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 →
S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating, stable outlook
S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘BBB/A-2’, and kept a stable outlook, saying that it expected Bulgaria’s economy to rebound quickly after the Covid-19 pandemic. The credit... Read More →
German Festo to Build Third Plant in Sofia with an Investment of €40 Million
The German Festo to invest 40 million euros in acquiring, designing, and building a new plant near Sofia. This will be the company’s third production facility in Bulgaria, as it has plants in Smolyan and Druzhba district in Sofia. The plot near... Read More →
Bulgaria raises 2.5 billion euro with two long-term bond issues
Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev said on September 16 that it has sold 2.5 billion euro in 10-year and 30-year eurobond issues on international markets, with the funds slated to finance the government’s economic measures to blunt the impact of... Read More →
Foreign Direct Investment in Bulgaria in H1 2020 was 263M EUR
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2020 stood at 263 million euro, the equivalent of 0.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on August 17. In... Read More →