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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 4.6% for October 2023

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 4.6 per cent cut in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgarian firms among founders of Ukraine’s Defence Industries Alliance

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky has named Bulgaria as among 19 countries whose companies have become founding members of Ukraine’s Defence

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Bulgaria January-August 2023 Budget deficit at 51.9M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 51.9 million leva in the first eight months of the

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Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria in September largely unchanged

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes for country’s refinery to switch in stages to non-Russian oil

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 28 the second reading of legislative amendments that will require the country’s sole oil refinery,

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EBRD revises economic growth forecasts for Bulgaria for 2023, 2024

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In its September 2023 Regional Economic Prospects report, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised its economic

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European Auditors: EU’s wine policy leaves a sour taste

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff wine

A report published on September 25 by the European Court of Auditors voices concern about the effect of the EU’s

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EU imports of petroleum oil from Russia in Q2 2023 down 82% y/y

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Petroleum oils imports into the European Union from Russia fell from a monthly average of 8.7 million tons in the

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – August 2023 up 22.9% y/y

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 24 406 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – August 2023, an increase of 22.9 per

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