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Fitch affirms Bulgaria credit rating at ‘BBB’, sees GDP shrink by 5.1% in 2020

April 25, 2020August 22, 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’, but downgraded the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2020 was 37.1M euro

April 16, 2020April 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 37.1 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 3% inflation in March

April 15, 2020April 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in March, down from 3.7 per cent in February,

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Bulgaria’s exports up 2.7% on annual basis in January – February 2020

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

Bulgaria’s exports in January and February 2020 were 2.7 per cent higher than in the first two months of 2019,

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2020 was 4.1% – Eurostat

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2020 was 4.1 per cent, unchanged from January and down from 4.7 per cent in

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Bulgaria January-February 2020 Budget surplus at 1.48B leva

March 31, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on March 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2020 was

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 15M euro

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 15 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.7% inflation in February

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in February, down from 4.2 per cent in January,

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Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries rose 2.9% in 2019 – statistics institute

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries rose by 2.9 per cent in 2019 compared with 2018, the National Statistical

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