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Bulgaria annual inflation reaches new 24-year high at 16.9% in June

July 15, 2022August 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 16.9 per cent inflation in June 2022, rising from 15.6 per cent a

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Business 

EU summer forecast predicts Bulgaria’s economy growing by 2.8% in 2022

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 14, raised the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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Bulgaria’s exports in first five months of 2022 up 38.8% y/y

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – May 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to just more than 37

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves 2022 Budget revision at second reading

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading the revision of the 2021 Budget Act on June 30, following three days of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2022 Budget surplus at 605.1M leva

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 605.1 million leva in the first five months of the

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Business 

Eurostat: 4.3% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from 5.4 per

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Business 

Fitch re-affirms Bulgaria’s ‘BBB’ credit rating, with positive outlook

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’, maintaining a positive

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2022 was 653.2M euro

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 653.2 million euro, the equivalent

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Business 

Bulgaria annual inflation reaches 15.6% in May, highest since 1998

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 15.6 per cent inflation in May 2022, rising from 14.4 per cent a

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