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Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent – Eurostat

October 2, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent, unchanged from the previous month but down from 7.4 per

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Bulgaria January-August 2017 Budget surplus at 2.15B leva

October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2017 was 2.15 billion leva,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2017 was 431.8M euro

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2017 stood at 431.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.4% inflation in August

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.4 per cent inflation in August, after monthly figures showed 0.1 per cent inflation,

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Exports from Bulgaria in January – July 2017 up by 13.8 per cent, but trade balance negative

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – July 2017, the value of all exported goods from Bulgaria amounted to 29 772.4 million

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Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 were five per cent higher than in 2015 – statistics institute

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 added up to 47.1 billion leva, a figure about five per cent higher than in 2015,

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Bulgaria reports 1% economic growth in Q2 2017

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2017 Budget surplus at 1.97B leva

September 1, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2017 was 1.97 billion leva,

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria at 5.9 per cent in July 2017, again below EU average

August 31, 2017September 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.9 per cent in July 2017, down from 7.6 per cent in July 2016 and again

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