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Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries 3.7% up in H1 2016 – NSI

September 12, 2016September 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries were 3.7 per cent higher in January to June 2016 than in the

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Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q2 2016

September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2016 Budget surplus at 3.28B leva, beats forecasts

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the seven months of 2016 was 3.28

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria unemployment, at 7.9% in July, again lower than EU average

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2016 was 7.9 per cent, below the European Union average of 8.6 per cent, and

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Bulgarian business climate in August unchanged from July – poll

August 29, 2016August 31, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The Bulgarian business climate in August 2016 was largely unchanged from July, according to a regular monthly survey among managers

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2016 was 778.4M euro

August 17, 2016August 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2016 stood at 778.4 million euro, the equivalent of 1.7

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q2 2016 – flash estimate

August 12, 2016September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.2% deflation in July

August 12, 2016August 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 0.2 per cent year-on-year in July 2016, while the monthly data showed one

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Business 

Despite exports drop, Bulgaria records shrinking trade gap in H1 2016

August 9, 2016August 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s foreign trade gap in the first half of this year stood at 2.14 billion leva, or 1.1 billion euro, shrinking from

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