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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2020 Budget surplus at 871.4M leva

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2020 was 6.2% – Eurostat

October 30, 2020October 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2020 was 6.2 per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on October 30, citing

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2020 was 365.9M euro

October 16, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 365.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.9% inflation in September

October 14, 2020November 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.9 per cent inflation in September, falling from 1.2 per cent in August,

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Bulgaria 

IMF still sees 4% economic downturn in Bulgaria this year

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to shrink by four per cent this year, according to its October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – August 2020 down 8.4% y/y

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – August 2020 amounted to 35 230.5 million

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Bulgaria 

Moody’s raises Bulgaria’s credit rating to Baa1, outlook stable

October 10, 2020October 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Moody’s credit ratings agency has raised its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria to ‘Baa1’, changing

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria rose to 6.2% in August 2020 – Eurostat

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2020 was 6.2 per cent, representing about 199 000 people, European Union statistics agency Eurostat

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-August 2020 Budget surplus at 1.62B leva

September 30, 2020October 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on September 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2020 was

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