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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – August up 8.5% y/y

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 32 401 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to August 2025, an increase of 8.5 per

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NSI: Housing prices in Bulgaria in Q2 2025 up 15.5% y/y

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Housing prices in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2025 were 15.5 per cent higher than in the first quarter

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2025 was 1.15B euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of the year stood at 1.15 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 5.3% annual inflation in August

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.3 per cent inflation in August, unchanged from a month earlier, the National

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NSI: Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in July 2025 up 15.9% y/y

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

The total revenue from nights spent in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in July 2025 was 15.9 per cent higher

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – July 2025 down 4.8%, imports up 3.6% y/y

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

In January – July 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 48 428.7 million leva, 4.8 per cent

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ECB: Headline inflation in euro zone to drop to 1.7% in 2026

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

Headline inflation in the euro zone, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), is projected to move

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Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q2 2025

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria records 4.28B leva Budget deficit in January-July 2025

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 4.28 billion leva in the first seven months of the

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