Macroeconomic Monitor

2023.10.05

Andrey Gyurov questions the political independence of the BNB

The case of the leaked video recording, which shows how the deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, who heads the “Issue” department, plays a leading role in opening the election campaign of a mayoral candidate nominated by “Continuing Change”, is not just another gaffe in our public space. Even secondary questions are questions such as – did he travel in a company car …

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Escape from Smokers' Paradise

|Българска версия на анализа| There is fast-growing empirical evidence of how taxation affects tobacco use. In this process the important aspects to consider include the pass-on of taxes to prices, the substitutability between different tobacco and/or nicotine products, and the price elasticities (kown as well as cross-price elasticities). These all …

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