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Eurostat: Bulgaria’s price levels for alcohol and tobacco lowest in EU

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, the price level for alcohol and tobacco was 3.2 times higher in Ireland, the most expensive country, than

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first five months of 2024 up 37% y/y

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 18 947 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2024, an increase of

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2024 was 698.1M euro

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 698.1 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 2.3% annual inflation in May

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.3 per cent inflation in May, down from 2.4 per cent a month

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World Bank again slightly lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.1 per cent, a reduction

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EU opens in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into e&’s acquisition of parts of PPF Telecom

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on June 11 that it has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the Foreign

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Bulgaria’s exports in January-April 2024 down 3.8%, imports up 16.8% y/y

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – April 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 28 071.9 million

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Bulgaria reports 0.4% economic growth in Q1 2024

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 8.9% for June 2024

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 8.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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