Highlights: - Construction production accelerates sharply in January, reaching record levels for the last 10 years - Consumer inflation accelerates, that of industrial goods slows down - Housing lending continues to accelerate and also grows at record levels for the last years - Industrial sales and production grow by …

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"Skin in the Game," the new book by famed financier-turned-philosopher Nassim Taleb, is the most important book published in recent years (probably since his last book, "Antifragility," which was published in 2012). Taleb is one of the few thinkers throughout human history whose writings...

After examining the main differences between gold and silver as investment assets in the previous two articles, in this article we will pay attention to three main indicators whose dynamics have a relatively high level of correlation with their price dynamics. First, we will pay attention to the macroeconomic indicator, which is most often …

Author: Kaloyan Staykov The regulatory authorities in Bulgaria seem doomed to remain dependent. This is the brief conclusion of the behavior of a number of politicians in recent months, and this week the Ombudsman joined them. The latest proposal is that citizens should have the opportunity to appeal in court the decisions of the Commission for Energy and …

 0:50 - The government's persistent attempts to revive the Belene NPP project - What are the latest news? What is the idea behind the Prime Minister's proposal that the Belene NPP be a "pan-Balkan" project? Do we need the Belene NPP? Is it possible to implement it on a fully market basis? What will be the consequences …

Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristiyan Atanasov How the state's departure from its priority can have a positive impact Let's start with the fact that agriculture was the main priority of the Ottoman state throughout its existence. It can be said that the reasons for this are mainly fiscal, but also social. So …

Earlier this week, we from the EKIP were officially quoted by one of the largest newspapers in Germany – Die Welt. As part of Die Welt’s coverage of Bulgaria’s application for eurozone membership, our team was recently interviewed about our expert opinion on the topic. In their article Die …

Trump and his administration have been the subject of much coverage in our media, primarily over his economic and foreign policy. This article will examine his administration's actions on an issue that was not expected to become a cornerstone of his term, but is on its way...

Original publication of the interview: Frognews.bg - Mr. Vuldjev, everyone has heard about the hole in the pension insurance system in Bulgaria. How big is this hole actually to date and what does this mean? - The budget of the National Social Security Institute for 2018 includes a deficit of nearly 4 billion leva for the Pensions Fund, which ...