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Bulgaria records 4.4% annual inflation in June

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.4 per cent inflation in June, up from 3.7 per cent recorded a

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S&P Global, Fitch raise Bulgaria’s credit rating to ‘BBB+’ on euro adoption approval

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have both raised Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings by one

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – May 2025 down 4.7%, imports up 3.2% y/y

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – May 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 33 015.9 million

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What is a full-service operating lease and why is business interested in it? Answers from Ayvens

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

If you run a business or are responsible for a corporate budget, you know well that a company fleet is

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Eurostat: House prices in Bulgaria rose 125% in 15 years

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

House prices in Bulgaria rose by 125 per cent between the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5%

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent in April 2025

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Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.61 billion leva in the first five months of the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.6% for July 2025

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 3.6 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport concession-holder SOF Connect said in a June 30 media statement that it had launched the tender procedure for

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