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Day: August 16, 2023

Bulgaria 

Probe begins into murder of former organised crime accused Alexey Petrov

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has begun pre-trial proceedings in connection with the murder on August 16 of Alexei Petrov,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in EU in Q1 2023 – Eurostat

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The largest reductions on an annual basis in greenhouse gases in the European Union in the first quarter of 2023

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Business 

Bulgaria annual inflation declines to 8.5% in July

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 8.5 per cent inflation in July 2023, a small drop from 8.7 per

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Business 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.4% in Q2 2023 – flash estimate

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Business 

Bulgarian competition regulator clears Tawal deal to buy telecom towers

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has ruled to approve the proposed sale of United Group’s mobile telephony towers

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World 

NASA: July 2023 was hottest month on record ever since 1880

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any

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