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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2020 Budget surplus at 1.31B leva

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

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

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2020 was 154.7M euro

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

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 154.7 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.3% inflation in May

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.3 per cent inflation in May, the lowest since July 2017 and down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in April 2020 dropped close to 20% y/y

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in April 2020 added up to 3.7 billion leva, a decrease of 19.5 per cent compared with April

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1 2020

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria jumped to 6.2% in April 2020 – Eurostat

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria rose from 4.5 per cent in March 2020 to 6.2 per cent in April, according to figures

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2020 Budget surplus at 1.63B leva

May 29, 2020June 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on May 29 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.8% inflation in April

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.8 per cent inflation in April, the lowest since January 2018 and down

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria was 254.4M euro in Q1 2020

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 254.4 million euro, the equivalent

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