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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2024 was 4.4%

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2024 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from January 2024 and up from 4.1 per cent

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ECHR orders Bulgaria to pay damages over ineffective investigation into fraudulent takeover of firm

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Bulgarian state to pay damages to a Bulgarian national who

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Bulgaria records 994.4M leva Budget surplus in January-February 2024

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 994.4 million leva in the first two months of the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2% for April 2024

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria largely unchanged in March

March 29, 2024March 29, 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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Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria up 14% in 2023, still lowest in EU

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2023 were 14 per cent higher than in 2022, but remained the lowest in

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest GDP per capita in EU in 2023

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria registered the lowest GDP per capita in the European Union in 2023, 36 per cent below the EU average,

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EC opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta under Digital Markets Act

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on March 25 that it has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2024 was 111.6M euro

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 111.6 million euro, the equivalent of

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