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Bulgaria records 972.1M leva Budget deficit in January-July 2024

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 972.1 million leva in the first seven months of the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 1.9% for September 2024

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 1.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Prices of package holidays in Bulgaria up 4.1% in July 2024 y/y – Eurostat

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In July 2024, the consumer price of package holidays in Bulgaria was 4.1 per cent higher than in July 2023,

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2024 was 4%

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from June 2024 and down from 4.6 per cent

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Eurostat reports increases in EU imports from, exports to, Ukraine

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the second quarter of 2024, both EU imports from Ukraine (+four per cent ) and EU exports to Ukraine

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NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved slightly in August

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on August 29, has

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-July 2024 up 28.4% y/y

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 26 945 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-July 2024, an increase of 28.4 per cent compared

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Eurostat: Solar overtook hard coal as electricity source in EU in 2022

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In 2022, hard coal for the first time was overtaken by solar energy in electricity generation in the European Union, EU statistics

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FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2024 was 387.8M euro

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 387.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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