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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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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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