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Bulgaria H1 2021 Budget surplus at 118.2M leva

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2021 was 118.2 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2021 was 6%

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2021 was six per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on July 30, citing

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2021 was 280.8M euro

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 280.8 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.7% inflation in June

July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.7 per cent in June, up from 2.5 per cent inflation recorded

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s exports in January – May 2021 up 19.% y/y

July 13, 2021July 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – May 2021, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 26 355.3

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Bulgaria 

EU summer forecast predicts Bulgaria’s economy growing by 4.6% in 2021

July 7, 2021July 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 7, raised the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2021 was 6.2%

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2021 was 6.2 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures released on July 1 by European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2021 Budget deficit at 140.6M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on June 30 that the consolidated Budget balance for January-May 2021 recorded a deficit of 140.6

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2021 was 187.9M euro

June 17, 2021June 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 187.9 million euro, the equivalent

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