Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

Business

Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-September 2024 up 18.4% y/y

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

There were 32 393 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-September 2024, an increase of 18.4 per cent compared

Read more
Business 

Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged despite ‘likely’ euro zone entry delay

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘BBB’, with a positive rating outlook, despite continued

Read more
Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2024 was 697.8M euro

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 697.8 million euro, the equivalent

Read more
Business 

Eurostat: Tourism trips by residents of EU in 2023 up close to 6% y/y

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, residents of the European Union made 1.14 billion tourism trips with at least one overnight stay, a 5.7 per cent (+61.6

Read more
Business 

Bulgarian government report: Women in management positions on the rise

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of women in management positions in Bulgaria is increasing, but is still fewer than men, according to the

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria records 1.2% annual inflation in September

October 15, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.2 per cent inflation in September, down from 2.1 per cent a month

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January-August 2024 down 2.8%, imports down 0.1% y/y

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

In January – August 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 56 511.2 million

Read more
Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2024 was 4%

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in August 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from the figure in July 2024 and

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2.9% for October 2024

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 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

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
Popular
  • Bulgaria's government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
    July 1, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
    July 4, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues warning of hazardous weather over forecast sizzling temperatures
    July 5, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues new weather warnings as soaring temperatures forecast for July 7
  • July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues warning of hazardous weather over forecast sizzling temperatures
  • July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about Italian rail strike
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: House prices in Bulgaria rose 125% in 15 years
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

July 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jun    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok