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Bulgaria’s economy will not withstand second lockdown: Radosvet Radev

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Tourism, transport, culture and catering are the most affected sectors by the coronavirus crisis, Radosvet Radev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association said for BTV. 

Radosvet Radev referred to the national statistics according to which, the companies from all sectors marked 30% decrease in their turnover. Our economy will not withstand a second lockdown, Radosvet Radev contends. In his words, a series of enterprises have made staff redundancies and reduced their volumes of work, in order to survive, but will not be able to withstand a second national quarantine.




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