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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April was 218.5M euro

June 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2014 stood at 218.5 million euro, the equivalent of

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Business 

EU inflation down to 0.6% in May 2014 – Eurostat

June 16, 2014June 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Euro zone annual inflation was 0.5 per cent in May, down from 0.7 per cent a month earlier, and the

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Bulgaria annual deflation rises to 2.0% in May

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank again in May, by 0.5 per cent, pushing the annual deflation figure at the end

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Business 

Bulgaria reports negative trade balance with EU, third countries

June 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria reported a negative foreign trade balance of more than 1.1 billion leva with other European Union countries for January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1

June 4, 2014June 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the last three months

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EU unemployment 10.4% in April 2014, 12.8% in Bulgaria – Eurostat

June 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 12.8 per cent in April 2014, slightly down from 13 per cent in March, according to

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Bulgaria 

European Commission on Bulgaria: Unwarranted optimism on economic recovery, lack of reforms

June 3, 2014June 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

A report by the European Commission on Bulgaria, coincidentally released just after a year of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 864.5M leva Budget deficit for January-April

June 2, 2014June 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has reported that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first four months of 2014 was 864.5 million

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Business 

Business climate in Bulgaria up, economic sentiment in EU stable – surveys

May 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In May 2014, Bulgaria’s overall business climate indicator was 4.3 percentage points higher than in April, due to managers’ more

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