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Eurostat: Passengers at EU ports in 2023 still below pre-Covid levels

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, the EU ports recorded 395.3 million passengers, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared with 2022 (374 million), EU statistics agency

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Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q3 2024

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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OECD expects Bulgaria’s economic growth to pick up to 2.3% in 2024

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economic growth will pick up to 2.3 per cent in 2024 and 2.8 per cent in 2025, before easing

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2024 was 4%

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in October 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from September 2024 and down from 4.4

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 10.5% for December 2024

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 10.5 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria records 3.96B leva Budget deficit in January-October 2024

November 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.96 billion leva in the first 10 months of the

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NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria largely unchanged in November

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on November 28, has

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New figures show rate of drop in EU trade with Russia

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There was a 58 per cent decline in EU exports to Russia and an 86 per cent drop in imports

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-October 2024 up 16.5% y/y

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 36 263 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-October 2024, an increase of 16.5 per cent compared

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