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Unemployment in Bulgaria drops to 7.1%, again below EU average

January 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 7.1 per cent in November 2016, down from 7.9 per cent a year earlier, continuing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-November 2016 Budget surplus at 3.47B leva

December 30, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 11 months of 2016 was 3.47 billion leva,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2016 was 942M euro

December 16, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2016 stood at 942 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries drop 10.6% y/y in January – October 2016

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries were 10.6 per cent lower in January to October 2016 than in January – October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI down to 0.5% deflation in November

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.5 per cent deflation in November 2016, down from 0.6 per cent a

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Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries up 6% y/y in January – September 2016

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries in January to September 2016 were six per cent higher than in January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q3 2016

December 6, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2016 was 7.4%, continuing downward trend

December 1, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2016 was 7.4 per cent, continuing the trend of decreasing seen over the past several

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Bulgaria January-October 2016 Budget surplus at 3.44B leva, above forecast

November 30, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2016 was 3.44 billion leva,

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