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Bulgarian economy grew by 2.1% in Q4 2020 – flash estimate

February 16, 2021February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, active cases rise to 23 500

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.6% deflation in January

February 15, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) continued its downward trend in January, recording 0.6 per cent deflation, compared to 0.1

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Bulgaria receives 12th delivery of Covid-19 vaccines

February 15, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 22 230 doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 arrived on February 14 at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria records 16 new Covid-19 deaths, 23 135 active cases

February 15, 2021February 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national information system registered 16 deaths in the past 24 hours among people who had tested positive for Covid-19,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Restaurants will re-open on March 1

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian government will keep to its commitment and restaurants will be allowed to re-open on March 1, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Covid-19 third wave will peak before elections

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Bulgaria will be reached before the country’s April 4

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Praise for thwarting of neo-Nazi ‘Lukov March’ in Bulgaria’s capital

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Praise has come in for the banning of the “Lukov March” in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, an event held in tribute

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Bulgaria’s marriage rate has risen in recent years – Eurostat

February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The marriage rate in Bulgaria has been climbing in recent years, according to figures highlighted by European Union statistics agency

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