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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.8% inflation in April

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.8 per cent inflation in April, the lowest since January 2018 and down

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 18: Gyms among latest to demand state aid

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As shopping malls and gyms in Bulgaria were allowed to re-open on May 18, after months of being closed to

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FDI in Bulgaria was 254.4M euro in Q1 2020

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 254.4 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1513 active cases, death toll 110

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 24 in the past 24 hours to 2235,

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Bulgaria 

Police fine 11 restaurants, coffee shops in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv for breaking anti-epidemic rules

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Police in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv checked 95 establishments – restaurants, bars, coffee shops and fast food outlets – in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 108 dead, 1505 active cases

May 17, 2020May 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Large-scale testing in old age homes

May 16, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Large-scale testing for coronavirus has begun in old age homes in Bulgaria, Professor Todor Kantardzhiev, head of the National Centre

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister announces rules for re-opening of malls, gyms

May 16, 2020May 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has announced the rules for the re-opening of shopping malls and gyms, to be allowed

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Bulgaria records 0.3% economic growth in Q1 2020 – flash estimate

May 15, 2020May 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.3 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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