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Month: January 2024

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Bulgaria records 4.7 per cent annual inflation in 2023

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.7 per cent inflation in December 2023, down from 5.4 per cent a

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2023 down 7.1%, imports down 10.5% y/y

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 80 056.0 million

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Bulgaria 

Sixth sitting of Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The sixth sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 11 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson. Elected

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Prosecutors open probe into ‘obituary’ of Hitler posted on wall of Sofia Synagogue

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has, of its own initiative, started an investigation into the pasting of “obituaries” of Adolf

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.4 per cent, a reduction

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2023 was 4.3%

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2023 was 4.3 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in October 2023 and up

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven Ioanikiy dies

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Dossier Commission

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven Ioanikiy has died at the age of 84 after a long illness, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev seeks Constitutional Court ruling on constitutional amendments

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has filed a complaint on January 8 with the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to rule

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government hits out at fake news about ‘refugee crisis’ to follow Schengen admission

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria’s government hit out in a January 7 statement against disinformation that the deal that will bring it Schengen visa

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