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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improves in January

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria rebounded in January, rising by 6.9 percentage points

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2020 was 843.9M euro

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 843.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria annual inflation hits four-year low 0.1% in 2020

January 18, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.1 per cent inflation in December 2020, data released by the National Statistical

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports dropped 7.8% in January – November 2020 y/y

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2020 added up to about 50 billion leva, a decrease of 7.8 per cent

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Unemployment in Bulgaria was 4.9% in November 2020 – Eurostat

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2020 was 4.9 per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on January 8, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy to grow by 3.3% in 2021 – World Bank forecast

January 6, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by 3.3 per cent this year after the estimated 5.1 per cent drop suffered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-November 2020 Budget deficit at 213.7M leva

January 1, 2021January 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on January 1 that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first 11 months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsens in December

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

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria is seen as unfavourable, declining by 1.7 percentage

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2020 was 665.8M euro

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 665.8 million euro, the equivalent

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