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Month: May 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria drops quarantine for passengers from most European countries as of June 1

May 30, 2020June 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of June 1, passengers arriving in Bulgaria from most European countries – but not those with the largest outbreaks

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Bulgaria 

S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating, outlook revised to stable

May 30, 2020June 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘BBB/A-2’,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2020 Budget surplus at 1.63B leva

May 29, 2020June 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on May 29 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 cut illegal drug supply in Bulgaria, pushed up prices – report

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has resulted in reduced availability in Bulgaria of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and synthetic drugs, while the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Flight suspensions, border closures devastated Bulgaria’s April visitor numbers

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in April 2020 was just less than 89 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police caught 17 123 motorists speeding in four-day operation

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

In a four-day operation between May 22 and 25, Bulgaria’s Traffic Police caught 17 123 motorists speeding, the Interior Ministry

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Business 

NSI poll shows slight recovery in business sentiment in Bulgaria in May 2020

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Business sentiment in Bulgaria staged something of a recovery in May 2020 after plummeting in April to its lowest level

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Quarantine to be lifted for those arriving from most European countries

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Based on morbidity data in Europe, there will be a decision to lift the 14-day quarantine for those arriving in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s deputy environment minister held as part of alleged organised crime group

May 28, 2020May 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov was one of six people taken into 24-hour custody on May 28 following high-profile

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