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Personal assets and housing market in Q3 2010
Industry Watch distributed among its subscribers the quarterly report "Personal Assets in Bulgaria: Financial Wealth and Housing Market". Here are the highlights of the report. In the last month fears of the emergence of a new fiscal crisis in Portugal, Spain, Italy and other indebted countries have intensified... -
Open budget initiative 2010: International index of budget transparency
Bulgaria reported small decline in the budget transparency and is still far from the best examples for budget transparency in the world, according to the announced on Oct. 20th Open Budget Initiative 2010. By one percentage point - from 57% to 56% declined the budget transparency in Bulgaria. Accordingly, Bulgaria is not among ... -
Interest rates on the interbank market in Bulgaria and Europe
Interest rates on the interbank market in Bulgaria have been recently a subject of discussion. It is therefore useful to determine 1) whether interest rates in Bulgaria are indeed higher compared to other European countries and 2) is there a difference between interest rates on short-term and long-term loans. In the short-term ... -
Personal Assets in Bulgaria and the Housing Market in Q2 2010
Household financial wealth continued to increase, exceeding BGN 37 billion as of end-June 2010. The growth rate of the personal assets of Bulgarians accelerated again to over 10% annually. Total household indebtedness to banks, leasing companies and specialized credit companies fell by 3% annually. Increased savings in combin... -
Biggest Cities Review: Regular Report on Cost of Labor, H1 2010
Report contents: Special Focus: Macroeconomic Imbalances and Internal Risks for Bulgaria Latest Data from Labor Market Cost of labor differences by cities Average monthly gross wages according to NSI for Q1 2010 Cost of living index Labor price vs Housing price Employment and productivity growth the industry ... -
Personal Assets in Bulgaria: Financial Weatlh and Housing Market, Q2 2010
Financial assets of the population increased by 10% y-o-y thanks to the increased propensity of households to save and accrued interest due on bank deposits. Parallel to the accumulation of new savings Bulgarians paid 30% of their short-term debt to leasing companies and credit companies. Almost 68% of household savings are ... -
Industry Watch new report “Bulgaria and Europe amidst the crisis: Macro risks and prospects for major industries in 2010-2011
Greek crisis uncovered the problems before public finances in Europe. After Euro lost its credibility, the Eurozone members offered a salvation plan and fiscal reforms, now the prospects for Bulgarian companies have changed. In the report you may find the most recent global economic developments, probable scenarios for the Euroz...