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IMF: Global growth – divergent and uncertain

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

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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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2024 was 1.49B euro

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2024 stood at 1.49 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria records 2.2 per cent annual inflation in 2024

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.2 per cent inflation in December 2024, up from 2.1 per cent a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2024 down 3.2%, imports up 0.2% y/y

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 77 837.9 million

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2024 was 3.9%

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2024 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in October 2024 and down

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New EU rules to improve gender balance on corporate boards now apply

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union’s Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 8.0% for January 2025

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

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

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Bulgaria records 3.69B leva Budget deficit in January-November 2024

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.69 billion leva in the first 11 months of 2024,

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NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in December

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on December 30, has

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