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The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

K insights newsletter 17/01


Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo

Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo

For now, there is no parliamentary majority to advance the controversial draft budget of the caretaker cabinet to a vote.



The economy - more of the same, but somehow different

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.


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

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

K Insights: 03/01/25


State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

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




Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances





Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

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: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

5 bln. euros down the drain, A Bulgarian military drone, and Peevski's list is out


Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Moscow’s "ghost fleet" of tankers undercuts marine fuel prices just off Bulgarian territorial waters and might be circumventing EU sanctions




A perfect storm: why Pleven’s Leoni is closing

A perfect storm: why Pleven’s Leoni is closing

The German automotive cable supplier faces a volatile market, rising labor costs and a shortage of workers


Putting out fire after fire, or why Bulgaria has a hard time dealing with natural disasters

Putting out fire after fire, or why Bulgaria has a hard time dealing with natural disasters

The country needs an aerial system for firefighting, but it has failed to buy even a single helicopter in the past three decades