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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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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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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 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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Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q4 2019 – flash estimate

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

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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