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Machines and equipment: Growth in high gear

Machines and equipment: Growth in high gear

The revenue of the top 70 manufacturers rose by 26% to over 15 billion levs in 2022


The week: Emperor Mihaylov lets Sofia burn

The week: Emperor Mihaylov lets Sofia burn

The 1989 of Bulgarian Football, Economy slows down, The ups&downs of Burgas


Bulgaria’s Ideal Standard - Vidima to become part of Germany’s Villeroy & Boch

Bulgaria’s Ideal Standard - Vidima to become part of Germany’s Villeroy & Boch

The transaction values Ideal Standard Group at 600 million euro and is expected to be completed in early 2024


Local elections, round 2: Terziev in knife edge Sofia victory, GERB’s regional hegemony cracks

Local elections, round 2: Terziev in knife edge Sofia victory, GERB’s regional hegemony cracks

Record-low turnout, a very colorful picture across the country and a vengeful Borissov


The week: No country for new dogs

The week: No country for new dogs

What Plovdiv teaches us about Bulgaria, 50 Shades of grey money, and some horror (thankfully, on the screen)


Bulgaria is still a captured state. The machine voting debacle proved it

Bulgaria is still a captured state. The machine voting debacle proved it

The last-minute alteration of the voting rules showed that Bulgaria remains governed by a corrupt Mafia



Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna

Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna

The ballot was marred by a fabricated scandal that eliminated machine voting



The week: It’s GERB’s election to lose. Again.

The week: It’s GERB’s election to lose. Again.

Who’s going to run the cities, is there a Recovery Plan at all, what is a Russian-born oligarch doing in Plovdiv


100 days of the Denkov-Gabriel gov’t: what was (not) done?

100 days of the Denkov-Gabriel gov’t: what was (not) done?

Beyond its pro-Ukrainian tilt, the cabinet has so far only been noted for its appointment scandals, its dependency on MRF and the absence of promised key reforms


The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations

The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations

Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability


Leaks: How Bulgarian gas mafia and Boyko Borissov made a deal with Putin for Turkstream

Leaks: How Bulgarian gas mafia and Boyko Borissov made a deal with Putin for Turkstream

The documents depict secret arrangements violating public procurement procedures and obeying Russian corporate interests



BHTC plans further expansion in Bulgaria, 1 bln levs turnover in five years

BHTC plans further expansion in Bulgaria, 1 bln levs turnover in five years

The German manufacturer of automotive climate control systems will invest a further 10 to 20 million euro in its plant near Sofia


Cupffee's waffle coffee cups raise EUR 1.8 m

Cupffee's waffle coffee cups raise EUR 1.8 m

The Plovdiv-based manufacturer of edible cups works with global clients including Lavazza, Bosch and Lidl


The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won

The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won

K Insights newsletter 26/05


Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government

Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government

It will be formed with the second mandate of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and will have Mariya Gabriel as his deputy. They will then swap positions after nine months.


Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine

Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine

Kozloduy NPP is one of the most profitable companies in South-East Europe