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Bulgaria H1 2023 Budget surplus at 177.7M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 117.7 million leva in the first half of the year,

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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria in July largely unchanged

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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IMF July 2023 World Economic Outlook Update: Global recovery is slowing

July 25, 2023July 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.5 per cent in 2022 to 3.0 per cent in both

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Bulgaria’s government says it will expand support for country’s food producers

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian state will support Bulgarian food producers not only financially, but by protecting their interests “at all levels,” the

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Union of Brewers: Bulgarian brewers sold 523M litres of beer in 2022

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, Bulgarian brewers produced 500 million litres of beer and sold 523 million litres, according to the Union of

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2023 was 1.75B euro

July 19, 2023August 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 1.75 billion euro, the equivalent

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in H1 2023 up 21.3% y/y

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 17 633 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first half of 2023, an

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Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 8.7% in June

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 8.7 per cent inflation in June 2023, down from 10.1 per cent a

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Eurostat: 46% of businesses in Bulgaria had trouble finding ICT specialists

July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty-six per cent of businesses in Bulgaria had trouble filling vacancies that required ICT specialisation, EU statistics agency Eurostat said

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