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EC announces strengthened protection for EU steel industry

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on March 25 that it has tightened the steel safeguard measure to shield the EU steel industry

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first two months of 2025 down 2.5% y/y

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 7839 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January and February 2025, an decrease of 2.5 per cent

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 338M euro

March 21, 2025April 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 338 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry launches international advertising campaign on National Geographic, 24 Kitchen

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has launched a large-scale international advertising campaign on the National Geographic and 24 Kitchen channels, part

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Bulgaria records 4.0% annual inflation in February

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded four per cent inflation in February, up from 3.8 per cent a month

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OECD: Higher and broader increases in trade barriers would hit growth around the world, add to inflation

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Higher and broader increases in trade barriers would hit growth around the world and add to inflation, the Organisation for

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Bulgaria’s Sofia to be home to one of EU’s six new AI factories in 90M euro project

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six new sites across Europe to host additional AI Factories, which are

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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2025 fell 2.5%, imports rose 10.4% y/y

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 6 213.1 million leva, which

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Revenue of places of accommodation in Bulgaria in January 2025 up 24% y/y

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Revenue from nights spent at places of accommodation in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 24 per cent higher than in

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