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00:24 – Presentation of the topics and special guest Alexander Karolev, an investment banker from London, a specialist in the debt market. 03:30 – What are the current financial and investment news in Bulgaria in recent weeks? 15:50 – Fintech news: Revolut has received a banking license in Lithuania. 18:00 – Macro and markets conversation with special guest …

In the penultimate month of the year, the Bulgarian media again actively sought the expertise of the authors of the EKIP. Particular attention was paid to the topic of “urban planning” on the occasion of the report “Urban Planning Policy in Sofia” published at the beginning of the month with recommendations for improving urban planning policy. The problems with parking were commented on by our chairman Stoyan …

The EU Council of Ministers[1] has endorsed the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Pillar consists of 20 principles that aim to provide equal working conditions and social protection, but in essence constitute a trampling on fundamental ideas of a market economy and society. Although it does not have the force of law, the Pillar is a political …

The German voter punished the two largest parties in the elections. A phenomenon like the so-called "Jamaica" coalition has never happened at the national level before. This was commented by economist Georgi Zayakov on the Investbook show on Bloomberg TV Bulgaria with host Dimitar Vuchev. "It will lead us to the fact that Germany will have a tax cut. The country is really going to …

The events surrounding and especially after Brexit have once again brought to the forefront the fundamental debate about what the right "recipe" for the European Union is – is a Europe of nation states better than a united and centralized Europe? On one side of this argument stand the Eurosceptic nationalist movements of the Old Continent – UKIP, …

Patrick Barron Much of the commentary surrounding the Greek crisis has focused on whether or not the country will leave the Eurozone, with less attention to the structural problems that have arisen after decades of socialism. At the same time, the Greek government has borrowed more money than the local population can repay, and the depreciation of the …