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EU autumn economic forecast bumps up Bulgaria’s growth forecast for 2016

November 9, 2016November 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 9, re-iterated the economic growth estimate in the 28-country

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Business 

Bulgaria reports negative foreign trade balance for January – September 2016

November 9, 2016November 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria had a negative foreign trade balance from January to September 2016, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2016 Budget surplus at 3.36B leva, below forecast

November 1, 2016November 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2016 was 3.36 billion leva,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.6% deflation in September 2016

October 12, 2016October 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) shrank by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in September 2016, while monthly data showed 0.5 per

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Business 

Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries down 13.8% y/y in January – August 2016

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning non-EU countries, decreased by 13.8 per cent on an annual basis in January to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-August 2016 Budget surplus at 3.32B leva, beats forecasts

September 30, 2016November 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on September 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the eight months of 2016 was 3.32

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Business 

Bulgaria unemployment in August 2016 was 7.7%, again below EU average

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 7.7 per cent in August 2016, down from 8.8 per cent in August 2015, and again

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2016 was 987.3M euro

September 16, 2016September 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2016 stood at 987.3 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.3% deflation in August

September 13, 2016September 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 0.3 per cent year-on-year in August 2016, while the monthly data showed no

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