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What next for property prices in Bulgaria’s Bansko?

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Lance Nelson

The average market price of Bansko property jumped by 25 per cent in 2022. It now stands at 700-800 euro

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Inspections find food price speculation in Bulgaria – report

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Inspections of shops in Bulgaria have found food price speculation, Bulgarian National Television said on February 21, a week after

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January up 9.8% y/y

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 2227 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January 2023, an increase of 9.8 per cent on an

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Bulgaria Finance Minister rules out joining euro zone in January 2024

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria will miss its January 1 2024 target date for joining the euro zone, the country’s caretaker Finance Minister Rossitsa

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Bulgaria competition watchdog fines Lukoil 67.8M leva for abuse of dominant position

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on February 17 that it levied a 67.8 million leva, or 34.7

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Eurostat: Business bankruptcies in EU in Q4 2022 highest since 2015

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of bankruptcy declarations among businesses in the European Union increased substantially in the fourth quarter of 2022, at

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Bulgaria offers ‘Startup Visa’ to non-EU foreigners

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Innovation and Growth (MIG) has opened an application procedure for a “StartUp Visa” to be issued to foreign

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FDI in Bulgaria in 2022 was 2.25B euro – central bank data

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2022 stood at 2.25 billion euro, the equivalent of 2.7 per cent of the

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Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 16.4% in January

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 16.4 per cent inflation in January 2023, down from 16.9 per cent a

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