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Bulgaria’s January – February 2021 exports down 1.7% y/y

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – February 2021, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 9.6

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For fourth week, every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 ‘red zone’

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For a fourth consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 201 deaths registered in past day

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 201 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past

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Health Minister: Bulgaria may stop giving AstraZeneca vaccine if interest drops further

April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Interest among Bulgarians in receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 has dropped significantly, according to statements on April 12 by

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Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in February 2021 down 42.1% y/y

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in February 2021 added up to 35.2 million leva, about 42.1

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Number of marriages and divorces in Bulgaria both decreased in 2020

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 22 172 marriages in Bulgaria in 2020, a figure 7026 lower than that in 2019, the National Statistical

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Close to two-thirds of births in Bulgaria in 2020 were extramarital

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 35 486 children were born outside marriage in Bulgaria in 2020, about 59.7 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s population was 6.9M at the end of 2020

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria was 6 916 548 at the end of 2020, a decrease of 0.5 per cent compared

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 14 418

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 67 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 14 418, according to

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