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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2025 fell 2.5%, imports rose 10.4% y/y

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 6 213.1 million leva, which

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Bulgaria records 2.8% economic growth in 2024

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.8 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgarian Parliament approves draft 2025 Budget package at first reading

March 6, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed the 2025 Budget Act at first reading in the early hours of March 6, with 152

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Bulgaria records 563.9 million leva Budget surplus in January 2025

March 5, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 563.9 million leva in the first month of the year,

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9%

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in December 2024 and from

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FDI in Bulgaria in 2024 was 1.5B euro – central bank data

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2024 stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of the

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Bulgaria records 3.7% annual inflation in January

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in January, up from 2.2 per cent a month

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Bulgarian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2024 – flash estimate

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2024 fell 3.3%, imports rose 0.3%

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 84 047.2 million leva, 3.3 per

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