Borisov’s privatization: few competitive procedures, a lot of Peevski

“An overarching priority of the Privatization Agency in 2010 will be completing the privatization of the state’s equity in Bulgartabac Holding.” The year is 2009 and GERB leader Boyko Borisov has just taken power for the first time. The year will remain in history with…

Municipal Bank’s privatization follows Bulgartabac’s model

The state, in the person of prime minister Boyko Borisov and economy minister Emil Karanikolov, may have declared the end of privatization but Bulgaria’s largest municipality is about to sell its most significant asset that is subject to privatization. That concerns the sale of Sofia…