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Bulgaria records 596.6M leva Budget surplus in January-April 2024

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 596.6 million leva in the first four months of the

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2024 was 4.5%

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2024 was 4.5 per cent, down from 4.6 per cent in March 2024 but up

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in May

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found views of the business climate in Bulgaria in

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Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria up 1.1% in April 2024

May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In April 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria was 1.1 per cent higher than in April 2023,

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S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating, positive outlook

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘BBB/A-2’,

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first four months of 2024 up 47.9%

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 15 761 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2024, an increase of

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Eurostat: EU imported 359.3M euro worth of honey in 2023

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, European Union members imported 163 700 tonnes of natural honey from extra-EU countries, worth 359.3 million euro, EU statistics

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FDI in Bulgaria in Q1 2024 was 358.9 million euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 358.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgarian entities named in selection of defence industrial projects to benefit from European Defence Fund

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) announced on May 16 the results of the 2023 calls for proposals under the European Defence

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