Bulgarian economy has contracted in the second quarter of the year by a record 10% compared to the first three months of the year and also recorded the most dramatic decline on an annual basis by 8.5% since 1997.
Data from the National Statistical Institute are for the period of the strictest anti-epidemic quarantine measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. GDP decreased in the second quarter of 2020 by as much as 10% compared to the first three months, when it grew slightly by 0.3 percent. This has been the worst economic quarter for Bulgaria for a quarter of a century. For the second quarter, GDP reached over 14 billion euros or 2016 euros per capita.
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Minister of Culture Marian Bachеv welcomed participants to the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee , which is being held under Bulgaria's chairmanship at the international organisation's headquarters in Paris. The session is being attended..
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On July 7, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) puts into circulation a silver commemorative coin titled "175 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov", BNB..
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