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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August was 5.6%

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2021 was 5.6 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and up from 5.1 per

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2021 was 630.4M euro

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2021 stood at 630.4 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.7% inflation in August

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.7 per cent in August, up from three per cent inflation recorded

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – July 2021 up 21.1% y/y

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to July 2021 was 21.1 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2021 was 5.9%

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2021 was 5.9 per cent, down from six per cent the previous month but up

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2021 Budget surplus at 705.2M leva

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2021 was 705.2 million

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2021 was 657.8M euro

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2021 stood at 657.8 million euro, the equivalent of one

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.4% in Q2 2021 – flash estimate

August 17, 2021November 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.0% inflation in July

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by three per cent in July, up from 2.7 per cent inflation recorded

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