Dear listeners, in the "fatal" episode of "The Intelligent Investor" our guest is Boris Pavlov - Bulgarian entrepreneur, founder and manager of Flat Manager - a property management company for short-term rentals on the Airbnb/Booking market. We talked with him in depth about the real estate market in Bulgaria and what are the …

As we at EKIP have explained many times, the pension system is bankrupt. And we offer some solutions to this problem. "So far so good," at least some of you are surely saying to yourself, "but what can I personally do about it?". "How can I take care of my financial well-being in old age in such a …

This episode on YouTube In this episode: - Why do we overeat during the holidays? - How to eat chocolate and lose weight? - Who would win in a fight - Rumen Radev or Boyko Borisov? - Lazar Radkov answers our donors' questions Links: Live to Lift 30 for 30 Caps for …

Regarding industrial production – Industrial production growth remained almost unchanged in November at 1.23% year-on-year. The breakdown of production by sector also shows no significant change compared to October. Only in the mining industry did the decline in production slow down to 2.57% in November from 7.18% in October. …

This article is a summary of our new analysis and proposal for reform of the drug policy in Bulgaria. What did we find out? The analysis covers 56% of health-insured persons and 40% of the funds reimbursed by the NHIF and includes 4 groups of diseases: cardiovascular, malignant tumors, diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid. In 2016, over 2.5 million health-insured …

Despite the festive mood in December, EKIP experts again actively participated in the public debate on topics such as healthcare, the 2019 budget, and freedom of speech. The month began with the participation of EKIP Editor-in-Chief Georgi Vuldjev in the show “Q&A with Klara Marinova”, where he commented on the economic factors behind the November protests, political stability, …

Many young libertarians are familiar with Frédéric Bastiat, but few are aware of his most significant predecessor, who is also one of the greatest "classical" economists - Jean-Baptiste Say. Nowadays, Say is one of those figures in the history of economic science who is systematically ignored, despite his ...

Author: Martin Tarpev From January 1, 2019, the state made a gift to lower-skilled workers by increasing the minimum wage to 560 leva. Many people are accepting this measure with applause, which on a more abstract level seems normal. Who doesn't want to receive more money? Beyond rosy economic dreams …

One of the most frequently applied economic regulations is state intervention in pricing. This is easily explained. The increase in prices of essential goods creates social tension. The authorities try to bring calm by subjecting prices to administrative control. It is believed that this helps the poor and the disadvantaged. Elementary economic …