A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part II

Two years after the arrival of Russian oligarch’s son Anton Zingarevich, the finances of the leading Plovdiv football club in Plovdiv are a mystery

Bulgaria’s fintech sector grows in H1 2023

Companies report increase in assets and consumers, expand product offerings

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria to buy US combat vehicles; Credit cools down; Restaurants could keep the 9% VAT rate

The week in news: Bank loans going strong, Borissov’s locker closed, a new stock exchange index is launched

The week in news: Mass rallies after vicious assault on woman; the big deals of the week; Bank profits and a 0.5 billion budget surplus

The week: Military investment is knocking on the door, A budget is born, and a Bulgarian business boom

K Insights 28/07

The day in 3 news: MPs to vote for the future of Lukoil in Bulgaria; Loans increase, risky ones also; Electricity demand in Bulgaria slows by 6%

Bulgaria's housing prices soar ten times faster than the EU average

Low-interest mortgage loans and inflation are the main drivers

Agropolychim to double nitrogen fertilizer production with 250 million euro investment

The Devnya-based plant will increase its capacity to 1.5 million tons in five years

The day in 3 news: Telerik’s Terziev to run for Sofia’s mayor; First IPO of the year; Profilink to produce aluminum

Bulgarian banks' profit soars to 1 bln levs in the first four months of 2023

Expanding net interest income remains the main growth driver

The day in 3 news: Denkov-Gabriel cabinet approved; Petkov’s immunity also sought; NEC records BGN 1 billion in profits

Nesebar sees record number of real estate deals in 2022

On a national scale, the property market is gradually cooling down but no rapid changes are expected

The week: A genuinely bold idea, cross-party ‘friendship’ fizzles out, a ‘superhero’ targeted by evildoers

Let’s dream big

K10: The best banks of 2022

Unicredit Bulbank ranks first in Capital’s ranking, displacing the other traditional champion DSK from the top

Rollplast completes 110 million levs window plant

The company invested 30 million levs in the last stage of the project in Kostinbrod

The day in 3 news: Higher reserve requirements for banks; Fewer university students; Problem gamblers apply to register

The day in 3 news: 1bn telecom deal with Saudis; DPS ‘wins too big’ in some areas; Unicredit gets top banking spot

KBC Bank Bulgaria wraps up legal merger into United Bulgarian Bank

The two banks’ operational unification will take a year or so

Andrius Biceika, Revolut: Sofia ranks 8th in our Top 10 Cities by Users

The deputy CEO of the fintech giant will participate in the Capital Fintech and Insurtech Summit conference