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Euro zone annual inflation was 1.6 per cent in July, unchanged from June, European Union’s statistics board Eurostat said on August 16. The annual inflation in the EU as a […]
The eurozone’s 18-month double-dip recession has finally come to an end, with the bloc growing three-tenths of one percent in the second quarter of 2013. But analysts say growth is […]
Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the first three months of 2013, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a […]
The 17-country euro zone has emerged from recession after 17 months, going by figures released on August 14 2013 by European Union statistics office Eurostat. GDP rose by 0.3 per […]
Bulgaria’s consumer price index recorded deflation for the fifth consecutive month in July, while the annual inflation figure fell to 0.5 per cent, data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) […]
In July 2013 the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.2 points in the euro zone (to 92.5) and by 2.4 points in the EU (to 95), continuing the upward […]
Global food prices declined for three consecutive quarters, then rose in May and June, remaining close to historical peaks, the World Bank said. Some countries with high poverty and weak […]
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria rose by 13 per cent last year, reaching 1.48 billion euro, a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), presented […]
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 505.4 million euro, the equivalent of 1.2 per cent of gross domestic product, according to […]
Euro zone annual inflation was 1.6 per cent in June 2013, up from 1.4 per cent in May. A year earlier the rate was 2.4 per cent. Monthly inflation was […]
