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Bulgaria records 3.6% economic growth in 2017

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.6 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2018 was 5.9%, down from 6.6% a year earlier – Eurostat

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2018 was 5.9 per cent, down from 6.6 per cent in January 2017 and again

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January 2018 Budget surplus at 1.16B leva

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first month of 2018 was 1.16 billion leva, or

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2017 was 901.9M euro

February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2017 stood at 901.9 million euro, the equivalent of 1.8 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q4 2017 – flash estimate

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

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2017, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports climbed 10.7 per cent in 2017, but trade balance negative

February 9, 2018February 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria exported goods worth more than 52.2 billion leva in 2017, an increase of 10.7 per cent compared with 2016,

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Bulgaria 

EC winter forecast nudges down Bulgaria’s 2018 growth estimate

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

The European Commission’s winter forecast for the EU economy, released on February 7, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ends 2017 with 845.2M leva Budget surplus

February 1, 2018February 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the full year 2017 was 845.2 million leva, or 0.8

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 6.1% in December 2017, again below EU average – Eurostat

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgarian in December 2017 was 6.1 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent in December 2016 and again

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