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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January – February 2021 exports down 1.7% y/y

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – February 2021, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 9.6

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy bouncing back 4.4% this year

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 4.4 per cent this year and in 2022, according

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2021 was 5.3% – Eurostat

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2021 was 5.3 per cent, down from 5.5 per cent in January, European Union statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-February 2021 Budget surplus at 24.3M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 24.3 million leva in the first two months of the

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 32.7M euro

March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 32.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Number of unemployed in Bulgaria rose 18.1% in 2020

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

Compared to 2019, the number of unemployed people in Bulgaria rose by 18.1 per cent in 2020, while the unemployment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.1% deflation in February

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 0.1 per cent in February, compared to 0.6 per cent deflation a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January 2021 down 6.1% y/y

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

The total value of good exported from Bulgaria in January 2021 added up to 4.68 billion leva, 6.1 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 4.2% economic decline in 2020

March 9, 2021March 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 4.2 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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