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Bulgaria regulator approves 3.4% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

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

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on July 1 that it approved an increase in electricity prices by

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Eurostat reports agricultural products price rises after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has significantly disturbed global agricultural markets, particularly as Russia and Ukraine have been major exporters

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Eurostat: 4.3% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from 5.4 per

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Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria as slightly improved

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found managers seeing the business climate in Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport plans to move all commercial flights to Terminal 2

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport is to embark on transforming Terminal 2, including increasing its capacity to cater for flights currently operated from

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Fitch re-affirms Bulgaria’s ‘BBB’ credit rating, with positive outlook

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’, maintaining a positive

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2022 was 653.2M euro

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 653.2 million euro, the equivalent

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-May 2022 up 17.5% y/y

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 11 721 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2022, an increase of

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Bulgaria annual inflation reaches 15.6% in May, highest since 1998

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 15.6 per cent inflation in May 2022, rising from 14.4 per cent a

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