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Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q3 2019 – flash estimate

November 14, 2019November 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgarian prosecutors launch pre-trial proceedings for alleged cruelty to zoo lion Lyubo

November 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Razgrad District Prosecutor’s Office is launching pre-trial proceedings for cruelty to Lyubo, a lion in the town zoo, the

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Exhibition on Second World War bombing of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia opens

November 14, 2019November 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “The Scars of War: The Lost Architectural Heritage of Sofia” opens at the National Military History Museum

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Bulgaria reported 106 outbreaks of African Swine Fever between July and early November

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency informed the World Organisation for Animal Health of 106 outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF)

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Bulgarian Parliament approves 2020 Budget Act at first reading

November 13, 2019November 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed the 2020 Budget Act at first reading on November 13, with 126 MPs in favour and

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.4% inflation in October

November 13, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.4 per cent inflation in October, rising from 2.3 per cent in September,

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Meeting Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister, President of Namibia calls for investment

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva held talks in Namibia’s capital city Windhoek with the country’s President Hage Geingob on November

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US-funded housing for elderly with special needs opens in Bulgaria’s Sliven

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

United States ambassador Herro Mustafa to Bulgaria and Sliven mayor Stefan Radev inaugurated on November 13 a new US government-built

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Farmer assaults Bulgarian Food Safety Agency inspector during pig euthanasia

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

A pig farmer was arrested after assaulting a Bulgarian Food Safety Agency inspector who was part of a team who

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