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Sofia Airport domestic passengers and cargo still below 2019 levels

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

A total of 614 402 passengers travelled through Sofia Airport in April 2023, almost equal to the same period in

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Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria is up

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on May 5, has

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2023 was 3.7%

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2023 was 3.7 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent in February and down from

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 21% for May 2023

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 21 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria Q1 2023 Budget deficit at 662.4M leva

May 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 662.4 million leva in the first three months of the

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Bulgaria caretaker Cabinet approves draft 2023 Budget bill

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved the 2023 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a special sitting on April 28,

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Price of sugar in Bulgaria rose 36% in a year – Eurostat

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The price of sugar in Bulgaria was 36 per cent higher in March 2023 than it had been in March

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Poll: Slight improvement in business sentiment in Bulgaria

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on April 28, has

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Eurostat: Bulgaria’s employment rate 75.7%, above EU average

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 75.7 per cent of the 20-64 age group in Bulgaria were employed in 2022, EU statistics agency

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