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Bulgaria records 4.0% annual inflation in March

April 14, 2025May 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded four per cent inflation in March, unchanged from a month earlier, the National

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EU trade surplus in medicinal and pharmaceutical products hit record high in 2024

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2024, the European Union’s trade surplus in medicinal and pharmaceutical products came to a total of 193.6 billion euro,

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Bulgaria 

Official ceremony for Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16

April 13, 2025May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

An official ceremony was held at the Graf Ignatievo air base on April 13 to present the Bulgarian Air Force’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko closes its 2024/25 ski season

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort is closing its 2024/25 winter sports season on April 13, the third of the country’s three

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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’, with positive outlook

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘BBB’, with a positive rating outlook, as it

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Business 

EU Economy Commissioner: Trump’s 10% tariffs still in place are blow to world economy

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The economic outlook is getting more and more unpredictable, and is coloured by the impact of the Trump Administrations’ imposition

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Business 

Revenue of places of accommodation in Bulgaria in February 2025 up 7.7% y/y

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The total revenue from nights spent in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in February 2025 was 7.7 per cent higher

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – February 2025 fell 1.7%, imports rose 5.2% y/y

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – February 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 12 832.9 million

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Europe 

VDL: EU will put countermeasures to Trump tariffs on hold for 90 days

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union will put on hold for 90 days its countermeasures to US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, European

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