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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in Q1 2018 was 179.1M euro

May 19, 2018June 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2018 stood at 179.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q1 2018 – flash estimate

May 15, 2018May 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2018, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in April

May 15, 2018May 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded two per cent inflation in April, down 0.2 percentage points compared to a

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Business 

Bulgaria’s investment to GDP ratio dropped more than nine percentage points in 10 years

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The ratio of investment to GDP in Bulgaria dropped by 9.1 percentage points between 2007 and 2017, according to figures

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Business 

Bulgaria’s total exports up, but big drop in exports to non-EU countries – NSI

May 11, 2018May 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s total exports in January to March 2018 were 2.4 per cent higher than in January to March 2017, but

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Bulgaria 

EBRD raises Bulgaria economic growth forecast for 2018 to 3.6%

May 10, 2018December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would grow by 3.6 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

EU spring forecast bumps up Bulgaria 2018 growth estimate to 3.8%

May 3, 2018May 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, said that Bulgaria’s economy would “continue growing

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.2% in March 2018, again below EU average

May 2, 2018May 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2018 was 5.2 per cent, down from 5.3 per cent a month earlier and from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Q1 2018 Budget surplus at 592.7M leva

April 30, 2018May 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first three months of 2018 was

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