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On the eve of the euro zone: Bulgarian household deposits top 100B leva

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Deposits of households and NPISHs added up to 100.881 billion leva at the end of November 2025, an increase of

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – November 2025 up 12.4% y/y

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 45 212 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to November 2025, an increase of 12.4 per

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2025 was 2.57B euro

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 2.57 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 5.2% annual inflation in November

December 15, 2025January 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.2 per cent inflation in November, down from 5.3 per cent a month

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Bulgaria’s banks: Transition to euro will see some interruptions to online and mobile banking services

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s major banks have issued advisories that the period up to and around January 1 2026 transition to the euro

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Eurostat: Close to 9% of businesses in Bulgaria use AI

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, about 8.55 per cent of enterprises in Bulgaria with 10 or more employees were using artificial intelligence (AI)

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2025 down 3.7%, imports up 5.1% y/y

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

In January – October 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 70 186.3 million

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Number of air passengers in EU up 8% in 2024 y/y

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2024, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the European Union was 1.1 billion, an increase of

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Bulgaria’s PM: No evidence of speculative price increases in connection with introduction of the euro

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

There is no evidence of collusion and speculative price increases in connection with the introduction of the euro, Bulgaria’s Prime

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