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Steady decline in Bulgaria’s extra-EU wine exports

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff wine

Figures published by European Union statistics agency Eurostat on April 28 show a steady decline in recent years in Bulgaria’s

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EU exports of alcoholic beverages in 2024 added up to 29.8B euro

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff wine

In 2024, the EU exported 29.8 billion euro worth of alcoholic beverages, a 10.9 per cent increase since 2019 (26.9 billion euro), EU

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to host 2025 UN Tourism Global Conference on Wine Tourism

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv is to host the 2025 UN World Tourism Organization’s Global Conference on Wine Tourism, to be

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first three months of 2025 up 0.9% y/y

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 11 608 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to March 2025, an increase of 0.9 per

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IMF lowers global growth forecast as uncertainties climb to new highs

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global growth forecast in its April 2025 World Economic Outlook report, released

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Private equity firm Advent to buy Bulgaria’s TBI Bank

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Private equity investor Advent International has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Bulgarian lender TBI Bank EAD from digital consumer

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Eurostat: Slower increase in egg prices in EU over the past year

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In March 2025, the price of eggs in the EU was on average 6.7 per cent higher than in March 2024, the bloc’s statistics

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Wine consumption, production in EU decrease

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Wine consumption in the European Union in 2024 was 5.2 per cent lower than the five-year average, while vinified production

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2025 was 685.6M euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 685.6 million euro, the equivalent

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