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Bulgaria January-July 2017 Budget surplus at 1.97B leva

September 1, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2017 was 1.97 billion leva,

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria at 5.9 per cent in July 2017, again below EU average

August 31, 2017September 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.9 per cent in July 2017, down from 7.6 per cent in July 2016 and again

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2017 was 405M euro

August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2017 stood at 405 million euro, the equivalent of 0.8

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.9% economic growth in Q2 2017 – flash estimate

August 16, 2017August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.9 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Business 

Bulgarian household income in Q2 2017 up by 9.4% year-on-year – statistics institute

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total income average per household member in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2017 was 1355 leva (about 693

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.3% inflation in July

August 14, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.3 per cent inflation in July, down from 1.9 per cent in June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports another jump in exports but trade balance remains negative

August 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to June 2017, the value of all exported goods from Bulgaria amounted to 25 131.3 million leva, an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria H1 2017 Budget surplus at 1.75B leva

July 31, 2017July 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2017 was 1.75 billion leva, or

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria falls to new low, 5.9% in June 2017 – Eurostat

July 31, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria has dropped to a new low, at 5.9 per cent in June 2017, down from 7.8 per

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