Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2.9% for February
Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the
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Bulgaria ends 2024 with 3.0% consolidated Budget deficit
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2024 was 6.14 billion leva, on
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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8%
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8 per cent, down from 3.9 per cent in November 2024
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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria largely unchanged in January
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on January 30, has
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Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria up 20% y/y in December 2024
The number of visits to Bulgaria by non-residents for holidays in December 2024 was 20 per cent higher than in
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Moody’s affirms Bulgaria’s Baa1 rating amid ‘weakening governance’
Moody’s has affirmed the long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘Baa1’ with a stable outlook,
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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2024 up 13.8% y/y
There were 42 491 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2024, an increase of 13.8 per cent compared with
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Commercial flights in EU up 5.8% y/y in 2024, still below pre-pandemic levels
In 2024, 6.7 million commercial flights were recorded in the European Union, 5.8 per cent more compared with 2023 (6.3 million),
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IMF: Global growth – divergent and uncertain
Global growth is projected at 3.3 per cent both in 2025 and 2026, below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.7
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