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EU winter economic forecast for Bulgaria cuts 2020 growth estimate to 2.9%

February 13, 2020February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s real GDP growth is expected to “slow significantly” in 2020, reaching 2.9 per cent, according to the European Commission’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2019 were 3.3% higher than in 2018

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

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in 2019 added up to 57 901.4 million leva, about 3.3

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2019 was 3.7% – Eurostat

January 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2019 was 3.7 per cent, down from 4.7 per cent in December 2018, European Union

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2019 was 989.2M euro

January 17, 2020February 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2019 stood at 989.2 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation hits seven-year high 3.8% in 2019

January 15, 2020February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.8 per cent inflation in December 2019, data released by the National Statistical

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2019 up 3.7% on annual basis – NSI

January 13, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2019, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 53 758.2 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy to grow by 3% in 2020 – World Bank forecast

January 9, 2020January 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by three per cent in 2020, according to the latest World Bank’s Global Economic

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2019 was 3.7% – Eurostat

January 9, 2020January 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2019 was 3.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in November 2018, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-November 2019 Budget surplus at 1.3B leva

December 31, 2019January 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on December 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 11 months of 2019 was

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