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Bulgarian economy grew by 1.0% in Q1 2022 – flash estimate

May 17, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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Bulgaria 

EU spring forecast cuts Bulgaria’s 2022 economic growth estimate to 2.1%

May 16, 2022May 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 16, cut the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – March up 34% y/y

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to March 2022 was more than 20.9 billion leva,

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Bulgaria 

Consumer confidence in Bulgaria drops, quarterly survey shows

May 9, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In April 2022, the total consumer confidence indicator in Bulgaria fell by 4.9 percentage points in comparison with January, the

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March was 4.3% – Eurostat

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2022 was 4.3 per cent, down from 5.8 per cent in March 2021 and down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Q1 2022 Budget surplus at 298M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 298 million leva in the first quarter of the year,

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 3.2% this year

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent this year before accelerating to 4.5

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2022 was 408.1M euro

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 408.1 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation reaches 12.4% in March, highest since July 2008

April 19, 2022April 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 12.4 per cent inflation in March 2022, up from 10 per cent a

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