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Bulgaria January-October 2021 Budget surplus at 727.7M leva

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2021 was 727.7 million

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Bulgaria 

With a month of 2021 remaining, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 517

December 1, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 517 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2021, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 128 deaths, 2681 new cases

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 128 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 4454 deaths, 92 565 new cases

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 4454 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in November 2021, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

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 

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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