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Bulgaria’s fight with corruption brings its fifth election in two years

Bulgaria prepares for its fifth general election in two years amid a political landscape shorn of big parties, and a divided electorate over whether to support Ukraine or Russia.

Bulgaria prepares for its fifth general election in two years on April 2nd.
The political landscape is shorn of big parties, and high-level corruption remains an issue.
Bulgarians are divided over whether to support Ukraine or Russia.
The coalition of pro-Western parties that governed until last June is running neck-and-neck with the conservative Gerb party in the latest polls.
If the general election next week is inconclusive, yet another will need to be held alongside the local ones.

Charting the Global Economy: Central Banks Hold as Prices Cool

Central banks around the world are pausing tightening campaigns as inflation eases and economies slow. Inflation-targeting regimes are keeping their own houses in order, while the US Fed's key inflation gauges fell to the slowest annual paces since late 2021.

Factbox: Turkey earthquake and some of the worst natural disasters of this century

Two massive earthquakes on Monday have devastated cities and towns across Turkey and Syria, with death toll of over 16,000. This is one of the worst natural disasters this century, alongside the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami, 2010 Haiti earthquake and 2008 Cyclone Nargis.

Take Five: Strap in for no landing

A raft of U.S. data and European inflation numbers will give guidance on how the world's top central banks will navigate the way ahead, including the hotly debated "no landing" scenario. Reports on U.S. durable goods orders, home prices, manufacturing and consumer confidence threaten to cement expec

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