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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 11.3% for January 2024

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 11.3 per cent cut in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria declined in December 2023

December 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Bulgarian prosecutors end investigation into cryptocurrency firm Nexo

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on December 22 that it closed the investigation into cryptocurrency firm Nexo after finding no evidence

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European Commission approves up to 120M euro state aid for Bulgaria’s state gas firm

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission said on December 20 that it has approved up to 120 million euro in Bulgarian state aid

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

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 34 698 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to November 2023, an increase of 30.1 per

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2023 was 3.4B euro

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 3.4 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgarian railways signs 91.2M leva contract for 10 new Siemens Smartron locomotives

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ signed on December 18 a contract valued at 91.2 million leva (about 46.6 million euro) for

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Bulgaria annual inflation drops to two-year low of 5.4% in November

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.4 per cent inflation in November 2023, down from 5.8 per cent a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2023 down 6%, imports down 10.5% y/y

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – October 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 73 001.3 million

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