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Bulgaria records 3.5% annual inflation in April

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in April, down from four per cent recorded a

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Bulgarian economy grew by 0.6% in Q1 2025 – flash estimate

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

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria records 1.93 billion leva Budget deficit in Q1 2025

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.93 million leva in the first three months of the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2025 was 685.6M euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 685.6 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 4.0% annual inflation in March

April 14, 2025May 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded four per cent inflation in March, unchanged from a month earlier, the National

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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’, with positive outlook

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 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, as it

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – February 2025 fell 1.7%, imports rose 5.2% y/y

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

In January – February 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 12 832.9 million

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Bulgaria records 999.7 million leva Budget deficit in January-February 2025

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 999.7 million leva in the first two months of the

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2025 was 3.9%

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

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in February 2025 was 3.9 per cent, unchanged from January 2025 and down from 4.6

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