The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

K Insights 13/12

The day in 3 news: Tax amnesty plan with BDB raises questions; Full Schengen entry for Bulgaria and Romania; Metal sector revenue falls but profit margins nudge up

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances

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 day in 3 news: Bulgaria reacts to Trump win; Water shortage possible over the next year; Lukoil Neftochim Burgas nears sale

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model

The week: Why Nations Fail in football and elections

One night in Belfast, What is wrong with the Air Force, Varna ex-mayor is sinking

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria backs offshore migrant centers; Layoffs surge across most industries; BG-Alert test is damp squib

Elections #7: The only campaign is the parallel state one

Parties are engaged in lackluster, almost absent electioneering, while the only real confrontation is between the two MRFs

The day in 3 news: Ted Bed aims to boost 2% SK market share; Sopharma eyes international portfolio; Mauritius offers residency to Bulgarian buyers

Stabilization of the Office Market in Sofia Ahead of a New Wave of Projects in 2025

In the next two and a half years, approximately 220,000 square meters of new offices are expected to be completed.

Bulgaria Issues Record 4.35 Billion Euro of External Debt

The three tranches with different maturities attracted massive investor interest exceeding 17 billion euro

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility

The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds

Day in 3 news: Clashes over new municipal firms’ directors; Dogan accused of playing ethnic card; Heatwave here to stay

The week: A hot political summer just turned nuclear, A bridge to Romania gets closed and a Historical Ponzi scheme

The week: "Greatness" is what happens when you ignore journalists

Sofia’s poisonous traffic goes under the institutional radar

There is hidden pollution with dangerous nitrogen dioxide in Sofia and the state is underestimating the problem, the environmental organization For the Earth says

Uber shuts its software center in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian office, which developed software for financial documents, will close in September

First Investment Bank up for sale - sources

UniCredit Bulbank and Postbank vie to acquire Bulgaria’s fifth largest lender

Bulgaria has utilized only 4% of European funds since 2021

For the first time since joining the EU, Bulgaria has got along with almost no European funding for several years