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The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

The capability gap, Euro (still) on the horizon, More state aid for business


Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria is on the verge of meeting the price stability criterion and can now request an extraordinary report from its European partners


Patrick Fragman: In 2026 we will have a cost estimate for the new units of Kozloduy NPP

Patrick Fragman: In 2026 we will have a cost estimate for the new units of Kozloduy NPP

Westinghouse Electric Company CEO* on Bulgaria's nuclear contract, moon base and other projects


Is Bulgaria becoming a liability for the EU?

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


The economy - more of the same, but somehow different

The economy - more of the same, but somehow different

Normalization of inflation to relatively low levels increases the country's chances of fulfilling the Maastricht criteria and entering the eurozone.


State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

Public spending will underpin higher growth rates, private consumption will slow down


The week: A map of industrial brilliance

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica


Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Bulgaria’s abdication regarding its international affairs will soon make it obsolete and isolated


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

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

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 week: The Romanian way

The week: The Romanian way

The boom on the other side of the Danube, Where did 4 billion leva go, the biggest Renter in Sofia



National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers


The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace

The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace

The German curse of the industry, Peevski wins, BNB tries to curb house lending


From political to constitutional: Bulgarian caretaker gov’t crisis deepens

From political to constitutional: Bulgarian caretaker gov’t crisis deepens

President Radev refuses to appoint the Kozhareva cabinet over her insistence on reappointing controversial internal minister Kalin Stoyanov, creating further political turmoil


A Wolf Battue

A Wolf Battue

The Prosecutor's Office and the Anti-Corruption Commission go after Rumen "the Wolf" Gaitansky, Stoyan Mavrodiev - and potentially, Ahmed Dogan himself


The Historical Park inquiry: a 70 million levs scam and links to Russian intelligence

The Historical Park inquiry: a 70 million levs scam and links to Russian intelligence

The executive director of the park Ivelin Mihaylov worked with Putin’s Night Wolves, DANS claims


10 Years After the Collapse of CCB: Where Are the Key Figures Now?

10 Years After the Collapse of CCB: Where Are the Key Figures Now?

A decade after the closure of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), there are still no convictions, and the mega-trial for draining its accounts is going nowhere


Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last

Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last

From the New Orleans police department to the port of Lagos, several key principles can create a culture of integrity, Oxford professor Christopher Stone argues