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Bulgaria’s exports rose 15.7% in 2017, but trade balance negative – statistics institute

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria in 2017 were 15.7% more than in 2016, with a month-on-month increase every month – but the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2018

September 7, 2018September 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2018 Budget surplus at 2.02B leva

August 31, 2018September 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2018 was

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2018 was 4.8% – Eurostat

August 31, 2018September 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2018 was 4.8 per cent, unchanged from June and down from 6.2 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2018 was 246.2M euro

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2018 stood at 246.2 million euro, the equivalent of 0.5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2018 – flash estimate

August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in July

August 14, 2018August 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in July, up 0.3 percentage points compared to a

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Bulgaria’s exports in the first half of 2018 slightly up – statistics institute

August 10, 2018August 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – June 2018 the value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 25 569.4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria H1 2018 Budget surplus at 1.71B leva

July 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2018 was 1.71 billion leva, or

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