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Day: April 16, 2024

Bulgaria 

IMF projects 2.7% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2024, rising to 2.9% in 2025

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund projects GDP growth of 2.7 per cent in 2024, rising to 2.9 per cent in 2025,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Two newly-appointed caretaker government ministers face ouster

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev, Roumen Radev

In less than 24 hours, and just a week after taking office as part of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker cabinet,

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Europe 

EC: More than 10M Schengen visas issued in 2023

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

More than 10 million Schengen visas were issued in 2023, and more than half a billion passengers visited the Schengen

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Business 

Bulgarian lender BACB agrees to buy smaller lender Tokuda Bank

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian-American Credit Bank (BACB) said on April 16 that it entered into an agreement to buy 99.94 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast thunderstorms, strong winds

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for April 17 because of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit’s grave desecrated

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The grave of the late Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit has been desecrated by unidentified perpetrators, the church’s governing body,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2024: Programme of events in English

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2024 Sofia Science Festival, on from May 9 to 12, features – as is traditional – several presentations in

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