Economy of the United States

Greek economic output shrank by 8.2% in 2020 while the national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product shot over 200%

Bulgaria's gross external debt (private and public) continues to grow as part of gross domestic product (GDP). At the end of January, it was 37.613 billion euros, an increase of 6.5% in one year. Thus, it represents 58.2% of the country's projected GDP, according to preliminary data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

The Turkish central government's gross debt stock totaled 1.85 trillion Turkish liras (around $249 billion) at the end of February, according to new official figures.

The figure was up 32% from the same month last year, according to data from the Treasury and Finance Ministry on March 22. 

The annual rate of CPI inflation is expected to maintain its upward trend until the end of the year, when it will reach the level of 3.4 pct, and will fall to 2.8 pct at the end of 2022, the Report on Inflation of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) reads.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund's new CEO said Tuesday.

Since Bezos announced the fund in February 2020, little has been revealed about how it would be used combat the climate crisis.

Any attempts to impose new restrictions on restaurants are absolutely unacceptable. This is stated in the official position of the Associations of Restaurants in Bulgaria following the declared intention by the National Operational Headquarters for a new tightening of the anti-epidemic measures.

MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a Seattle science teacher who expressed gratitude "for the exceptional privilege it will be to partner in giving away assets with the potential to do so much good when shared."

During a December visit to New York City, writer E. Jean Carroll says she went shopping with a fashion consultant to find the "best outfit" for one of the most important days of her life - when she'll sit face-to-face with the man she accuses of raping her decades ago, former President Donald Trump.

The government meets today, Friday, to approve the bills related to the national budget and the state social insurance budget for 2021. Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday that the government deficit target remains set at 7.16%, specifying that, compared to the published version of the draft, there could be some changes in terms of allocations, with more commitment appropriations.

The total number of registered cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in our country is 422.210, and 4.245 deaths. The mortality rate is 1.01%.
So far, a total of 2.775.719 citizens have been tested, of which 5.550 in the last 24 hours.
3.891 patients were hospitalized, and 142 were on respirators.