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Eurostat: Food prices in EU continue to rise in 2023

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

After substantial increases in 2022, food prices in the European Union continued to rise also in 2023, EU statistics agency

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 35.9% for November 2023

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 35.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria January-September 2023 Budget deficit at 841M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 841 million leva in the first nine months of the

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Largest US trade and investment delegation to visit Bulgaria in recent years

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States embassy is delighted to welcome a delegation of 15 leading American companies to Bulgaria, November 1-2, for

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Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria drops in October

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

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

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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged on euro zone prospects

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s prospective admission into the euro area remains the main reason Fitch Ratings continues to maintain the country’s long-term foreign

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – September 2023 up 24.6% y/y

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 27 382 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to September 2023, an increase of 24.6 per

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2023 was 2.23B euro

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 2.23 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria annual inflation drops to 6.3% in September

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 6.3 per cent inflation in September 2023, down from 7.7 per cent a

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