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Inside this issue
• Disenchantment has set in ahead of the parliamentary poll
• The next government may have to take harsh measures
• Progress is slow in the fight against fraud
• Map, facts and figures - -
Content
Frustration at slow progress in EU
Kerin Hope and Theodor Troev report on the disenchantment that has set in ahead of the parliamentary poll
Thrifty habits revived at the end of the binge
The next government may have to take harsh measures, writes Kerin Hope
Anti-fraud fight is stuck in the courts
Nikolay Petrov and Kerin Hope on efforts to fight corruption
Women make themselves heard
Women professionals are making their mark in Bulgaria’s public life, overturning the Balkan tradition of male-dominated patronage politics, write Kerin Hope and Theodor Troev
Guest column: No time to dither over policy options
Jens Bastian, senior economic research fellow at ELIAMEP, explains the issues high on the next government’s to do list
Under threat from unregulated development
Kerin Hope on the pressure of mass tourism
Big effort to ensure security of supply
Kerin Hope on plans to diversify away from a reliance on Gazprom
Construction grinds to a halt
The number of companies involved in residential development has dropped by more than 70 per cent, writes Theodor Troev
When a boom ends abruptly
Kerin Hope on the banking industry which is under pressure
Company profile: Rehabilitation plans for bankrupt steel mill
Stefan Antonov on the chances of survival for Kremikovtzi
