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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: ‘Green certificate’ to be required for admission to indoor public places

October 19, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All activities in indoor public places, from large shops in malls to restaurants to cinemas and other places, will require

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2021 was 797.1M euro

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of 2021 stood at 797.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 districts are dark red zones

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirteen 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, 214 deaths, 4979 new cases registered

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 214 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Transport Ministry: Unloading of cargo ship stranded on Bulgaria’s coast has begun

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The carrying out of the rescue plan for the unloading of the chemical fertiliser cargo of the Vera Su, the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Of those who died in past 14 days, close to 94% were unvaccinated

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of the 1237 people in Bulgaria who died of Covid-19 in the past 14 days, 1159 – about 93.69 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation hits nine-year high at 4.8% in September

October 18, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.8 per cent in September, up from 3.7 per cent inflation recorded

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria exceeds ‘dark red zone’ threshold

October 18, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate has crossed the dark red zone threshold, according to figures posted on October 18 by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 43 deaths, 1000 new cases registered

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 43 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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