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Bulgaria’s exports in 2021 up 24% y/y

February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2021, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 67 933.5 million leva, 24 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2021 was 4.9% – Eurostat

February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2021 was 4.9 per cent, down from five per cent in November 2021 and 5.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ends 2021 with 3.91B leva Budget deficit

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2021 was 3.91 billion leva, on cash

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft 2022 Budget bill

January 31, 2022February 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2022 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a Cabinet sitting on January 31, held

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria again has lowest minimum wage in EU

January 28, 2022January 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Of the 21 European Union countries that have a national minimum wage, Bulgaria again has the lowest, continuing a trend

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Bulgaria 

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

January 22, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs approve bill to prolong 2021 Budget Act provisions

January 21, 2022January 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on January 21 a bill extending the duration of the provisions of the 2021 Budget Act

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2021 was 1.28B euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2021 stood at 1.28 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation hits new 13-year high 7.8% in 2021

January 18, 2022January 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 7.8 per cent inflation in December 2021, data released by the National Statistical

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