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Unemployment in Bulgaria dropped to 10.1% in April, EU at 9.7%

June 3, 2015June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 10.1 per cent in April 2015, down from 11.6 per cent in April 2014, but the

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Bulgaria Budget surplus swells to 1.07B leva in April

June 1, 2015June 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus grew to 1.07 billion leva, or 1.3 per cent of

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Increased optimism about Bulgarian business climate in May, for fifth straight month – NSI

May 28, 2015May 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Opinions among executives in Bulgaria about the country’s business climate improved in May 2015, the fifth consecutive month of increased

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-March was 317.3M euro

May 15, 2015May 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 317.3 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 0.9% economic growth in Q1 – flash estimate

May 13, 2015May 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.9 per cent growth in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s annual inflation up to 0.5% in April

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.7 per cent in April, marking the third consecutive month of price growth.

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Bulgaria reports increase in consumer confidence

May 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Consumers in Bulgaria were less pessimistic in April 2015 than they had been in January, according to the results of

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Bulgarian exports increase, but trade balance still negative

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries increased year-on-year in the first quarter of 2015, and also increased to EU countries in

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Bulgaria 

EU spring economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2015 growth estimate

May 5, 2015May 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 5, raised the economic growth estimate in the 28-country

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