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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 90 new cases in past 24 hours

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

Ninety new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, the largest increase in that

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup April 23: 1097 cases, 1048 pre-trial proceedings

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 73 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Crisis fund to support independent artists in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and Plovdiv municipality’s culture department have set up a crisis fund to support independent artists in

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Business 

Potentially 1.2 billion fewer international air travellers by September 2020 – ICAO forecast

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Compared to “business-as-usual”, by September 2020 international air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travellers, according to

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Bulgaria 

Professor Kantardzhiev: Bulgaria will reach Covid-19 peak in next few days

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

Bulgaria will reach the peak of its Covid-19 cases in the next few days, Professor Todor Kantardzhiev, director of the

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Bulgaria 

ECB and Bulgarian National Bank set up swop line to provide euro liquidity

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the central Bulgarian National Bank have agreed to set up a precautionary currency agreement

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup April 22: Government VAT-exempts essential medicines, PPE

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment essential to the fight against Covid-19 will be exempted from import duties and

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Bulgaria 

Major Bulgarian fundraising campaigns for fight against Covid-19 raise more than 1.1M leva

April 22, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three major fundraising campaigns in Bulgaria for initiatives to aid in the fight against Covid-19 have together raised more than

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Europe 

Covid-19: EC proposes 3BN macro-financial assistance package to support 10 countries

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 22 that it had adopted a proposal for a three billion euro macro-financial assistance

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