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Foreign direct investments shrink by 30% during first 9 months of the year

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The flow of foreign direct investments into Bulgaria in the January-September period is positive, amounting to на 729.5 million euro, which means they have shrunk by 30.9% year on year, preliminary data by the Bulgarian National Bank indicate. During the first 9 months of last year foreign direct investments in the country amounted to 1.056 billion euro.

In September alone, the flow of foreign direct investments is positive, amounting to 268.9 million euro, compared to a positive flow of 53.3 million euro in September 2019, investor.bg reports.



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