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Bulgaria’s exports in January – June 2025 down 4.6%, imports up 3.1% y/y

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

In January – June 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 39 986.2 million

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Bulgaria and the euro: Mandatory dual pricing comes into effect

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As provided for in law, in Bulgaria the mandatory display of prices of goods and services in both leva and

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Poll finds notable drop in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on August 8, has

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Bulgaria H1 2025 Budget deficit at 3.35B leva

August 1, 2025September 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.35 billion leva in the first six months of the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 3.8% for August 2025

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 3.8 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Eurostat:1.45 million new battery-only electric cars registered in EU in 2024

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2024, 1.45 million new battery-only electric passenger cars were registered in the EU, a decrease of 6.1 per cent compared with 2023

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NSI poll finds downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in July

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in H1 2025 up 4.6% y/y

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 24 083new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to June 2025, an increase of 4.6 per cent

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2025 was 1.39B euro

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 1.39 billion euro, the equivalent

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