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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 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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Bulgaria 

Employment in Bulgaria in 20-64 age bracket had strongest growth in EU in 2017 – Eurostat

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

The employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 in Bulgaria saw the strongest growth among all EU member states

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 204.9M euro

April 19, 2018April 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2018 stood at 204.9 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.2% inflation in March

April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.2 per cent inflation in March, up 0.2 percentage points compared to a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – February 2018 up by 2.9%, trade balance negative – statistics institute

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

In January – February 2018, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to just more than eight billion

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-February 2018 Budget surplus at 752.3M leva

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

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

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January 2018 was 158.8M euro

March 22, 2018March 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 158.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in February

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

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

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