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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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World 

Covid-19: IMF sees global economy contracting sharply in 2020 ‘worse than in 2008/09 crisis’

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

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 per cent in

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World 

IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with IMF head Georgieva

January 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks in Sofia with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on January

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Bulgaria 

IMF raises Bulgaria 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.7%

October 16, 2019October 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria to 3.7 per cent 2019, before slowing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva named new IMF managing director

September 25, 2019September 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected on September 25 Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing

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