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Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2024 down 3.6%, imports down 0.1% y/y

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 63 156.4 million

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Statistics institute poll finds downturn in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in Bulgaria in October 2024

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Bulgaria inks Kozloduy new reactors engineering deal with Westinghouse-Hyundai

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria signed an engineering contract for the construction of two new units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant with the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 7.8% for November 2024

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 7.8 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria records 2.83B leva Budget deficit in January-September 2024

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.83 billion leva in the first nine months of the

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Eurostat: Growing EU trade in electric and hybrid cars

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Between 2017 and 2023, European Union trade in electric and hybrid cars increased substantially, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on October 30.

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NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened in October

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government increases minimum wage above 1000 leva-mark

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on October 23, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet decided that from January 1, the minimum wage is to

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IMF projects 2.3% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2024, rising to 2.5% in 2025

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects GDP growth in Bulgaria of 2.3 per cent in 2024, rising to 2.5 per

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