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Day: June 12, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister issues new order on masks

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued an order that takes effect as of June 15 regarding the wearing of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Visits to discos, night bars and night clubs still banned

June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From June 15 to June 30, visits to discos, piano bars, night bars, clubs and the like are not allowed,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves bank stake buy before joining euro zone ‘waiting room’

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on June 12 the acquisition of a stake in privately-held First Investment Bank (FIBank) in a move

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Bulgaria 

EIB report: Economic downturn likely to reverse Bulgaria banks’ progress on NPLs

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Progress by the Bulgarian banking sector on overall non-performing loans (NPL) figures over the past six months is likely to

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Bulgaria 

Banking sector in Central, Eastern Europe ‘likely to face one of worst years since global financial crisis’

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The banking sector in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe is likely to face one of its worst years since the

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Bulgaria 

Traffic redirected until September due to Sofia Ring Road repairs

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency will halt all traffic on the Sofia Ring Road section between Mladost and Goroublyane boroughs in

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Bulgaria 

Union of Plovdiv Artists’ exhibition ‘Colours’ opens on June 16

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The traditional spring exhibition by the Union of Plovdiv Artists, entitled “Colours” („Цветове“) opens on June 16 2020. The exhibition

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Confirmed cases pass 3000-mark, 1230 active

June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of the 2640 samples tested for new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, 93 were positive, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health

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