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Bulgarian exports in January – May 2017 were 15.7% higher than in January – May 2016 – statistics institute

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to May 2017, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 20.5 billion leva, about

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Unemployment in Bulgaria was 6% in May 2017, again below EU average – Eurostat

July 3, 2017July 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2017 was six per cent, down from 6.1 per cent a month earlier and from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2017 Budget surplus at 1.68B leva

June 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2017 was 1.68 billion leva,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2017 was 125.7M euro

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2017 stood at 125.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.3% inflation in May

June 14, 2017June 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.3 per cent inflation in May, after monthly figures showed 0.3 per cent

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – April 2017 up by 13% on annual basis – NSI

June 9, 2017June 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria in January to April 2017 were 13 per cent higher than in January to April 2016, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q1 2017

June 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2017 Budget surplus at 1.59B leva

May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2017 was 1.59 billion leva,

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria hits new record low in April 2017, but youth unemployment is up – Eurostat

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2017 was 6.4 per cent, down from eight per cent in April 2016, but over

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