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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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EC report: Non-EU nationals helped the EU labour market stay strong in 2023

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union labour market remained strong in 2023, despite economic slowdown, with historically low unemployment and 5.5 million jobs created since 2019,

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Renewables accounted for 22.58% of Bulgaria’s energy use in 2023

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, about 22.58 per cent of gross final energy consumption in Bulgaria came from renewable sources, up from 19 per

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-November 2024 up 16.2% y/y

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 40 211 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-November 2024, an increase of 16.2 per cent compared

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