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OECD: Bulgaria’s recovery from Covid-19 shock to economy will take time

January 29, 2021January 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic hit Bulgaria as its economy was performing well and recovery from the economic shock caused by the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 vaccinations in Bulgaria: Registration at GPs begins

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Anyone in Bulgaria who wants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 must declare this to their general practitioners (GPs), the Bulgarian

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 29 deaths, 4719 vaccinations

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-nine 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 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: MPs approve use of mobile polling stations for people in quarantine

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on January 28 amendments to the State of Emergency Act, which allow the use

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2.5M vaccine jabs possible by end-June under current delivery timetable

January 28, 2021January 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria could administer coronavirus vaccines to as many as 2.5 million people by the end of June, provided the current

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improves in January

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria rebounded in January, rising by 6.9 percentage points

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreign tourist arrivals in Bulgaria in December 2020 down 88.7% y/y

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria for holidays in December 2020 was 88.7 per cent lower

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 28 more deaths, vaccinations now total 32 917

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-eight 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 

Covid-19: Restaurateurs in Bulgaria demand to be allowed to open on February 1

January 27, 2021January 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Restaurant owners and staff held a protest outside the Bulgarian Cabinet and Parliament buildings on January 27, demanding timeous payment

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