Political stability will remain under strain following the snap poll on October 5th in which the centre-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) came first but fell well short of an outright majority.
The new government will not jeopardise the policy anchor provided by the currency board.
Real GDP growth is forecast to accelerate from an estimated 1.5% in 2014 to an annual average of 3.2% in 2015-19 as labour and credit markets rebound.

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Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

Economic forecast 11

Annual data and forecast 14

Quarterly data 15

Monthly data 16

Annual trends charts 18

Monthly trends charts 19

Comparative economic indicators 20

Basic data 21

Political structure 22

Politics 23

Economy 42

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