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Bulgarian exports up by 16.6% y/y in January-April 2021 – NSI

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in the first four months of the year stood at 21.26 billion leva, an increase of 16.6 per

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Bulgaria 

World Bank cuts Bulgaria 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.6%

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by 2.6 per cent this year after shrinking by an estimated 4.2 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in April decreased to 4.7%

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2021 was 4.7 per cent, down from 5.1 per cent a month earlier and from

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Bulgaria 

S&P Global sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 2.9% in 2021

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by 2.9 per cent this year and 4.3 per cent in 2022, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2021 Budget surplus at 171.6M leva

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on May 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2021 was

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria records 27.8M euro outflow in Q1 2021

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year recorded an outflow of 27.8 million euro,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 2.5% in Q1 2021 – flash estimate

May 18, 2021May 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in April

May 17, 2021May 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by two per cent in April, compared to 0.6 per cent inflation a

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