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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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Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2023 down 7.1%, imports down 10.5% y/y

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 80 056.0 million

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2023 was 4.3%

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2023 was 4.3 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in October 2023 and up

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New tax rules for multinational companies operating in EU have come into effect

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

New EU rules came into effect on January 1 2024 introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15 per

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Bulgaria January-November 2023 Budget deficit at 980.3M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 980.3 million leva in the first 11 months of last

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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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