Bulgarian economy to shrink by 6.2% in 2020 – World Bank forecast
Bulgaria’s economy was set to contract by 6.2 per cent in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic,
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Bulgarian Book Association poll: Sales fell 50 – 70% in March – May y/y
Book sales in Bulgaria in March to May 2020 were between 50 per cent and 70 per cent lower than
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Cyprus re-opens airports to Bulgaria flights
Cyprus re-opened its airports to flights to and from 19 countries including Bulgaria on June 9, the Foreign Ministry in
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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector wants epidemic declaration extended
Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev said on June 9 that he would ask the government to extend the
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Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover in April 2020 down close to 20% y/y
Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover dropped 19.9 per cent in April 2020 compared with the same month of 2019, the National
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Bulgaria’s deputy agriculture minister tests positive for Covid-19
One of Bulgaria’s deputy agriculture ministers has tested positive for Covid-19, Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva confirmed in a television interview
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 83 new confirmed cases, four more deaths
The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose by a third consecutive day on June 9, by 40
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Toy factory in Bulgarian town shut after 48 test positive for Covid-19
Work at a toy factory in the town of Dospat in southern Bulgaria has been temporarily suspended after 48 employees
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EU grants 314M euro to innovative companies to combat virus, support recovery
The European Commission said on June 8 that it had awarded close to 166 million euro, via the European Innovation
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