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Bulgaria’s January – November 2022 exports up 40.2%, imports up 44.1% y/y

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2022, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 87 460.4 million

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Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities were investigating the activities of cryptocurrency firm Nexo, with a number of offices searched and people being questioned,

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World Bank says Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.1% in 2022, outlook for 2023 unchanged

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy is projected to have grown by 3.1 per cent in 2022, the World Bank said in its January

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Sofia Airport’s 2022 passenger numbers a million down on pre-pandemic 2019

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

Sofia Airport served 6 003 653 passengers in 2022, significantly more than in 2021, but more than a million fewer

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Bulgaria and France tied in second place in EU exports of skis and showboards in 2021

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Across EU countries, the largest exporter of skis and snowboards to both EU and extra-EU countries in 2021 was Austria,

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 22.8% for January 2023

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 22.8 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria to withdraw 2005-issue 20 leva banknote from circulation

January 2, 2023January 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The governing council of central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has decided to take out of circulation the banknotes of 20

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Bulgaria January-November 2022 Budget deficit at 398M leva

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 398 million leva in the first 11 months of the

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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria improves in December

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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