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Poll: Close to 43% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw revenue drop in May

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 42.8 per cent of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw their revenue drop in May 2020 compared with April, according

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: New rise in cases, MPs without masks to be fined

June 25, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has increased by 128 in the past 24 hours to

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Bulgaria 

In June 2020 forecast, IMF gloomier about global economy

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a June 2020 World Economic Outlook update, has projected shrinking of the global economy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s extended Covid-19 epidemic declaration: What it means

June 24, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The extension of the Covid-19 epidemic declaration in Bulgaria to July 15 would not mean the introduction of new or

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Cabinet approves 40M leva for tourism sector wage support

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government said on June 24 that it has allocated 40 million leva, or about 20.5 million euro, for a

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Two-thirds of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria intend cutting price of packages

June 24, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

About 65.6 per cent of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria intend cutting prices of packages and close to 50 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet to extend epidemic declaration to July 15

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has asked the Cabinet to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration, due to expire on June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM to be fined for failing to wear a mask indoors

June 23, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and members of his entourage will be fined 300 leva (about 153 euro) each for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Foreign Ministry issues non-EU transit travel advisory

June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on June 23 recommending that Bulgarian nationals traveling to EU member states and

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