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

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 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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IMF’s World Economic Outlook update: Gloom and uncertainty

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

A tentative recovery in 2021 has been followed by increasingly gloomy developments in 2022 as risks began to materialise, according

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 3.2% this year

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent this year before accelerating to 4.5

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Europe 

IMF approves $1.4BN emergency financing support for Ukraine

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Russia, Ukraine

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on March 9 a disbursement of $1.4 billion to Ukraine

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Europe 

IMF warns of severe economic impact worldwide of Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 5, 2022March 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Russia, Ukraine

The economic consequences of the war in Ukraine are already very serious, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on March

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy bouncing back 4.4% this year

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 4.4 per cent this year and in 2022, according

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Bulgaria 

IMF still sees 4% economic downturn in Bulgaria this year

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to shrink by four per cent this year, according to its October

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Bulgaria 

In June 2020 forecast, IMF gloomier about global economy

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a June 2020 World Economic Outlook update, has projected shrinking of the global economy

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Bulgaria 

IMF cuts Bulgaria economic growth forecast for 2020 to -4%

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2020 to minus four per cent,

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