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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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In January – May 2023, Bulgaria’s exports down 0.2%, imports 2.2% down y/y

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – May 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 37 075.7 million

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Sofia Airport: 3.5M passengers in H1 2023

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Passengers at Sofia Airport in the first half of 2023 totaled 3 439 763, which is 0.7 per cent down

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PPF Telecom Group to approach EC over regulatory rulings in Bulgaria

July 4, 2023July 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

PPF Telecom Group B.V., which includes the Yettel telecom operating companies and the CETIN telecom infrastructure companies, is dismayed by

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 8% for July 2023

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

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

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