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Fitch re-affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, raises outlook to ‘positive’

February 20, 2021February 23, 2021 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’ and raised its

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2020 was 561.7M euro – central bank data

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2020 stood at 561.7 million euro, the equivalent of 0.9 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 2.1% in Q4 2020 – flash estimate

February 16, 2021February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.6% deflation in January

February 15, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) continued its downward trend in January, recording 0.6 per cent deflation, compared to 0.1

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Bulgaria 

EU winter economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2021 growth estimate to 2.7%

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission was more optimistic about Bulgaria’s economic growth expectations this year and in 2022, raising both target figures

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports dropped 6.9% in 2020, imports dropped 9.6%

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in 2020 was about 54.4 billion leva, 6.9 per cent less

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ends 2020 with 3.53B leva Budget deficit

January 30, 2021February 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2020 was 3.53 billion leva, on cash

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improves in January

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria rebounded in January, rising by 6.9 percentage points

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2020 was 843.9M euro

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 843.9 million euro, the equivalent

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