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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 89 deaths, 2105 new cases

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 89 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 9.8% for December 2021

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on December 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 9.8

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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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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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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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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’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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