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Partial recovery in tourism trips by EU residents in 2021

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2021, residents of the 27 European Union member states made 879 million tourism trips with at least one overnight stay (

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2022 was 1.5B euro

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2022 stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Digital nomads building coliving project in Bulgaria’s mountain hamlet Semkovo

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Digital nomads from all over the world are preparing  to transform a 16 700 square metre hotel into “Coliving Semkovo”,

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Bulgaria’s new passenger car registrations in January – November 2022 up 17.2% y/y

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to November 2022 was 17.2 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 16.9% in November

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 16.9 per cent inflation in November 2022, down from 17.6 per cent a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2022 up 40.8%, imports up 45.9%

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – October 2022, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 79 004.3 million

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Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q3 2022

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 18.8% for December 2022

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 18.8 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria January-October 2022 Budget surplus at 4.8M leva

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 4.8 million leva in the first 10 months of the

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