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Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q4 2018 – flash estimate

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2018, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries dropped 12.5% in 2018 on annual basis – NSI

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to third countries – meaning, non-EU countries, were 12.5 per cent lower in 2018 than they had been

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ends 2018 with 137M leva Budget surplus

January 31, 2019February 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the full year 2018 was 137 million leva, or 0.1

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.2% in December 2018, youth unemployment rose

January 31, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2018 was 5.2 per cent, unchanged from November and down from 5.7 per cent in

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2018 was 795.4M euro

January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2018 stood at 795.4 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria CPI records 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018

January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018, after December monthly figures showed zero price

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January-November 2018 up by 1.5% y/y – statistics institute

January 11, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January to November 2018 were 1.5 per cent higher than in January to November 2017, the National

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.4% in November 2018, youth unemployment rose – Eurostat

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2018 was 5.4 per cent, unchanged from October and down from 5.7 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-November 2018 Budget surplus at 2.9B leva

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 11 months of 2018 was 2.9 billion

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