian telecom market

The competition authority must decide whether Vivacom is gaining too much control over the market after financing the purchase of the pay-TV operator

The day in 3 news: Insurer files record suit against media; BNB eyes economic slowdown in 2023; Telecoms fight over monopoly case

Top 5 furniture retailers’ turnover tops 0.5bn levs, online sales increase

Bulgarian producers’ output reached $600m in 2021

The day in 3 news: Vote to be overseen via mobile phones; 50% of Bulgarians do not shop online; Caravan leasing platform raises EUR 60 k

The Cult of Nexo

How the Bulgarian company convinced itself, its employees and its customers that all accusations against it were a conspiracy - or FUD

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

Last K Insights newsletter for 2022