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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged despite political instability

May 13, 2023May 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Five elections in two years have not dampened Fitch Ratings’ expectations about Bulgaria’s creditworthiness, as the global ratings agency re-affirmed

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Bulgaria’s exports in Q1 2023 up 8.3% y/y, imports 4.2% higher

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe team macroeconomic indicators

In January – March 2023, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 22.84 billion leva,

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2023 was 3.7%

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2023 was 3.7 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent in February and down from

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Bulgaria Q1 2023 Budget deficit at 662.4M leva

May 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 662.4 million leva in the first three months of the

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Bulgaria caretaker Cabinet approves draft 2023 Budget bill

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved the 2023 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a special sitting on April 28,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2023 was 398.5M euro

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 398.5 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 14% in March

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 14 per cent inflation in March 2023, down from 16 per cent a

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IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 1.4% in 2023

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 1.4 per cent this year before picking up to

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Bulgaria’s exports in first two months of 2023 up 13.9% y/y

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – February 2023, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 14.8 billion leva,

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