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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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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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Bulgaria 

EU finance chiefs nominate Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva to head IMF

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive of the World Bank, narrowly beat the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem – a former head of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank Group opens new office for shared services in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, World Bank

The World Bank Group opened on July 18 a new office to host shared services in Sofia, Bulgaria to provide

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry, World Bank sign deal on shared services office in Sofia

April 13, 2019April 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov, in his capacity of Governor for Bulgaria in the World Bank Group, and Shaolin Yang,

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