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Housing prices in Bulgaria in Q1 2026 up 14.8% y/y

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In the first quarter of 2026, housing prices in Bulgaria were 14.8 per cent higher than in the first quarter

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Week remains to end of free-of-charge exchange of leva for euro at Bulgaria’s commercial banks

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

There is only a week left until the end of the period in which the public can exchange leva for

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 5.3% in January – May 2026

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 20 500 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to May 2026, an increase of 5.3 per

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Bulgaria had highest annual increase in fuel prices in EU in May 2026 – Eurostat

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

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

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Eurostat: EU’s trade surplus with UK in 2025 was 186.6 billion euro

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

In 2025, the EU exported 345.3 billion euro worth of goods to the United Kingdom and imported 158.7 billion, resulting in a 186.6

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2026 was 2.02B euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 2.02 billion euro, the equivalent

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Electric car sales in Europe surge as high oil prices drive shift away from fossil fuels

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

More and more European drivers are buying fully electric cars (also called battery-electric vehicles – BEVs) and benefitting from growing

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Bulgaria records 6.9% annual inflation in May

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 6.9 per cent inflation in May, up from 6.8 per cent a month

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World Bank cuts GDP growth forecasts for Bulgaria for 2026 and 2027

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has reduced its real GDP growth forecasts for Bulgaria for 2026 and 2027, according to the institution’s

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