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14.2% Annual Inflation In Bulgaria 15/04/2008
Bulgaria's annual inflation is up to 14.2% in March compared to 13.2% the previous month. The reason was provoked mainly from high food prices, says statistical data announced on Monday. The consumer prices increased to 0.8% m/m in March from 1.1% in February. IMF sees inflation dropping to 7% by the end of the year, hoping that grain crops will increase from last year's drought-hit levels, avoiding renewed food price hikes, commented from Reuters. The inflation by the end of last year was 12.5%, one of the highest rates in the EU. more

Bulgarian Property Sector To Post Even Growth In 2008 10/03/2008
Bulgaria ranks third in the world in terms of property price growth in 2007. Average sale real estate prices rose by 36 per cent last year, whereas rentals posted a more modest mark-up of 6 to 7 per cent nationwide, reaching 10 per cent in Sofia, Deyan Kavrukov, head of Bluehouse equity fund and a former partner at Equest, said in an interview with public television channel BNT. The significant increase is propelled by a number of factors:  ** steady domestic demand  ** robust investment growth  ** a rise in mortgage lending, which has been increasing by almost 100 per cent annually over the last years  ** GDP growth  ** considerable foreign demand for local property ”The happy-go-lucky times of striking exorbitant profits out of property deals on Bulgarian market are gone for... more