M&As in 2022: Mid-sized deals, cautious outlook

Market continued its recovery from the pandemic

Nexo’s troubles, Bulgaria refuses to close coal plants, Lukoil returns

Prosecution goes after cryptobank, no chance of gov’t and coal to stay until 2038

SEE Startups - an overview of the ecosystem

Since 2012, SEE startups have grown 49.9x in combined enterprise value

The day in 3 news: BNB governor warns inflation could block Eurozone entry; Swiss buyer for Renault and Dacia Bulgaria; Bulgarian telecom company raises 8 million euro

What’s cooking before the 2 October snap vote?

The new political season kicks off with smear campaigns, corruption allegations and president’s interference that would likely result in yet another fragmented parliament unable to support a government coalition

Day in 3 news: More carnage on Bulgaria's roads, Caretaker gov’t in new attempt to expand Chiren gas storage, Municipal funding promised by Petkov on hold

Illegal road repairs worth billions

A cross-ministerial probe found that much of the money paid for roadworks and maintenance has been illegally allocated

The new Bulgarian radical party - how worried should we be about Vazrazhdane

The leader Kostadin Kostadinov uses very well the social media and jumps on the populist anti-establishment bandwagons but cannot propose a viable agenda for governing

Putting an end to this agony: Trifonov leaves the coalition, WCC promises minority gov’t

TISP leader claims he abdicates over N. Macedonia "treachery" and gov’t debt, WCC blames Trifonov’s party for backing off from corruption reforms and trying to feed the road cartel

The day in 3 news: BNB without new governor; BSP wants paper ballots reinstated; Geshev calls of specialized prosecution unconstitutional

WCC nominee Andrei Gyurov exits race for BNB governor; BNB cuts 2022 GDP forecast to 2.1%; Bulgaria sold 250 mln euro of T-bonds

KCM’s mining deal with Minstroy

The metallurgical group now fully controls Varba – Batantsi lead-and-zinc miner

The Coalition duel for the National Bank

In an attempt to thwart the election of TISP’s Lyubomir Karimanski for governor of BNB with the votes of the opposition, WCC nominated their parliamentary head Andrei Gyurov for the post

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria has contingency plans in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict; State budget to be 4.1% of GDP in 2022; Brussels sees progress between Sofia and Skopje

The day in 3 news: Several party leaders quit after Sunday vote, KBC to buy Raiffeisenbank - Bulgaria, Cargo drone startup Dronamics goes public

Inflation is here and it will stay

High prices of raw materials and energy for business have already hit consumers

Bulgarian economy: an EU-boosted recovery

GDP growth will accelerate to 4.9% in 2022 mainly on the back of funding from the EU’s recovery plan, according to the finance ministry’s October 2021 macroeconomic forecast

Inside Nexo: one of the biggest crypto-banks in the world

The Bulgarian company claims to run 10 billion dollars in assets. Such growth comes with challenges

The Week: Russia’s silent move, Parliament in mayhem, Housing market booms

Old faces, new falls from grace and a BMW you can buy cheap

Another parliament (eventually) bites the dust

With all potential TISP allies withdrawing support for Plamen Nikolov’s cabinet - and the withdrawal of the Prime Minister-nominee himself, new elections are imminent