The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

K Insights: 03/01/25

The day in 3 news: 10% domestic electricity price hike likely in New Year; Sarafov stirs tensions with political moves; Mining sector rails against tax change

The day in 3 news: Gas price drops slightly; Trams cleaned with rakia instead of soap; Young adults face debt

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

Day in 3 news: Bank profits grow but at slower rate; Nat gas spikes in August; A scorching summer so far

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

Day in 3 news: Church chooses new Patriarch; Rosen Zhelyazkov nominated for PM, Natural gas price for July contracts by 2.43%

The day in 3 news: Borissov proposes ‘expert’ government; Electricity price increase of 1.39%; SP withdraws ratings of Plovdiv

The day in 3 news: Hristo Ivanov:DB does not want Peevski; 500 millions subsidy to the energy fund; Gas price to go up with 8%

The week: Lessons in change from Philadelphia, Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, Fibank is for sale

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What lies behind the domestic electricity price surge?

The debate evolved after the deferral of the market liberalization and Maritsa East subsidies

The day in 3 news: Deflation in April; District heating plants offer price cut; EC thinks Bulgaria will miss Eurozone targets

Who wants a free market? Bulgaria postpones wholesale electricity market liberalization

Meanwhile, households will have missed the optimum moment for liberalization because electricity prices are currently at their lowest

The day in 3 news: BACB acquires Tokuda Bank; Ninova, Kostadinov seek no confidence vote on caretaker cabinet; Decrease in new companies and bankruptcies

The week: The trick with the migrant scare

Don’t let the news fool you, How flat should a tax be, and a Bishop dreams of heading the Church

The week: What a Big Mac can tell us about the future of Sofia

Sofia gets really expensive, Peevski gets a post, and Real Estate keeps booming

The day in 3 news: Gas Tariff Will Fall; Industrial Prices Plunge; Bulgaria Is Third Worst In Europe For Road Carnage

Vivacom Takes Over Bulsatcom in Bulgaria's Largest Telecom Merger

The largest merger in Bulgaria's telecom industry has received swift approval from the regulator without any conditions, yet not without others’ protests

The week: We’re still on the outskirts of an Empire, The most important regulator, Real estate deals keep coming down