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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.5% inflation in May

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

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian exports up by 16.6% y/y in January-April 2021 – NSI

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in the first four months of the year stood at 21.26 billion leva, an increase of 16.6 per

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Bulgaria 

World Bank cuts Bulgaria 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.6%

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by 2.6 per cent this year after shrinking by an estimated 4.2 per cent

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