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Household financial wealth in Q2 2009
The net financial wealth represents the financial assets of the population, reduced with debt to banks (excluding housing credit) and leasing companies. The net financial wealth contracted by 7% in Q2 2009, but the rate of decline slowed down following the smaller propensity of households to take on new debt. The share of house...
Two years of global crisis: the Bulgarian economy in 2009
• The onset of the financial crisis in 2007 coincided with a period of rapid economic growth in Bulgaria, driven primarily by investment activity. It is difficult to differentiate how much exactly the dynamics of the Bulgarian economy has been a a result of fundamental factors, related to increasing productivity and the improvem...
What Do Bulgarians Want
According to a sociological survey among 1200 Bulgarians carried out by Market Links the main priorities of the next Bulgarian government should be to pursue higher salaries and pensions. Data for December 2008 show that the average monthly salaries compared to December 2007 have risen by 22.8%, from 421 to 517 lv. Divided by ty...
The next crisis in Bulgaria
The definition of “crisis” in most cases would include at least a sudden event. If we expected the crisis, we would have been prepared, we would try to avoid it and thus turn into a usual part of business and life, but then we would not need to call it a crisis, wouldn’t we. One important and positive effects from crises is that...
Nine Brave Forecasts by Industry Watch
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Economic growth during global recession
The official statistics in Bulgaria reported the preliminary data on GDP in Q3 2008. The real growth of the economy remained relatively high, although slightly decelerating compared to the previous (second) quarter. Considerable contribution to the relatively high growth is brought in by agriculture, which is typically character...
Is the foreign debt a problem for the Bulgarian economy right now
Using the macroeconomic approach, the problem could be both in the private and the public debt. The broad consensus is that Bulgaria does not have problems with the government debt. What is more as of October the total volume of the debt is covered by the fiscal reserve, i.e. the Bulgarian government does not have debt.Many anal...
Housing in Bulgaria - asset or liability
The main participants in the housing market in the recent months have reported decline in the number of the closed deals and drop in asking prices. The official statistics still shows the state of the housing market with a little lag. The data on Q4 2008 will probably register more serious decline of the housing growth. The slow...

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