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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records negative FDI of 106M euro in Q1 2017

May 18, 2017May 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2017 showed a net outflow of 106 million euro,

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Bulgaria 

Household income in Bulgaria up by 3.5 per cent in first quarter of 2017 – NSI

May 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total income average per household member in Bulgaria during the first quarter of 2017 was 1281 leva (about 655

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q1 2017 – flash estimate

May 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.6% inflation in April

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.6 per cent inflation in April, after growing by 0.7 per cent compared

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Bulgaria 

EU spring forecast re-affirms Bulgaria 2017 growth estimate at 2.9%

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 11, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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