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Month: July 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.6% inflation in June

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.6 per cent inflation in June, rising from 1.3 per cent in May,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 3699, number in hospital to 551

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has increased by 81 in the past 24 hours to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Austria bans Bulgaria flights, Greece resumes travel form issuance

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Austria, Greece, new coronavirus

Austria has banned flights from 10 countries, Bulgaria among them, from July 15 until July 31, due to rising numbers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors allege accused gambling boss is paying for protests

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General’s office released on July 14 recordings that it alleges show that gambling boss Vassil Bozhkov, who is out

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3618 active cases, 529 in hospital, death toll 276

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased in the past 24 hours from 3665 to 3618,

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Bulgaria 

US embassy in statement on peaceful protests in Bulgaria

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

In a statement on July 13, the United States embassy in Sofia said that it supports the Bulgarian people “as

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria: Making a fuel of oneself

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

This past Sunday afternoon found me on a beach on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast, seeking swift respite from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association calls on protesters to comply with anti-coronavirus measures

July 13, 2020July 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Following the fourth day of anti-government protests attended by several thousand participants, the Bulgarian Medical Association issued a call on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s May 2020 exports drop by 21% y/y, imports down by 28%

July 13, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in May 2020 added up to 3.74 billion leva, a decrease of 21.4 per cent compared with May

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