Наскоро излезе едно проучване на Morgan Stanley, резултатите от което може да намерите за леко смущаващи. Изследването цели да представи една по-цялостна картина на нивата на дълга към брутния вътрешен продукт (БВП) на няколко държави. Според резултатите, представени в таблицата по-долу, Великобритания е убедителен „победител”.
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Presidential candidates make promises they can't keep
Borislav Shterev Several things are striking in the gathering momentum of the presidential campaign. First of all, there is a noticeable lack of political leaders who could consolidate the electorate on both the left and the right. The right wing failed to produce a politician who would enjoy universal trust and the broad coalition collapsed. The candidate …
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От финансовия отчет за първото полугодие на 2011 за БДЖ става ясно следното: Информацията е по данни, публикувани на уеб-сайта на Министерство на Финансите. От нея се вижда, че приходите на държавната компания се равняват на едва 38% от всички субсидии и компенсации към 30.06.2011 г. Иначе казано, в немалкото …
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Различните икономически школи имат свое разбиране, както за причините за кризите, така и за това как трябва да се преодоляват те. Независимо дали приемат кейнсианското обяснение за възникването на сегашната рецесия или не, повечето световни правителства се обърнаха към идеите на това училище, за да се справят с последствията след …
More »It is time for changes in the ZTA regulations regarding illegal construction.
Kiril Mirchev The state's battle with illegal construction has been going on for many years, but without much success. What is the reason for the powerlessness of the governing bodies? There are several reasons: imperfect legislation; poor implementation of laws; interference of influential people who influence the control bodies; lack of harsh sanctions...
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Kiril Mirchev In the last year or two, the global crisis has put the spotlight on developing economies and their ability to take over the baton of global growth. Brazil is one of them. It has a special significance for the countries of the Iberian Peninsula and a particular weight and influence in Latin America. The country's population is already …
More »Always in a hurry, always late. What is it? Europe.
Before the global financial crisis, the spread between German bond yields and those of other eurozone countries was relatively narrow and constant. The very membership of the countries in the monetary union was seen as a guarantee of their stability and solvency, which for a long time distorted the markets' perceptions of individual sovereign …
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Borislav Shterev | Yavor Aleksiev Two weeks ago, Palestine was admitted to UNESCO as an official member - a recognition that put it on an equal footing with all sovereign states. This act, although it does not have the same force as official recognition by the international community (in the person of the UN) and does not …
More »Will I succeed in life - according to my university's rating?
As most of you probably know, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (MoEYS) is preparing a rating system for higher education institutions in Bulgaria. It is an attempt to objectively assess the level of education in our country and uses some principles of already existing European and international rankings. Assessing quality is not, in principle, …
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Kirill Mirchev As expected, at the United Russia forum held in Moscow in late September, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed to swap their positions in the country's government for the next decade. Medvedev will be the leader of the party list and, accordingly, the prime minister ...
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