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Bulgaria's Economy Expands by 0.5% in Q1 2012 Y/Y [May 15, 2012] The Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2011 increased by 0.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. GDP remains at the same level compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria among Countries with Highest Fuel Price Hike [May 04, 2012] The largest increase of prices of fuel in Europe in the first quarter of 2012 has been registered in Hungary (15.6%), Poland (15.1%) and Bulgaria (14.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria GDP May Fall by 5% in Q1, Industrial Chamber Warns [Apr 18, 2012] Bulgaria's economy may shrink drastically by 5% in the first three months of the year, the country's Industrial Chamber has warned. "Given the looming decline in GDP for the first quarter of 2012, we expect the budget deficit to be significantly higher than envisaged in the budget, putting at risk public investments and the payment of pensions," according to the business chamber. Bulgaria's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s GDP Grew by 2% Q2 2011 y/y [Sep 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Gross Domestic Product increased by 2% during the first quarter of 2011, reaching BGN 18 804 000 or BGN 2 516 (EUR 1 284) per capita, according to the country's National Statistical Institute. According to the institute's seasonally adjusted data, Bulgaria's GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2011 was 0.3%, compared with the previous quarter. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers 0.1% GDP Growth Q2 2011 Y/Y [Aug 17, 2011] The Gross Domestic Product, GDP, increased by 0.2% in both the Eurozone and the EU during the second quarter of 2011, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates. In the first quarter of 2011, growth rates were +0.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Residential Properties Prices Keep 'Going Down' Trend [Aug 10, 2011] The average market price of residential properties in Sofia is down over 10% in the second quarter of 2011, compared to the same period of last year. The data comes from a report of Raiffeisen Real Estate which measures the dynamics of the actual sales prices of real estate in the country. Compared to the first quarter of 2011, the average market price of residential properties in Sofia is up 3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Wine Export Markets Shift from West to East in 2011 Q1 [Jul 06, 2011] Bulgaria's wine exports registered a 6.6% increase in the first quarter of 2011 year-on-year, according to the Bulgarian Executive Agency on Vine and Wine. In the first three months of 2011, Bulgaria exported a total of 10.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranked 6th in World by Residential Property Price Drop [Jun 22, 2011] Bulgaria's real estate market is ranked sixth in the world by the property price drop in the first quarter of 2011, according to a study of the global property services and research company Knight Frank. To follow the price trend in Bulgaria, Knight Frank have used data of the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute, NSI, showing that residential properties' prices went down nearly 6% in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Economy Grows 3.4% in Q1 y/y [Jun 08, 2011] The Bulgarian economy expanded by 3.4% in the first quarter of the year on an annual basis, revised data of the statistics office showed on Wednesday, well above the flash data published a month ago. On quarterly basis, the emerging economy expanded 0.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 34% Increase in Goods Transported by Land Q1 2011 [May 25, 2011] Bulgaria's goods transported by land transport increased by 34.2% year on year in the first quarter of 201, according to the country's National Statistical Institute. A growth was registered in both national and international carriages by 31.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Residential Building Permits Down by 3.6% y/y Q1 2011 [May 02, 2011] Bulgaria's issued building permits for new residential buildings decreased by 3.6%, and their dwellings - by 11.9% in the first quarter of 2011 year on year. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 5.6% Drop in Dwelling Prices [Apr 21, 2011] The market price index of Bulgaria's dwellings for the first quarter of 2011year on year was 94.4%, i.e.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Car Market Starts to Crawl Up 2011 Q1 [Apr 12, 2011] The market of new cars in Bulgaria has registered a modest but nonetheless tangible year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2011. A total of 4 638 new cars were sold in Bulgaria in January-March 2011 vs. 3 956 sales in the same period of 2010, a growth of 17%, according to data of the Association of Car Importers. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Construction in Bulgaria Shows Signs of Recovery [Aug 23, 2010] Construction permits issued in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2010 are up compared to the first quarter, but down on annual basis. The data was published by the National Statistics Institute (NSI) Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers Surplus in Electronics Trade with Germany [Jun 24, 2010] Bulgarias electronics export to Germany has surpassed its import of German-made appliances in the first quarter of 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers Surplus in Electronics Trade with Germany [Jun 24, 2010] Bulgarias electronics export to Germany has surpassed its import of German-made appliances in the first quarter of 2010. For the first time, Bulgaria registered a surplus in its electronics trade with Germany, reported the German technology news website evertiq.de. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Positive FDI in 2010 Q1, Shows Revised Data [Jun 16, 2010] Bulgaria did not have a net outflow of foreign direct investments in the first quarter of 2010, according to revised data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Economic Decline Eases to 3.6% in Q1 Y/Y [Jun 09, 2010] The fall of Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 3.6% on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2010 from 5,9% in the previous quarter, data showed on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lures More Foreign Investors Despite Net FDI Outflow [Jun 04, 2010] Even though Bulgaria registered a negative balance of foreign direct investments in the first quarter of 2010, an increasing number of foreign investors are arriving to the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lures More Foreign Investors Despite Net FDI Outflow [Jun 04, 2010] Bulgarian Economy Minister Traikov sees a positive trend in the rising number of foreign investors despite the net investment outflow in the first quarter. [via YahooNews] More >>