Macroeconomic Monitor
Начало / 2013 / февруари

2013.02

The quasi-socialist Roubini

Yesterday, economist Nouriel Roubini gave a lecture in Sofia on the topic "Growth Opportunities for a Small Economy in a Globalized World". He is best known for predicting the Great Recession. Capital Newspaper writes that Roubini is arriving in Bulgaria to "share his perspective on the economic situation in the country and in …

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Hollywood in Persian

The question is how is it possible for Iran to continue progressing on its nuclear program under unprecedented sanctions? How is the non-Persian country surviving under US pressure? What is the future in the region? How will the nuclear threat develop after the upcoming presidential elections?

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The Bulgarian is a citizen, not a subject

The answer determines how free and prosperous a people is. What we need in Bulgaria is not so much a change in the rules of governance, but a discussion about the appropriate role of government. If we want to be free and have sustainable prosperity, we need to redefine this …

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Guest article: Why not liberalization?! (of the electricity market)

In the weeks following the referendum on the Belene NPP, a very interesting trend emerged in Bulgarian society. The increase in bills, sometimes real, sometimes manipulated, brought the public to its feet. And as in most epic poems, the messenger (the electricity distribution companies) was fiercely attacked. This is another example in which the problem is realized by the people, but the anger …

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Guest article: Why not liberalization?! (of the electricity market)

In the weeks following the referendum on the Belene NPP, a very interesting trend emerged in Bulgarian society. The increase in bills, sometimes real, sometimes manipulated, brought the public to its feet. And as in most epic poems, the messenger (the electricity distribution companies) was fiercely attacked. This is another example in which the problem is realized by the people, but the anger …

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Is the crisis over for Portugal?

On January 23, Portugal’s finance ministry successfully placed five-year bonds, something the institution had not done since 2011, when the country lost confidence in international debt markets. Following the success of this operation, politicians in the country and Eurocrats in Brussels began to praise the efforts made by …

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What is the price of monopoly?

Yesterday there were protests again against high electricity prices. Those who took to the streets are not satisfied with the level of the price they have to pay for electricity consumption, and this makes sense and is understandable to some extent. Every consumer wants to pay as low a price as possible for the goods they consume.

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Скъпо евро или евтин популизъм?

Наскоро френският президент Франсоа Оланд обяви, че според него еврото е прекалено скъпо и Европейската централна банка трябва да започне да води активна политика, целяща обезценяването на единната европейска валута. Факт е, че през последните няколко месеца еврото поскъпна до нива над 1.35 долара за  евро поради неоправдано високия оптимизъм …

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