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Bulgaria's 2024 Budget: Focus on Infrastructure and Defense Investments
Finance ministry targets 3.2% GDP growth, sees inflation at 4.8%

The week: A 7.5 tremor in the non-coalition
Tremors in the coalition, Budget is in, Mihailov is out and Zakharova is pissed

The Largest Transportation Companies in Bulgaria: Challenges and Growth
Top 20 companies post over 30% increase in revenue

The week: Bulgaria's coal reckoning - this is not the 80's
Why Stara Zagora is no Yorkshire, what the hell is happening on the housing market and a Bright Mind

What’s next for Bulgaria’s coal power plans?
The government is preparing a final recovery plan proposal and is now planning to close 800 MW of coal-fired capacity and limit the capacity of Maritsa East TPPS by 30%

The hidden Roma economy and what we lose by letting them go
We can't keep people from leaving - or data from leaking + a rock from the sky

Frans Timmermans: Мiners are extremely valuable for the energy transition
The "father of the Green Deal" and Vice-President of the European Commission says that the earlier Bulgaria moves away from coal, the more successful it will be in its green transformation

Budget plan 2023: More VAT revenue, less capital spending to contain budget deficit at 3%
Finance Minister Assen Vassilev presented the framework of his plan for the state finances, which should be ready at the beginning of July

The week: The captured state unravels, Mariya Gabriel gets a bad deal, while arms producers had a very good year
The country didn’t break. It was already broken

Bulgaria risks losing 7 bln euro of EU funding while trying to preserve coal
Bulgaria will renegotiate the energy section of its Recovery and Resilience Plan with the European Commission

The week: The 14 billion-bet, the game the President plays, new telecoms are on their way
K insights newsletter on 24/03

Bulgaria: No Territorial transition plans, no EU billions for coal transition
The caretaker government’s decision to link territorial plans submission with Recovery Plan negotiation puts at risk 1.2 billion in funding for three regions transitioning away from coal

The week: The public shaming of Sofia continues, Record wage growth, A slap from across the Danube
K Insights Weekly Newsletter 17/02

The week: Bulgaria’s favorite decade, the euro-effort is shot in the leg, and banks are doing great
The past still has power over us

Another parliament bites the dust. What did it accomplish?
The 48th National Assembly will be remembered for the laws it failed to pass rather than for any meaningful breakthroughs

The week: A few Brussels sprouts, Election after April Fool’s Day, Malkovich’s (costly) sell-out show
Brussels wants to know who's investing, Fool's day elections, waiting for John Malkovich

Nexo co-founders and executives charged as an organized crime group in Bulgaria
Charges ignite political firestorm in the country, while the company continues to operate worldwide


What’s to come: key developments to anticipate in Bulgaria this year
Dates and events to follow in 2023