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EU winter economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2021 growth estimate to 2.7%

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission was more optimistic about Bulgaria’s economic growth expectations this year and in 2022, raising both target figures

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria ‘probably’ at the start of third wave, Health Minister says

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The upward trend in new coronavirus infections in Bulgaria appeared to indicate that the country was entering the third wave

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 45 more deaths, numbers in hospital and active cases again rise

February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-five 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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Europe 

European Medicines Agency: No application received for authorisation of Russian vaccine

February 10, 2021February 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has to date not received an application for a rolling review or a marketing authorisation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister tables proposals for more Covid-19 vaccine orders

February 10, 2021February 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria could order more than three million mRNA vaccines, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told the weekly Cabinet sitting on February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s online orders retail turnover up 40.1% in December 2020 y/y

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Turnover in retail sales via the internet in Bulgaria rose by 40.1 per cent in December 2020 compared with December

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Bulgaria 

Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments dropped 71.3% in December 2020 y/y

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments added up to 15 million leva in December 2020, about 71.3 per cent less than

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 62 more deaths, another rise in active cases

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty-two 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 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister names threshold for stricter anti-epidemic measures

February 9, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A decision on introducing new and stricter anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria would be taken if a threshold was crossed with

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