EU unemployment 10.7% in December 2013, in Bulgaria 13.1% – Eurostat
Unemployment in the 28-member European Union was 10.7 per cent in December 2013, EU statistics office Eurostat said, reporting unemployment
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IMF urges Bulgaria to pursue ‘bold reforms’ in annual review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Bulgaria to pursue “bold structural reforms […] to lift growth, create jobs, and enhance
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EBRD expects slow recovery, cuts Bulgaria’s growth forecast
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its latest Regional Economics Report that growth in the regions
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Bulgaria records 1.6% deflation in 2013
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 1.6 per cent in 2013, despite a 0.3 per cent monthly inflation bump
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Economic sentiment in EU, euro zone best since 2011 – official
The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) in the euro zone in December 2013 was at its best level since July 2011,
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Bulgaria in 2013: An ‘Annus Horribilis’ in pictures
Arguably the first indication that Bulgaria was set for a year both bizarre and beset with turbulence was the strange
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Bulgaria’s economy in 2013: Treading water
In a year that saw three governments in office in Sofia, Bulgaria’s economy did as well as could have been
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EU annual inflation one per cent in November 2013 – Eurostat
Euro area annual inflation was 0.9 per cent in November 2013, up from 0.7 per cent in October, EU statistics
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October was 1.05 billion euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 1.05 billion euro, the equivalent
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