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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2020 was 1.41B euro

September 18, 2020September 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2020 stood at 1.41 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.2% inflation in August

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.2 per cent inflation in August, unchanged from in July, data released by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January-July 2020 dropped 7.5% y/y – NSI

September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to July 2020 was 7.5 per cent less than

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy shrinks by 10% in Q2 2020

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy declined by 10 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary data announced by the

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent – Eurostat

September 1, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from June, according to seasonally-adjusted figures published on September

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Bulgaria 

Fitch affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, sees 5.7% GDP drop in 2020

August 22, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a stable

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2020 was 263M euro

August 17, 2020August 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2020 stood at 263 million euro, the equivalent of 0.5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.2% inflation in July

August 17, 2020August 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.2 per cent inflation in July, falling from 1.6 per cent in June,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy shrank by 9.8% in Q2 2020 – flash estimate

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy declined by 9.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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