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Day: January 27, 2026

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Bulgaria’s central bank: Household deposits up 19.8% in December 2025 y/y

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Deposits of Households and NPISHs (Non-profit institutions serving households) added up to 107.076 billion leva – 47.7 per cent of

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Rising number of Bulgarians see antisemitism as problem in the country

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Twenty-five per cent of Bulgarians polled in a Eurobarometer survey said that antisemitism is a problem in the country, an

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Bulgaria 

Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament confirms refusal to serve as caretaker PM

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Meeting President Iliyana Yotova on January 27, the Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, confirmed her refusal to be

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Bulgaria and the euro: Finance Ministry does not expect to see inflation spike

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute will on February 3 publish its flash estimate of inflation and consumer price indices for January

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria up 10.2% y/y in December 2025

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of visits to Bulgaria by non-residents for holidays in December 2025 was 10.2 per cent higher than in

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2025 up 15.1% y/y

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 49 419 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2025, an increase of 15.1 per cent compared with

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