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World Bank slightly raises economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank is projecting 2.2 per cent economic growth in Bulgaria in 2024, an increase of 0.1 percentage points

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Business 

World Bank again slightly lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.1 per cent, a reduction

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Bulgaria 

World Bank: Bulgarian economic growth expected to pick up in 2024-2025

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, World Bank

The Bulgarian economy’s growth is expected to pickup in 2024-2025 with the expected recovery in the euro zone, the World

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.4 per cent, a reduction

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Business 

World Bank: Bulgaria’s economy to slow down substantially in 2023

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank is projecting 1.4 per cent economic growth in Bulgaria in 2023, a reduction of 0.1 percentage points

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Business 

World Bank lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank is forecasting Bulgaria’s real GDP growth to come in at 1.5%, a reduction of 0.2 percentage points

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Business 

World Bank: Bulgarian economy set to slow down substantially in 2023

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Following robust growth in 2022, the Bulgarian economy is set to slow down substantially in 2023 in tune with the

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Business 

World Bank says Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.1% in 2022, outlook for 2023 unchanged

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy is projected to have grown by 3.1 per cent in 2022, the World Bank said in its January

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly raises growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022

October 5, 2022January 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly raised its growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022, to 2.9 per cent in its autumn

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