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IMF raises Bulgaria’s economic growth estimate to 3.9% this year

October 11, 2022October 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.9 per cent this year before slowing down to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2B leva paid out for ’60:40′ employment support

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Close to two billion leva (about 1.02 billion euro) was paid out over 28 months for the “60:40” Bulgarian government

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Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz picks Greek Depa, Mytilineos in November LNG tender

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz said late on October 10 that it picked Greek firms Mytilineos and DEPA Commercial in

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 34% for October 2022

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 34 per cent decrease in gas prices in the country for the month of

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Greece-Bulgaria gas inter-connector pipeline begins operation

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece

The inter-connector pipeline linking the Bulgarian and Greek gas grids started operation on October 1, giving Bulgaria access to larger

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Bulgaria January-August 2022 Budget surplus at 1.7B leva

October 1, 2022November 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 1.7 billion leva in the first eight months of the

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Bulgaria competition watchdog accuses Lukoil of abuse of dominant position

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has accused Lukoil Bulgaria, the downstrewam unit of Russian privately-held oil major Lukoil,

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2022 was 4.6%

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2022 was 4.6 per cent, down from five per cent in August 2021 but unchanged

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Bulgaria competition watchdog fines retailers Kaufland, Billa 815 000 leva

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined the Bulgarian subsidiaries of supermarket chains Kaufland and Billa a combined

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