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Bulgaria records 3.7% annual inflation in May

June 16, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in May, up from 3.5 per cent recorded a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – April 2025 down 4.8%, imports up 4.8% y/y

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – April 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 26 498.4 million

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Bulgaria records 1.91B leva Budget deficit in January-April 2025

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.91 billion leva in the first four months of the

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Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q1 2025

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026

June 4, 2025July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission (EC) and European Central Bank (ECB) convergence reports published on June 4 concluded that Bulgaria meets the

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2025 was 3.3%

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in April 2025 was 3.3 per cent, down from 3.4 per cent in March and

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S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating, positive outlook

May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘BBB/A-2’,

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Eurostat: New lows for EU unemployment in 2024

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2024, the unemployment rate for 15-74 years old in the European Union fell to 5.9 per cent of the labour force,

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EU spring economic forecast cuts Bulgaria 2025 growth forecast to 2.0%

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 19, projected Bulgaria’s economic growth this year at

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