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Eurobarometer poll finds strong support for euro in the 20 euro zone countries

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

The latest Flash Eurobarometer survey, the results of which were released on December 5, has found that 79 per cent

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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman reports complaints against banks about euro coin starter packs

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

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has sent a letter to Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) deputy governor Radoslav Milenkov regarding complaints from

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Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q3 2025

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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OECD sees Bulgaria’s economic growth at 3% in 2025

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economic growth will remain strong, at 3.0 per cent in 2025, before moderating to 2.6 per cent in 2026

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2025 was 3.6%

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s unemployment rate in October 2025 was 3.6 per cent, down from 3.7 per cent in September 2025 and from

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EU trade with Ukraine dropped in Q3 2025

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In the third quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter, both EU imports from Ukraine (-5.8 per cent) and

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Bulgaria records 6.59B leva Budget deficit in January-October 2025

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 6.59 billion leva in the first 10 months of the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 4.3% for December 2025

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 4.3 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Banks association advises of temporary system outages on night of Bulgaria’s transition to euro

November 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Between 9pm on December 31 and 1am on January 1, a technical reset of systems (cards, POS terminals, ATMs) will

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