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

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

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

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
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 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?
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
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