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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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Bulgaria 

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 

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 3.4% economic growth in 2019

March 5, 2020March 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.4 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1% – Eurostat

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in January 2019, European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January 2020 Budget surplus at 878.6M leva

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on February 28 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first month of 2020 was 878.6

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2019 was 629.9M euro

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2019 stood at 629.9 million euro, the equivalent of one per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation hits new seven-year high 4.2% in January

February 14, 2020February 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.2 per cent inflation in January, data released by the National Statistical Institute

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