The growth of inflation in August slowed down slightly, according to data of the National Statistical Institute. The rise of the cost of living compared to the same month of 2021 reached 17.7%. The increase compared to the previous month of July was 1.2%.
In August, the highest rise in prices was recorded in housing, water, electricity and fuel - 5.2%. Prices of goods and services grew by 2.3%. Food prices rose by 1.2 percent.
A 3.8-percent decline was recorded in the prices of transport and a 2.3% drop in the prices of clothing and footwear.
The Bulgarian National Bank has announced that the caretaker government plans to take on 1 billion euros of internal debt by the end of the year. The first auction for 100 million euros will take place on September 19.
In September, the overall Business Climate Indicator for the country decreased by 1 point compared to August. The decline reflects a less favourable assessment in the industry sector, where the indicator fell by 5.2 points. Managers in industry reported..
The procedure for renewable electricity storage projects under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is now open and proposals are being accepted. There is a lot of money, the deadlines are short and the conditions applicants have to meet are not..
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has slightly lowered its growth forecasts for the regions in which it invests. Bulgaria's economy will grow by 2.9 per cent in 2025, 0.1 per cent less than initially forecast in May...
Bulgaria has today received its first delivery of natural gas from the new Alexandroupolis terminal in Greece. The facility has been in commercial..
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