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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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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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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2017 was 883.7M euro

January 19, 2018January 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2017 stood at 883.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria CPI records 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017

January 12, 2018January 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017, after December monthly figures showed 0.4 per cent inflation,

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Bulgarian exports in January – November 2017 up 11.8% on annual basis – statistics institute

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – November 2017, the value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 48 111.6

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