Nakon višegodišnjeg stabilnog rasta i općih vladinih viškova, Bugarska je teško pogođena globalnim previranjem, a obim njene ekonomije se smanjio za 5% BDP-a u 2009, naglašava se u tom dokumentu, navodeći oštar pad i u spoljnjoj potražnji i prilivu stranih investicija.
After years of steady growth and general government surpluses, Bulgaria was hit hard by the global turmoil and its economy shrank by 5% of GDP in 2009, the paper noted, citing the sharp fall in both external demand and foreign investment inflows.