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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad and Turgovishte tighten measures as cases spike

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All large-scale events in Bulgaria’s city of Turgovishte have been postponed because of a sharp increase in new coronavirus infections,

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Bulgaria’s health insurance fund signs contract for 180 000 flu vaccines, free to over-65s

October 16, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s health insurance fund has signed a contract for 180 000 vaccines against influenza, which are to be supplied to

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2020 was 365.9M euro

October 16, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 365.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 914 new cases, active cases rise by 710 and 15 new deaths

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There was yet another new record rise in confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours,

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria fell 36.7% in January – September 2020 y/y

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria were 36.7 per cent lower in January to September 2020 than in January to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian link in QQAAZZ multi-million money laundering case

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

An unprecedented international law enforcement operation involving 16 countries, among them Bulgaria, has resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals

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Covid-19: Denmark introduces restrictive measures for arrivals from Bulgaria

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of midnight on October 17, Denmark is introducing restrictive measures against people arriving from Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 394 active cases among medical personnel, 16 have died

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are 394 active cases of new coronavirus among medical personnel in Bulgaria, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 819 new cases, 9175 active, 6 more deaths

October 15, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria registered a further record in newly-confirmed cases of new coronavirus, with 819 proving positive after 5898 PCR tests, according

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