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How did Bulgaria get so expensive?
Record costs of essential foods have been driven by uncertainty in the supply chain, speculation, rising wages and inelastic demand

The new Magnitsky sanctions for Bulgaria: Who has been named and why
The US continues its anti-corruption pressure in tandem with the UK, by adding two former ministers, two former MPs and an energy official to the list

The week: The two types of entrepreneurs, How Nexo affected politics, Bulgaria cashes in on the markets
What stories do we need to tell more

A new Data act regulation - a game changer for the digital industry
Businesses warn of a new regulation for data sharing that affects trade secrets of companies

The week: A few remarks before the new Parliament begins, how not to build highways, and an economist to follow
Penny (or kopeika) for your thoughts

The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players
In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state

A house in Barcelona returns to haunt Boyko Borissov
For two years, the State Prosecution kept silent about the Spanish money laundering investigation linked to the former Prime Minister with the excuse that the Catalan police had not sent any intel to Bulgaria. Now two reports have suddenly emerged

Getting rid of Geshev, Tsatsarov and the specialized courts: What’s up with the judicial reform
The new authorities appear committed to oust the acting Prosecutor General, repair the anti-corruption organs and eliminate specialized magistracy

The Russians are here! (again), The Macedonians are not, and (almost) everyone leaves Burgas
The silent cyber-war, flights & fights with a neighbor, go easy with the Energy regulator

A month without Borissov: something is rotten in the state of Bulgaria
State bank funding oligarchs, state firms funnelling billions into cartels and secret services loyal to the party rather than the state - these are just part of GERB’s corrupt legacy

The week: Kings of corruption named, Fresh start looms, 5 companies got 400 million euro from the budget
K insights 04/06: budget swings back to negative, Sin Cars get funding

The week: The battle for Bulgaria has begun, Rumen Radev steps up, why the seaside beckons now
K Insights 28/05: Secret services revolt, energy sector on the brink and what’s wrong with the Nuclear Power Plant

Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration

Spy saga turning hot?
Bulgaria joined Czechia in accusing Russian saboteurs of blowing up arms and munitions factories in the country, but has consistently tried to hide the truth over the past decade

Why we love the EU and pretend not to like Moscow; the two most endangered sectors in Bulgaria
K Insights 26/03: A lot of love for Brussels, a fraught relationship with Moscow and a snub from Beijing