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The share of Bulgaria in world exports increased after the crisis
The competitiveness of an economy is among the most exploited topics in academic and political circles. There are many indirect ways to measure an economy's ability to compete with others - ranging from rankings of international organizations like the World Bank, World Economic Forum to global universities and consulting compani...
Are interest rates on Bulgarian government debt low
Just a week ago the Bulgarian government managed to place on the market 5-year bonds worth €950 million euros at 4.25% interest, attracting many foreign institutional investors. This issue of bonds again raised the question whether interest rates on the Bulgarian government debt are low and how Bulgaria compares to other Eu...
Is the stagnation coming to an end
Here are the highlights of the annual report of Industry Watch on the state of the Bulgarian economy and the prospects before the main industries.
In 2011, for the first time since the beginning of the crisis we can see a more significant shrinkage of the budget deficits in Europe, which fell by 2 percentage points – to 4...
During fragile post-crisis economic recovery financial wealth kept growing
Industry Watch distributed among its subscribers the regular report “Personal Assets in Bulgaria: Financial wealth and housing market”. Here are some of the highlights of the report.
During fragile post-crisis economic recovery in Bulgaria in line with even more real possibility of a recession in the Eurozone in 20...
Which sectors (will) attract foreign direct investments
2012 has been so far under the sign of the deepening European debt crisis. In this context, the economic growth in Bulgaria is minimal, but still the Bulgarian economy is formally not in a recession. One of the leading indicators for the economy is the inflow of foreign investments in the country.
On one hand, the foreign direc...
Risks and outlook for the Bulgarian economy though the prism of net exports
Most analyses of the external trade usually tend to be focused on the growth of exports and imports as a whole or by product categories, but few of them actually focus on the dynamics of net exports (exports minus imports). A look on the official statistics reveals some interesting trends regarding external trade.
On one hand, ...
BEQUAL + project
Industry Watch Group is working on a new international project BEQUAL+ (Transfer of innovation, LEONARDO DA VINCI, 2011-2013) that transfers innovation techniques for quality assurance in vocational education and training, aiming at developing quality assurance in VET institutions through promotion of self-evaluatio...
Subcription for Industry Watch reports in 2012
The global financial crisis in 2008 and the subsequent recession in advanced economies showed how important it is to be aware of the risks, stemming from the ongoing monetary and fiscal policies.
It also came clear that although in the short run markets are influenced by “animal spirits”, in the end the fundamental ...