01:14 - What will we discuss in this episode? 06:27 - Answers to questions and criticisms we received after the last episode 16:49 - Investment and financial news from Bulgaria - Gradus IPO - the particular specificity of the mortgage market in Bulgaria 37:45 - Macro and Markets - international financial …

This Friday (29.06) representatives of the GERB parliamentary group, led by Menda Stoyanova (who is also the chairwoman of the Budget and Finance Committee) submitted a bill to unify the excise tax on sticks for the newly emerged IQOS product for "smokeless smoking" and conventional cigarettes. The measure is surprising because it goes against …

| Full text of the analysis | In recent months, the issue of the regulation of the gambling sector in Bulgaria, and more specifically lottery games, has emerged as an unexpectedly topical and hot topic in the public sphere. The specific reason for the rise of this topic were the proposals of the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Bulgarian National Federation of Gambling Associations, Valeri Simeonov, for the full …

00:50 - What topics will we discuss in this episode? 04:58 - How did the various virtual investments of the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund perform in May? 16:50 - Answers to feedback and questions we received after the previous episode of the podcast 20:00 - What is "compound interest" and how through reinvestment …

Today, for the tenth consecutive year, the so-called "Sofia Pride", better known in ordinary Bulgarian as the "gay parade", is being held in Sofia. And this year, like every other, this event has caused stormy and contradictory reactions and public disputes. Many people do not understand the meaning of the gay parade. Many consider it extremely harmful. …

00:20 - Who are we, what is the purpose of this podcast, what will we talk about in this episode? 07:25 - What is the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund and what return did it achieve in April? 21:30 - Response to feedback and questions we received after the first episode of the podcast. 31:08 - What …

| Full text of the analysis | In recent months, Bulgaria's potential entry into the Eurozone has once again become one of the most discussed topics in the public sphere. What is remarkable, however, is that this case has become not so much a topic of debate as a topic of...sermon. A sermon by politicians from …

Welcome to the pilot episode of our new investment podcast "The Intelligent Investor"! In this episode you will hear: 02:30 - What is the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund, how is it related to our campaign "Pension Reform for the Young" and what is the idea of this podcast? 10:05 - What can …

In recent weeks, two proposals to ban gambling ads have emerged from remarkably diverse sources. First, Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov said that gambling ads, specifically targeting the lottery, are "outrageous" and the NFSB is drafting a bill to ban them, and this week, the newly formed extra-parliamentary coalition "Democratic Bulgaria" also came out with ...

The more there is talk about the potential adoption of the euro in Bulgaria, the more often the argument is made that our country will be able to attract more investment in this way. This is the main line along which it is claimed that entering the Eurozone will enrich Bulgarian citizens – more investment means more jobs …