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IMF forecasts 3.6% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2018

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.6 per cent in 2018, same as last year,

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 5.2% – Eurostat

October 1, 2018October 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 5.2 per cent, up from the previous month but down from 6.2 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-August 2018 Budget surplus at 2.39B leva

September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on September 28 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2018 was

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2018 was 219.9M euro

September 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2018 stood at million euro, the equivalent of 0.4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in August

September 13, 2018October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in August, unchanged from the previous month, according to

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Bulgaria saw downturn in exports but increase in imports in first seven months of 2018

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January to July 2018 were 1.8 per cent lower than in the first seven months of 2017,

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Business 

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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