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Bulgaria trade gap widens in Q1 as exports sag

May 12, 2014May 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s trade gap in the first quarter of 2014 was 2.19 billion leva, or about 1.12 billion euro, an increase

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Unemployment in Bulgaria 13.1 per cent in March 2014 – Eurostat

May 7, 2014May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 13.1 per cent in March 2014, unchanged from February and slightly higher than the 13 per

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Retail trade in Bulgaria strengthened again in March 2014 – Eurostat

May 6, 2014May 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in March 2014 was 5.8 per cent higher than in March 2013, according

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EU spring forecast re-affirms Bulgaria 2014 growth estimate at 1.7%, warns of risks

May 5, 2014May 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 5, remains optimistic about the prospect of economic recovery

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Business confidence increased in Bulgaria slightly in April – statistics institute

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Business people’s view of the business climate in Bulgaria improved slightly in April 2014, 1.7 percentage points higher than in

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EU annual inflation 0.6% in March 2014 – Eurostat

April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

  Annual inflation in the European Union was 0.6 per cent in March 2014, down from 0.8 per cent in

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 114.1M euro

April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2014 stood at 114.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria annual deflation down to 2.3% in March

April 14, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank by 0.2 per cent in March 2014, but the year-on-year deflation fell to 2.3 per

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Negative trade balance as Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries dropped in January-February 2014

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to third countries, meaning countries that are not members of the European Union, were 14.2 per cent less

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