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World Bank sees raised risk of stagflation

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

Compounding the damage from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has magnified the slowdown in the global economy,

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Europe 

World Bank announces $30BN response to global food security crisis

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

The World Bank has announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing

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Europe 

World Bank: Food, energy price shocks from war in Ukraine could last years

April 26, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

Russia’s war on Ukraine has dealt a major shock to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production, and consumption

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Bulgaria 

World Bank lowers growth forecast for Bulgaria

April 11, 2022April 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

The World Bank has lowered its forecast for real GDP growth in Bulgaria in 2022 to 2.6 per cent, citing

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World Bank mobilises emergency financing package of more than $700M for Ukraine

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

The World Bank board of executive directors approved on March 8 a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly raises growth outlook for Bulgaria

January 11, 2022January 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, World Bank

The World Bank has slightly increased its forecast real GDP growth outlook for Bulgaria for 2022, to 3.8 per cent,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy to grow by 3.3% in 2021 – World Bank forecast

January 6, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by 3.3 per cent this year after the estimated 5.1 per cent drop suffered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy to shrink by 6.2% in 2020 – World Bank forecast

June 9, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy was set to contract by 6.2 per cent in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Georgieva: ‘Honoured to be nominated to head IMF’

August 3, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva said that it was an honour to be nominated to be the next managing director of the

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