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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.

Mining sector targeted with a new tax in an attempt to fill budget holes
The finance ministry has proposed changes to the law on underground resources to raise revenues by BGN 900 million a year

The week: Water under the mountain
We destroyed the largest battery we had, Why Bulgaria is stuck, A tax amnesty on the horizon

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

Bulgarian Banks Post-Peak: Shrinking Margins and Slowing Profit Growth
Shrinking margins have effectively reduced the sector's annual profit growth rate to nearly zero

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

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun
Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

K10: The Best Banks of 2023
UniCredit Bulbank again leads the Capital Weekly’s ranking of banks in Bulgaria, UBB is now the largest bank, DSK reports record profit

Who is who in the Glavchev cabinet and what comes next
The caretaker gov’t is dominated by GERB and MRF cadres, which are bound to restore the status quo

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 pyrolysis installation in Plovdiv teaches us about trust and business
Corruption is bad for business, Tony Blair is here to help and NATO steps in for the infrastructure

Gas tax for Schengen freedom? A last-ditch attempt to break the Austrian deadlock
The leaders of the parliamentary majority drop the controversial fee in exchange for last-minute entry into the free travel zone, but full membership is unlikely

The week: Emperor Mihaylov lets Sofia burn
The 1989 of Bulgarian Football, Economy slows down, The ups&downs of Burgas

The week: A very sudden twist
Slapping Russia in the face, Borissov is not corrupt, Open-air teaching gets a boost

Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe
Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

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