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Day: April 14, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs pass bill requiring Bulgargaz to rebate gas bills

April 14, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed amendments to the country’s Energy Act at second reading on April 14 that will require state-owned gas

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister quarantines home village of Covid-19 patient who escaped hospital

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on April 14 quarantining the village of Panicherevo in the Gurkovo municipality,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria – Roundup, April 14: Cases rise to 713

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

With 18 new cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria confirmed on April 14, the total has reached 713, the national operational

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Bulgaria 

IMF cuts Bulgaria economic growth forecast for 2020 to -4%

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2020 to minus four per cent,

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World 

Covid-19: IMF sees global economy contracting sharply in 2020 ‘worse than in 2008/09 crisis’

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors open pre-trial proceedings over mass gathering at church in Bulgaria’s Samokov

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district prosecutor’s office in the Bulgarian town of Samokov has opened pre-trial proceedings over a mass gathering at an

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: To date, 81 discharged from hospital after recovering

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 81 people to date have been discharged from hospital in Bulgaria after recovering from Covid-19, the national

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: 200M leva for interest-free loans for jobless due to Covid-19

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government has approved a programme for interest-free loans of up to 4500 leva to people who lose their jobs

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