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IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 3.2% this year

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent this year before accelerating to 4.5

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 185 samples – NCIPD

April 20, 2022April 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on April 20 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2022 was 408.1M euro

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 408.1 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 669 new cases

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car registrations in Q1 2022 in Bulgaria up 19.5% y/y

April 20, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to March 2022 were 19.5 per cent higher than in the first

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Bulgaria 

Visiting Sofia, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister thanks Bulgaria for helping refugees

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

On the first of a two-day visit to Sofia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed thanks to Bulgaria for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways provides 10 400 additional seats for Orthodox Easter weekend

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that it is to provide more than 10 400 additional seats on trains for the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 26 deaths, 895 new cases registered

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 26 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation reaches 12.4% in March, highest since July 2008

April 19, 2022April 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 12.4 per cent inflation in March 2022, up from 10 per cent a

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