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Revenue of places of accommodation in Bulgaria in February 2025 up 7.7% y/y

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The total revenue from nights spent in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in February 2025 was 7.7 per cent higher

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – February 2025 fell 1.7%, imports rose 5.2% y/y

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – February 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 12 832.9 million

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Eurostat: Of EU countries that have minimum wages, Bulgaria continues to have the lowest

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Of the 22 out of 27 European Union countries that have national minimum wages, January 2025 found Bulgaria continued to

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Bulgaria’s c-bank approves revised designs of country’s euro coins – with just one change

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The governing council of central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) approved on April 9 revised graphic designs of the Bulgarian national

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House prices in Bulgaria jumped 18.3% in Q4 2024 y/y, highest increase in EU

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

House prices in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2024 were 18.3 per cent higher than in Q4 2023, European

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IME’s Stanchev: If Trump’s policies remain as they are, a global recession is coming

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A global recession is coming due to the policies of US President Donald Trump, if they remain as they are,

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Moody’s Analytics’s Ganguly: Trump’s tariffs will not affect Bulgaria’s entry into euro zone

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump should not themselves affect the process of Bulgaria entering the euro zone,

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IME economist warns of risks from retaliatory tariffs

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Should Europe “pull out the bazooka” by responding to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs with similar measures – for instance

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Bulgaria records 999.7 million leva Budget deficit in January-February 2025

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 999.7 million leva in the first two months of the

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