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EBRD forecast: Bulgaria set for 2.7% economic growth in 2026

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff EBRD

Bulgaria’s economic growth is projected at 2.7 per cent in 2026 and 2.5 per cent in 2027, the European Bank

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 9.8% in January – August 2026

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 35 573 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to August 2026, an increase of 9.8 per

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OECD increases global GDP growth projection for 2026, lowers it for 2027

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Global GDP growth is projected to be 2.9 per cent in 2026 and three per cent in 2027, the Organisation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament scraps temporary ban on fuel exports

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

In a vote on September 23, Bulgaria’s National Assembly repealed an October 31 2025 decision to introduce a temporary measure

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest increase in fuel prices in August 2026

September 22, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria had the highest increase on annual basis in fuel prices in the European Union in August 2026, at 34.5

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2026 was 3.45B euro

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of the year stood at 3.45 billion euro, the equivalent

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Europe 

Eurostat: 54% of EU’s electricity came from renewables in Q2 2026

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In the second quarter of 2026, about 54.1 per cent of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, a

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Europe 

EC pays out 3.3 billion euro in defence funding to Ukraine to cover drones and missiles

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) will today disburse 3.3 billion euro to Ukraine for defence procurement under the 90 billion euro Ukraine

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet security council: Additional funding needed to buy anti-drone systems

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There is a definite need for additional funds to buy anti-drone systems, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said after a

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