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Bulgaria’s exports in January-July 2020 dropped 7.5% y/y – NSI

September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to July 2020 was 7.5 per cent less than

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3 new deaths, 4431 active cases

September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 46 deaths in the past week

September 13, 2020September 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll in Bulgaria among people who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen in the past week

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Bulgaria 

Ninova wins re-election as Bulgarian Socialist Party leader

September 13, 2020September 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Kornelia Ninova has won re-election as leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, with 81.5 per cent of the vote

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Bulgaria 

Are you being served? Controversy over authorities’ raid on Bulgarian restaurant

September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Controversy surrounds a raid on a Sofia restaurant by five state institutions, from tax authorities to fire safety inspectors to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: To date, more than 1000 medical personnel have tested positive

September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of medical personnel in Bulgaria who have tested positive for new coronavirus to date has passed the 1000-mark,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes normalisation of relations between Israel and Bahrain

September 12, 2020September 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The decision announced by Israel and Bahrain that they will normalise mutual relations, which was achieved with the decisive mediation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s path to euro: ECB to directly supervise five Bulgarian banks

September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the list of banks in Bulgaria which will be subject to direct supervision

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments’ revenue down 64.6% in July 2020 y/y

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 122.4 million leva (about 62.5 million euro),

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