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Eurostat: EU trade surplus with Ukraine peaked in Q2 2025 at 6.4B euro

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

The European Union trade surplus with Ukraine peaked in the second quarter of 2025 at 6.4 billion euro, EU statistics

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 2.5% for September 2025

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on August 28 that it approved a 2.5 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – July 2025 up 6.8% y/y

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 28 779 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to July 2025, an increase of 6.8 per

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Bulgaria and the euro: Household deposits in banks increase

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Deposits in Bulgarian banks by households and non-profit institutions serving households at the end of July 2025 added up to

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FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2025 was 848M euro

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 848 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria records 5.3% annual inflation in July

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.3 per cent inflation in July, up from 4.4 per cent recorded a

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Bulgarian economy grew by 0.7% in Q2 2025 – flash estimate

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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EC approves US Advent International’s acquisition of TBI Bank of Bulgaria

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

The European Commission (EC) said on August 12 that it had approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of

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Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in June 2025 up 26% y/y

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Total revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in June 2025 was 26 per cent higher than in

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