Macroeconomic Monitor
Начало / 2020 / ноември

2020.11

The jeep backed up.

Bulgaria is entering a second lockdown. The entire education system is switching back to remote mode, restaurants and malls are closing, and even sporting events, which are without an audience anyway, are stopping. There are several conclusions from all this. The main one is that the comparison of running a country with driving a jeep has received another …

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33. A new rise in the markets - is it justified?

TEAM · 33. A new rise in the markets - is it justified? 0:24 – Start 0:45 – The US elections and their impact on the markets 09:15 – News about successful developments of vaccines for Covid-19 and the reaction of the markets 13:40 – Do the markets remain overvalued? 20:00 – When will we see inflation? …

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Tax breaks instead of direct aid

tax breaks

Last week, the Association of Language Centers in Bulgaria joined the growing number of professional associations that asked the government to provide tax breaks due to difficulties related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. As expected, given the existing problems with face-to-face learning in classrooms. Schools are losing clients from …

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Can politics be scientific?

Excerpt from the book "The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom" by James Burnham part 4 - chapter 3 (Burnham, “The Machiavellians, defenders of freedom” pp. 189-202; Published June 1st 1988 by Gateway Editions (first published January 1st 1943). Translation: Stefan Radev Editor's Foreword: James Burnham's "The Machiavellians" is the most important book on politics, …

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Budget 2021 of the New Zealand Government (State) (Shirt)

For 2021, an increase in the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) by approximately BGN 312 million is planned. Unlike the previous year, this time it is nominal - within 7.2%, for comparison in 2019 - 2020 it was 9.1%. The main items on which these …

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Coronas and absurdities or when the RZI gets angry with the Ministry of Interior

"I agree that it's absurd, but what can I do? The RZI gives us some lists and we break our legs going from house to house. I'm writing to you that you're not here, because you're not here," the policeman tells me on the phone. He's standing in front of my apartment door, but I'm not in …

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