In many of our articles and podcasts on the subject, we talk about the most important rules and principles in the field of personal finance, and specifically saving and investing. In order to be useful to as many of you as possible, the rules we talk about are usually universal in nature, that is, they apply equally to …

After midnight parliamentary dramas, we woke up to yet another change in the electoral legislation, seemingly inspired and pushed through by the MRF. On the one hand, this is another lesson for small urban parties about how much power a small political force can wield without interfering with GERB, on the other hand, it is an opportunity …

In this episode: - What is an "influencer" and how to do good influencer marketing? - How to keep social media from driving us crazy? - What is the future of Bulgarian digital media? - What is it like to give up a career in the European Parliament to become an entrepreneur in Bulgaria? Music: …

Source: NSI Comment: In the first month of 2019, consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.96% year-on-year from 2.67% in December, according to the most recent NSI data. Prices in the "entertainment and culture" category increased at the highest rate (8.35%), while the largest decline was recorded in transport prices …

A favorite weekend activity for the Sofia burgher is visiting one of the dozen cinemas in the city. As a (semi)member of this electorally self-marginalized group, I also indulge in the pleasure of lying covered in popcorn, staring at a giant screen. The last Hollywood work I consumed in this way is called “The Queen of …

State of the system, socio-economic impacts and prospects for liberalization This study provides a macroeconomic, socio-economic and fiscal assessment of the possibility of liberalizing the food voucher system in Bulgaria. You can read the full text of the study here. It takes into account the development of the country since 2012, especially the dynamics of incomes …

In this episode: - How to defeat 90s pussies? - Is it difficult to do global business in Bulgaria? - What is business responsible for and not responsible for? - What is Ivaylo Penchev's management philosophy? For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the podcast audio by clicking on the button …

Dear listeners, in the new episode of "The Intelligent Investor" our guest is Konstantin Dzhelebov, co-founder and CEO of Phyre, a payment application known as "the first Bulgarian digital wallet". This is an application through which we can make contactless payments through our smartphone in any retail outlet that has a POS terminal. This …

A huge change is happening before our eyes, while we keep our eyes closed. At the end of December 2018, official talks began in Brussels on a change in the decision-making procedure on tax policy issues. EU officials and certain forces in the Union are seeking to change the current system of unanimity (on the part of …

(Click on the infographic for a larger size) The negative developments in the industrial sector over the past two months are most likely due to the deterioration in industrial activity in countries like Germany, which is our main trading partner (more on this in the comment below). Data source: NSI Comment After in …