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Bulgaria foreign trade gap shrinks in Q1 2016

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

Bulgaria’s foreign trade gap in the first quarter of this year stood at 892.8 million leva, or 456.5 million euro, shrinking from

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Bulgaria 

EU spring economic forecast re-iterates growth drop-off prediction for Bulgaria in 2016

May 3, 2016May 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, cut the economic growth estimate in the 28-country

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports Q1 Budget surplus in line with forecast

May 2, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first quarter of 2016 was 1.86 billion leva,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 81M euro

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2016 stood at 81 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports January-February Budget surplus below forecast

April 1, 2016April 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2016 was 915.2 million

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January was 44.9M euro

March 17, 2016March 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 44.9 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.5% deflation in February

March 14, 2016March 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.5 per cent annual deflation in February, while the monthly data showed CPI shrinking

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Business 

Bulgaria reports increased exports to non-EU countries in January 2016, but trade balance negative

March 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

January 2016 saw Bulgarian exports to third countries – meaning, non-EU countries – increase by 6.34 per cent compared with

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries increased close to 8% in 2015 – statistics institute

March 11, 2016March 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria to other European Union countries were 7.9 per cent higher in 2015 than in 2014, adding up

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