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Number of deaths in Bulgaria in Q1 2022 up 4.3% y/y

April 11, 2022April 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 1590 more deaths in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2022 than during the same period of 2021,

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World Bank lowers growth forecast for Bulgaria

April 11, 2022April 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

The World Bank has lowered its forecast for real GDP growth in Bulgaria in 2022 to 2.6 per cent, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district to stop sending media daily Covid-19 morbidity reports

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district is to stop sending the media daily reports on Covid-19 morbidity, given the low levels of morbidity

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Bulgaria 

New head of Invest Bulgaria Agency appointed

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Innovation and Growth Minister Daniel Lorer has appointed business development specialist Bogdan Bogdanov as the new head of the Invest

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Bulgaria 

Large queues of Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Durankulak border checkpoint

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Large queues of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter Bulgaria and register have formed at the Durankulak border checkpoint, creating an

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, 265 new cases registered

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Candidate for central bank head withdraws amid row within Bulgaria’s ruling coalition

April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Hours before the council of Bulgaria’s four-party governing coalition was due to meet on resolving its dispute over its two

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport: Traffic ‘slowly recovering’

April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

In March 2022, traffic at Sofia Airport was again still far from pre-pandemic levels, the airport said on April 10.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 127 deaths in past week

April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 127 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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