Fitch Ratings confirmed Bulgaria’s ‘BBB’ rating with a Positive Outlook
The international rating agency Fitch Ratings confirmed the long-term credit rating of Bulgaria in foreign and local currency ‘BBB’ with a positive outlook. Bulgaria‘s rating is supported by its strong external and fiscal position compared to countries with the same rating, the reliable political framework of EU membership... Read More →
Unemployment in Bulgaria reached its Lowest Level in August
Unemployment in Bulgaria in August reached its lowest value for this month – 4.3%, the Employment Agency reported, quoted by BTA. The number of registered unemployed in August was 139,782. On an annual basis, there was a decrease of 0.6% in the unemployment rate in... Read More →
Bulgaria is among the 3 Countries in the EU with the Lowest Debt to GDP
Is the national debt growing or melting is a topic that, especially in the last year, has become a political baton. The rulers use it to make sure that as a result of their work, the share of debt in the gross domestic product... Read More →
4.3% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022
Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from 5.4 per cent in May 2021, according to seasonally-adjusted data released by EU statistics agency Eurostat on June 30. Eurostat said that... Read More →
FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2022 was 653.2M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 653.2 million euro, the equivalent of 0.9 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on June... Read More →
Bulgaria’s exports in first two months of 2022 up 31% y/y
In January – February 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 12.8 billion leva, 31 per cent more than in the first two months of 2021, according to preliminary data posted on April 13... Read More →
Bulgarian economy grew by 1.0% in Q4 2021
Bulgaria’s economy grew by one per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on February 16. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in Bulgaria in October-December 2021 was... Read More →
Business climate in Bulgaria improved in January 2022
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria as having improved, the second consecutive month of perceived improvement, following several months in a row of decline in 2021.... Read More →
Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q3 2021
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on December 7, falling short of the 0.9 per cent NSI flash estimate released last... Read More →
Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on June 8. The figure was in line with NSI’s flash estimate released last month.... Read More →