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Bulgaria’s exports in 2024 fell 3.3%, imports rose 0.3%

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 84 047.2 million leva, 3.3 per

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More electric recharging points to be set up under EU alternative fuels initiative

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

About 2500 electric recharging points for cars, vans and small trucks will be installed across Europe thanks to an EU

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Close to 36 000 foreigners were granted right to work in Bulgaria in 2024

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 36 000 foreign citizens from a total of 79 countries were granted the right to work in Bulgaria

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Poll finds downturn in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in Bulgaria in January 2025

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Volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in December 2024 up 7.8% y/y

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 7.8 per cent higher than in December 2023, European

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2.9% for February

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria ends 2024 with 3.0% consolidated Budget deficit

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2024 was 6.14 billion leva, on

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8%

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8 per cent, down from 3.9 per cent in November 2024

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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria largely unchanged in January

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on January 30, has

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