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S&P Global raises Bulgaria’s 2021 economic growth forecast to 4%

November 30, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by “almost four per cent this year”, according to a forecast by credit ratings

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly to hold first sitting on December 3

November 30, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s 47th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on December 3, a statement on Parliament’s website on November 30

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Bulgaria busts scheme that sold Covid certificates to 250 unvaccinated people

November 30, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pre-trial proceedings have been opened in connection with a scheme in Bulgaria in which about 250 people were registered as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia sees first snowfall of winter 2021

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Capital city Sofia and many other places in Bulgaria saw the first snowfall of the 2021 winter season on November

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Bulgaria 

Ten districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

November 30, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ten out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 224 deaths, 3020 new cases registered

November 30, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 224 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Monday, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened again in November

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 58 deaths, 728 new cases registered

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 58 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 28 000-mark, including 863 in past week

November 28, 2021November 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll has passed the 28 000-mark, reaching 28 043, including 863 in the past week, according to

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