Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1 2020
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on June 4. The figure was in line with NSI’s flash estimate released last month.... Read More →
Foreign Investments in Bulgaria Increased by 100 Million Euros in the First Quarter of 2020
According to data of the Bulgarian National Bank, foreign investments in Bulgaria increased by 100 million euros in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. By the end of March, more than 254m euros were invested in... Read More →
Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1%
Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in January 2019, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on March 3, citing seasonally-adjusted figures. The January 2019 figure represented an estimated 159 000 people... Read More →
Increase in the International Tourism Revenues in Bulgaria
International tourism revenues in Bulgaria over the January-November 2019 period amount to EUR 3.6 billion, the Bulgarian National Bank has announced, BNR reported. Even though it was a difficult year there is a minimal growth of 0.02 percent compared to the same... Read More →
Bulgarian economy to grow by 3% in 2020 – World Bank forecast
Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by three per cent in 2020, according to the latest World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report, released on January 9. That figure is below the 3.6 per cent growth estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth... Read More →
Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2019 was 3.7%
Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2019 was 3.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in November 2018, according to seasonally-adjusted figures released on January 9 by European Union statistics agency Eurostat. The November 2018 figure represented about 294 000... Read More →
Foreign Direct Investment in Bulgaria for January-October 2019 reached 953.3M EUR
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 953.3 million euro, the equivalent of 1.6 percent of the gross domestic product, statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on December 20. In... Read More →
Bulgaria reports 1.2% economic growth in Q1 2019
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year. Bulgaria’s economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on... Read More →
Bulgaria is the most Competitive Economy in the Balkans
Bulgaria remains 51th in the ranking of the World Economic Forum for 2018. According to the index, Bulgaria is the most competitive economy in the Balkans, ahead of Romania (52 positions), Greece (57), Turkey (61), Serbia (65), Montenegro (71), Albania... Read More →
Bulgaria H1 2018 Budget surplus at 1.71B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2018 was 1.71 billion leva, or 1.6 per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, narrowly missing the ministry’s 1.74 billion leva forecast issued last... Read More →
