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Covid-19: Bulgaria central bank approves extension of loan repayment moratorium

December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on December 11 that it has approved the measures proposed by commercial lenders to extend

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Christmas-New Year should be celebrated ‘in close family circle’

December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

The Christmas – New Year holiday period this year should be celebrated in a close family circle, Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Europe 

EU leaders: Arrival of Covid-19 vaccines does not mean pandemic is over

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Council said on December 11 that it welcomes the recent positive announcements on the development of effective vaccines

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 122 more deaths, active cases decrease to 93 931

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 122 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: So far about half of front-line medics want Covid-19 vaccination

December 10, 2020December 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

So far, about 47 per cent of Bulgaria’s medical personnel in the front line against Covid-19 have said that they

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria in second place in mortality rate in EU-EEA

December 10, 2020December 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is in second place in the European Union-European Economic Area in terms of mortality from Covid-19, on a 14-day

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian MPs approve zero VAT rate on vaccines

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on December 10 an amendment to the country’s Value-Added Tax Act, which set

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue dropped 39% y/y in October 2020

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The revenue of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 39 per cent lower than in October 2019, the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 127 more deaths, active cases rise to 94 132

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 127 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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