Day in 3 news: BSP rejects Petkov’s candidacy, DB demands Russian envoy’s expulsion, 25 stotinki off every liter of fuel

The week: The ruling coalition finally collapses, three scenarios for a government, and the economy grows despite everything

Bulgaria’s anti-inflation measures: chaos and populism

The government will spend 2 billion levs on populist measures without targeting the most vulnerable groups in society

The day in 3 news: Resettling of Ukrainians starts with a trickle, Producer price index reaches 40% in April, Minimum wage will be 800 BGN from 2023: Social Policy Minister

Bulgaria’s Top 10 Banks in 2021

Capital Weekly ranks financial institutions in terms of stability, profitability and dynamics

The day in 3 news: WCC may join liberals in EP; 500 million levs for roads and water; NEC’s profit hit 688 million levs

Strange protests and even stranger anti-inflation measures, plus the new owner of the Maritza Iztok - 3 coal power plant

Protest for the sake of protesting, Italian soldiers are welcomed and a new owner for the second largest TPP in Bulgaria

Day in 3 news: EU expects 2.1% GDP growth for Bulgaria in 2022, Eight parties would enter parliament in early election, Unemployment at record low in April

Day in 3 news: Full probe into TurkStream pipeline; Bulgaria has record number of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection; Exports up 34% in Q3 y-y

Bulgaria can manage without Russian gas, but will have to pay up for it

Gazprom halts gas deliveries to Bulgaria, which is almost 100% dependent on imports from Russia. Imports from Romania and Greece can substitute it, but at a cost

Black Sea gets more expensive and more Russian

The northern part of the Black Sea has practically lost its access to maritime transport as the Russian war on Ukraine has increased insurance costs

Michael Ignatieff: The History That Got Us Here

The Canadian historian, politician and author reflects on the Russian war against Ukraine, why it happened - and where it might bring us

Bulgaria gets its first tech institute - with 200 million BGN from the state, Google, Amazon and SiteGround

The new Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) launches this fall with leading researchers and professors from across the globe

Sofia office market in 2021: more new offices, but also more vacant space

Rented office space increased, but vacant area reached a historic peak

What next for Justice reform?

The besieged cabinet has entered an inter-institutional war with the Prosecution, which has the backing of SJC and the parliamentary opposition

The day in 3 news: EU Commission head von der Leyen to visit Sofia, Parliament to decide on military aid to Kyiv, 67% want "neutrality" over Ukraine war: Market Links

The war for sunflower oil and Bulgaria’s role in the market

In Bulgaria, the sunflower oil business was worth close to 1.5 bln levs (767 million euro) last year

The week: 100 days of hell, the missing half a billion and a mysterious crash at a large dam

A baptism of fire, a new port on the Aegean and an ambassador worth throwing out

How big is the fintech sector in Bulgaria?

About 135 companies with over BGN 1.4 billion (EUR 715 million) in revenues are distributed in more than a dozen segments of the fintech industry

Bulgarian government’s decision to buy 1.1 mln tons of cereals provoked market chaos

Representatives of the sector believe that the offered price is half the international market price and complain of illegal suspension of exports