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Bulgarian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2024 – flash estimate

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria’s exports in 2024 fell 3.3%, imports rose 0.3%

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

In 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 84 047.2 million leva, 3.3 per

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Bulgaria ends 2024 with 3.0% consolidated Budget deficit

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2024 was 6.14 billion leva, on

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8%

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 3.8 per cent, down from 3.9 per cent in November 2024

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Moody’s affirms Bulgaria’s Baa1 rating amid ‘weakening governance’

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Moody’s has affirmed the long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘Baa1’ with a stable outlook,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2024 was 1.49B euro

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2024 stood at 1.49 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria records 2.2 per cent annual inflation in 2024

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.2 per cent inflation in December 2024, up from 2.1 per cent a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2024 down 3.2%, imports up 0.2% y/y

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 77 837.9 million

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2024 was 3.9%

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2024 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in October 2024 and down

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