The day in 3 news: Bulgaria orders 35 high-tech electric trains; Sofia Metro leadership change sparks unrest; Agri-solar farms still a no

The day in 3 news: Growth outlook remains positive despite trade war; AI pioneer sees high growth in 2024; Banking sector on the up

AI wants electricity, water and land. Bulgaria has them all

Bulgaria can attract AI gigafactories with free energy capacity and suitable land, but a unified national offer to the tech giants is needed

The week: The fall of Dogan

The end of an Emperor, The return of Belene, Nexo invites Donald Trump Jr

Bulgarian industry awaits the (indirect) effects of Trump's tariffs

Direct exports to the US are small, but there will be a negative impact on the supply chain

Day in 3 news: Govt and Shell forge Black Sea deal; Donald Trump Jr. to visit Sofia; Housing prices surge by 200%

The day in 3 news: Child’s death sparks outrage over road safety; Sarafov on the hunt for MRF-MRF MP Rangelov; Sofia eyes role in fifth Industrial Revolution with AI Factory Plans

"Europe" to Serbia: Highway through construction hell

The next section of the motorway to be finally completed is the one linking Sofia to Serbia’s Dimitrovgrad

BRAIN++ and Bulgaria’s bid for AI relevancy

With funding from the state and the EU, INSAIT Sofia Tech Park will build a center that will give access to local businesses and administration for great computational power

The week: And justice for all?

The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

K Insights newsletter 07/03

Day in 3 news: PM convenes Security Council; Sofia ranks 3rd in employee salaries; Vakarel tunnel pipes already damaged

The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

Among the novelties is that the government now aims to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP

The day in 3 news: Violent protest in Sofia over Eurozone; Bulgaria still on money-laundering watchlist; Setting bad records for inflation

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push

Day in 3 news: Benefits freeze in draft budget; Bulgaria joins NATO troop exercise; Zhelyazkov takes part in Ukraine meeting

Will Bulgaria get an AI factory?

A large data center can be a huge drain on a country’s energy grid

Day in 3 news: No troops to Ukraine, Income grows faster than expenses, Sofia contender for Democratic Capital

Day in 3 news: Vazrazhdane supporters march into BNB; President changes SOF Airport’s name; Outflux of travel grows faster than influx

The day in 3 news: Inflation nudges above Maastricht inflation criteria; Moldova’s energy crisis hands Sofia opportunity; Data center powering AI ambitions