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Bulgaria Current Account Deficit down by 56,4% January-August
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Foreign direct investments decreased to EUR 1.95 B in the first eight months of this year from EUR 4.61 B a year ago. File photo
Bulgaria's current account deficit decreased more than 6,6% of GDP in the first eight months of the year, data showed on Wednesday.
The deficit plunged to EUR 2,2 B in January-August, down 56,4% from a year earlier, central bank data showed.
Exports fell by 29,9% to EUR 7,42 B for the same period, while imports were down by 34,9% to EUR 10,52 B.
Foreign direct investments decreased to EUR 1.95 B in the first eight months of this year from EUR 4,61 B a year ago, and covered 88.6% of the current account gap, the central bank data showed.
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