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Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2024 down 3.6%, imports down 0.1% y/y

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 63 156.4 million

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU unemployment hit new lows in 2023

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2023, the unemployment rate for 15-74 years old in the European Union fell to 6.1 per cent of the labour force, the lowest

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Business 

Bulgaria records 2.83B leva Budget deficit in January-September 2024

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.83 billion leva in the first nine months of the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2024 was 4%

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in September 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from August 2024 and down from 4.4

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Business 

Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged despite ‘likely’ euro zone entry delay

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘BBB’, with a positive rating outlook, despite continued

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2024 was 697.8M euro

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 697.8 million euro, the equivalent

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January-August 2024 down 2.8%, imports down 0.1% y/y

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – August 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 56 511.2 million

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2024 was 4%

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in August 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from the figure in July 2024 and

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Business 

Bulgaria records 1.69B leva Budget deficit in January-August 2024

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.68 billion leva in the first eight months of the

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