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Bulgarian National Bank reports current account surplus

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In February 2017 Bulgaria's current account and capital account balance was positive and reached EUR 336.9 million, with surplus of EUR 40.2 million in comparison to the same month a year earlier, data from the Bulgarian National Bank show. According to the bank, the trade balance of this country in February remained negative at EUR 90.7 million. Exports of goods from Bulgaria in February amounted to EUR 2.077 billion, up by EUR 391.5 million (a 23.3% increase), compared to EUR 1.6822 billion in February 2016. In February, imports of goods increased by EUR 346.1 million (up 19%) to EUR 2.1463 billion against imports totaling EUR 1.8183 million in the second month of the previous year. However, direct foreign investments in the country in February rose by just 45 million euros compared to an increase of 133.6 million euros in February last year.



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