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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in January

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The business climate in Bulgaria improved in January 2024, according to a regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute

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Eurostat: Commercial flights in EU in 2023 below pre-pandemic levels

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, there were 6.3 million commercial flights in the European Union, below the seven million in pre-pandemic 2019, EU

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NSI: Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in December 2023 up 3.1% y/y

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

In December 2023, the number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 785 446, an increase of 3.1 per cent

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EIB loan for 1530 electric vehicle charging stations in Bulgaria

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on January 26 that it has signed a 40 million euro loan to Austrian-registered

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2023 up 30.1% y/y

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 37 724 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2023, an increase of 30.1 per cent compared with

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EU’s new anti-money laundering rules to cover most of crypto sector

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

New European Union rules against money laundering will cover most of the crypto sector, forcing all crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2023 was 3.49B euro

January 17, 2024February 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 3.49 billion euro, the equivalent

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Eurostat: EU tourism industry eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in 2023

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, European Union tourism continued to show signs of rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic, EU statistics agency Eurostat said

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Bulgaria records 4.7 per cent annual inflation in 2023

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.7 per cent inflation in December 2023, down from 5.4 per cent a

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