The week: Poles apart

The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune

The day in 3 news: New VAT rules for 2025; Vratsa firm boosted after capital hike; ESO still on the up despite downturn

The Day in 3 News: Eleven Ventures supports women’s health; New massive tender for Chaira Hydroelectric Plan; Bulgarian exports shrink

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 day in 3 news: Crypto regulation comes to Bulgaria; Medical sector pirates Oracle; European slowdown triggers domestic stagnation

Bulgarian ICT sector in 2023: Main tendencies

What key indicators say about the largest IT firms in the country

IT Sector in Bulgaria grows 10% despite global slowdown

The revenue of the companies in the Digitalk 101 ranking for 2023 increased to almost BGN 9.3 billion

Podemcrane: from electric hoists for Comecon to global markets

After a long privatization process in the 1990s, the Gabrovo-based company today manufactures industrial cranes and components worth 50 million levs

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

The week in news: Glavchev’s deputy takes over as PM; Parliament bans "LGBTQ propaganda"; MPs swiftly adopt Euro Introduction Act

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

Parliament Begins Debates on the Euro Introduction Law. The New Target is July 1, 2025

Deputies will require institutions to finalize technical preparations by March 2025 and approve all regulations by December 2024

Day in 3 news: Electricity bills to jump 40% MOM; IT crash disrupts cyber network; Glavchev to modify Bulgarian RRP to keep coal

The week: A hostile takeover at MRF Corp.

A thunder in the Saray, Seventh election looming and house prices exploding again

Germany’s Kayser opens car parts plant in Pleven

The company will invest 10 million euro in the manufacture of tube systems in a rented building

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison

The largest hybrid project in the region is in the Bulgarian town of Razlog

The batteries were installed at a 33-megawatt solar park near Razlog, owned by Investo Partners, the ultimate owner of which is the Austria based Renalfa IPP

Nothing’s worse than sunny weather

Disruptions across Europe are surprisingly due to Bulgaria and the inability to balance the system

The day in 3 news: Kayser to open Pleven plant; Bulgargaz limits price rise; Dimitrova re-elected as head of Association of Banks

The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble

K Insights newsletter: 17/05