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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.2% inflation in August

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.2 per cent inflation in August, unchanged from in July, data released by

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Judiciary Act

September 15, 2020September 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 15 that he has vetoed a provision in the bill of amendments to

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Bulgaria 

Batty tales of Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave and Krushuna waterfalls

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

It took a wretched combination of the communist mindset and the military mind to look on Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave, the

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Bulgarian schools open for 2020/21 year amid Covid-19 crisis

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

Schools in Bulgaria opened for the 2020/21 school year on September 15, the country’s traditional date, but with this year

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Covid-19: Jewish school in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia benefits from crisis fund

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, new coronavirus

The Ronald S Lauder School in Bulgaria, opened in 2019 as the first Jewish school in Sofia for several decades,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Confirmed cases to date pass 18 000-mark

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

Of 3163 PCR tests done in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, 143 proved positive, bringing the country’s number of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Rules for the new school year

September 14, 2020April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Among the various common challenges raised by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of how to bring pupils back into

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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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