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NEK’s new batteries
The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

Mortgage lending boosts Bulgarian banks’ 2024 profit to 3.7 bln levs
DSK, Unicredit Bulbank lead the ranking with nearly a billion levs in profit each

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

Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed
Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country

Is Bulgaria becoming a liability for the EU?
Corruption and the (mal)functioning of the judiciary are no longer national problems - they also concern Europe

Abu Dhabi’s e& acquires majority stake in Yettel, CETIN
Czech PPF retains 50% minus one share in Yettel-branded telcos but keeps 100% in Bulgarian media group bTV

Bulgargaz is technically bankrupt. What’s next?
The state-owned gas monopoly’s market share is declining and it is experiencing major financial losses

Lukoil: outbidding Bulgarian business is just starting
More than a dozen contestants, including KazMunayGas, Socar and MOLD, still vie for the future of the Russian group's assets in the country

The week: Poles apart
The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune

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

Generali to acquire Doverie, one of Bulgaria’s biggest health insurance funds
The transaction is expected to be finalized after receiving regulatory clearance

BrightCap launches second venture capital fund with 60 million euros
The team will look for young software companies in which to invest between 400 thousand and 3 million euros in exchange for shares

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map
We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison

Where did Velichie come from and where are they headed?
The new protest party rode on the wave of social media and sounds even more extreme than Vazrazhdane - can it be tamed?

The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble
K Insights newsletter: 17/05


The week: What a Big Mac can tell us about the future of Sofia
Sofia gets really expensive, Peevski gets a post, and Real Estate keeps booming