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Bulgaria January-October 2021 Budget surplus at 727.7M leva

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2021 was 727.7 million

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Bulgaria 

S&P Global raises Bulgaria’s 2021 economic growth forecast to 4%

November 30, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by “almost four per cent this year”, according to a forecast by credit ratings

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened again in November

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2021 was 852.6M euro

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2021 stood at 852.6 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.9% in Q3 2021 – flash estimate

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

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation reaches 12-year high of 6.0% in October

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by six per cent in October, up from 4.8 per cent inflation recorded

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January – September 2021 exports up 22.4% y/y

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2021, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 49 468.9 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

EU autumn forecast cuts Bulgaria’s 2021 economic growth estimate to 3.8%

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

The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 11, cut the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2021 was 5.5%

November 3, 2021November 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2021 was 5.5 per cent, down from 5.6 per cent in August and up from

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