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Bulgaria reports 4.3% economic growth in Q3 2020

December 4, 2020December 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 5.7% – Eurostat

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 5.7 per cent, up from 4.2 per cent in October 2019 but down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-October 2020 Budget surplus at 654.3M leva

November 30, 2020December 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on November 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2020 was 729.5M euro

November 17, 2020November 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of the year stood at 729.5 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.8% inflation in October

November 16, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.8 per cent inflation in October, down from 0.9 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 4.3% in Q3 2020 – flash estimate

November 13, 2020November 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2020 down 7.7% y/y

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – September 2020 was 40 069.2 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EU autumn forecast predicts smaller 2020 economic decline in Bulgaria

November 5, 2020November 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission was a touch more optimistic about economic growth expectations in the bloc for 2020 in the autumn

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2020 Budget surplus at 871.4M leva

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2020 was

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