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Eurostat: Electricity, gas prices in EU showing signs of stabilising after records in 2022

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

After a significant increase in prices that started before the Russian invasion of Ukraine but skyrocketed up to the second

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Gender pay gap: EU ministers adopt new rules on pay transparency

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union ministers have adopted new rules to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the

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EU trade in medicinal and pharma products: New peak in 2022 – Eurostat

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Between 2002 and 2022, European Union exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products to countries outside the EU grew considerably stronger

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Bulgarian vegetable oil producers: Ban on Ukrainian imports will cause bankruptcies, higher prices

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian caretaker government’s temporary ban on the import of grains and oil seed crops from Ukraine will lead to

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United Group sells telecom towers in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia to Saudi Tawal

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Dutch-registered telecoms and media company United Group has agreed the sale of its mobile telephony towers in Bulgaria, Croatia and

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2023 was 398.5M euro

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 398.5 million euro, the equivalent

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in March 2023 down 14.5% y/y

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 2309 new passenger car registrations in Bulgarian in March 2023, a decrease of 14.5 per

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Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 14% in March

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 14 per cent inflation in March 2023, down from 16 per cent a

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Net annual earnings for worker in Bulgaria lowest in EU in 2022 – Eurostat

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, the net annual earnings of an average single worker without children were 26 136 euro in the European

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