Macroeconomic Monitor
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2019.04

TEAM in the media about the new pension formula and healthcare problems

The topics of the participation of authors from the EKIP in March concerned: social security, healthcare, religion. Editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldjev, in the news of bTV, shared his concern about the falsification of documents for receiving a pension. According to him, there is no archival information available about what insurance contributions individuals have paid and to what extent …

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Infographic: Sharp acceleration in industrial growth in February

(Click on the infographic for a larger size) Data source: NSI Commentary As seen from the latest data, in February the growth of industrial production and sales accelerated for the second consecutive month after the decline reported in December. Looking at the data, it may seem that the risks in the sector have subsided, but alas, this …

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S2E11 - Macron's Dystopian Federation with Nikola Filipov

In this episode: - How will Macron's federalization plan affect the EU and Bulgaria? - Which aspects of it are likely to be implemented? - How did Bulgarian analysts comment on the plan? For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the podcast audio by clicking the “Download” button in the player above. No …

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Why is Regulation H-18 on cash registers so disruptive to Bulgarian business?

Author: Veselin Pashov On 28.09.2018. the updated Regulation H18 concerning cash registers was published in the next issue of the State Gazette. In connection with fiscal devices, structural changes are being introduced concerning the manufacturers of such products, which, generally speaking, will lead to sending information every 5 minutes from the devices to the servers …

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Are we playing against ourselves when we give up economic freedoms? - Part II

Continued from Part I Continuing our discussion of the denial of personal freedom, we will examine how shifting responsibility to poorly functioning institutions pre-emptively limits our economic freedom. 2) The government and its ministries, agencies, and supporting institutions must ensure that every individual dream and …

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Central bankers in panic - March as a turning point for markets

Stock markets are entering stagnation, debt markets are generating higher profits SOFIX is also stagnating, private pension fund yields continue to fall Central bankers are already visibly worried about the coming recession, the ECB is initiating a new round of cheap loans for the banking system Going forward, debt instruments (bonds, especially government bonds) will most likely …

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