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Month: September 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Liberalisation of foodstuffs imports from Ukraine will reduce prices of basic foodstuffs, cut inflation

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government is backing the proposal, tabled in Parliament, to exempt the import of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds

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Business 

Final data: In 2022, Bulgaria’s exports rose 35.8%, imports 40.6% y/y

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2022, the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 92 917.8 million leva, 35.8 per cent more than in 2021,

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – July 2023 down 5.5% y/y, imports down 8.9%

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – July 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 50 746.8 million

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World 

Co-founder of multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin sentenced to 20 years in prison

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Karl Sebastian Greenwood, who co-founded OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, the so-called “Cryptoqueen,” was sentenced on September 12 to 20 years

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament asked to vote against extension of ban on foodstuffs imports from Ukraine

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament is being asked to vote on a decision to oppose the extension beyond September 15 on the EU

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament approves Bulgaria’s Ivanova as European Commissioner

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour on September 12 of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova becoming a member of

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Leisure People 

Sofia-based expat publishes book ‘Don’t Be So Sensitive!’

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Writing under the pseudonym Daniel Kupfermann, a Sofia-based expat has published a new book “Don’t Be So Sensitive!”, an alternately

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Leisure 

Bulgarian railways offers Sofia-Bankya steam train excursion on September 23

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is organising a steam train excursion between Sofia and Bankya on September 23, part of a

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Europe 

EU flagship programme to end violence against women worldwide ‘shows limited impact so far’

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The 500 million euro Spotlight Initiative has been an ambitious attempt by the European Commission, together with the UN, to

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