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Bulgaria's GDP is expected to rise by 3.5% in 2021

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Bulgaria's economy shrank by 4.2% in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Investments declined sharply in the first half of the year because of high economic uncertainty. Imports also shrank by 6.6%. This is what a study by the European Commission shows. According to its spring economic forecast, economic activity in this country is expected to mark a jump" in the second half of this year and gain momentum. GDP could mark a rise of 3.5% in 2021 to 4.7% in 2022, depending on the absorption of recovery funds. Exports of goods are expected to be at the heart of the recovery this year, BNR correspondent to Brussels Angelina Piskova reported.



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