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Bulgaria January-October 2023 Budget deficit at 1.44B leva

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.44 billion leva in the first 10 months of the

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2023 was 4.4%

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2023 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from September 2023 and up from four per cent

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OECD sees Bulgaria’s GDP growth slowing in 2023, recovering in 2024 and 2025

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 1.7 per cent in 2023 before recovering to 2.8 per cent in

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Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria largely unchanged in November

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that in November, business sentiment in Bulgaria was

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S&P Global ups Bulgaria’s rating outlook to positive due to improved euro area prospects

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023 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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Bulgarian startup nPloy secures follow-up investment exceeding 1.5M euro

November 23, 2023November 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Following a successful initial investment round of two million euro in August 2022, innovative Bulgarian job matching platform nPloy has

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – October 2023 up 23.8% y/y

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 30 147 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to October 2023, an increase of 23.8 per

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Sofia – Helsinki direct flights in summer 2024

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There will be direct flights by Norwegian Air Shuttle between Sofia and Helsinki in summer 2024, according to a media

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2023 was 3.17B euro

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of the year stood at 3.17 billion euro, the equivalent

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