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Второто издание на „Индекс Богатство на българите“ беше представено на пресконференция в БТА от Стоян Панчев и Макс Баклаян. Индексът проследява развитието на активите, които българските домакинства притежават, спестяват и инвестират. Той разглежда както брутното богатство — номиналната стойност на активите, така и нетното богатство — активите след приспадане на пасивите, основно жилищните кредити. Към …

С над 170 хил. са се увеличили спестяващите българи само за 1 година - 25% от всички (1,4 млн. души) отделят от дохода си за бъдещето; Изненадващо с 4 процентни пункта спадат вярващите в инвестицията в имоти като защита от инфлацията; 30% скок в броя на инвестиращите във физическо инвестиционно …

|Full text of the analysis| As part of the initiative "How Bulgarians Save", a new economic index was presented - the Wealth Index, which measures the wealth of households in Bulgaria. The index combines all types of financial wealth with a new methodology for real estate valuation, aiming to more accurately reflect the real economic value of the assets owned by Bulgarians ...

As the winter season approaches, the economic outlook is becoming increasingly bleak, both for Bulgaria and for the whole of Europe. Data shows that gas storage facilities in the European Union are filled to relatively satisfactory levels and natural gas prices have started to decline. However, recession seems inevitable in a number of key European economies, led by …

Over the past two weeks, Mark Zuckerberg has faced a fair amount of ridicule for his announced rebranding of Facebook into a new company called “Meta Platforms Incorporated.” The goal is to unify all the activities of the various businesses that are part of the Facebook group. In addition to Facebook itself, this includes other social …

Every “smart” additional dollar invested in Bulgarian healthcare could yield a return of $3.4 through a larger and healthier workforce, reduced need for care among the elderly, and increased productivity among people now approaching retirement age. Such an investment could yield a 37% drop in the overall level of …

Today, Prime Minister Borissov announced a new package of economic measures to combat the crisis worth 2 billion leva, with a strong emphasis on higher healthcare spending and social spending for pensioners and the unemployed. Although these social measures are not particularly large-scale in themselves, they signal a very wrong approach …

Half of the largest banks in the Eurozone would not survive more than 6 months in a liquidity shortage in the market Germany's GDP rose by only 0.1% in the third quarter compared to the second quarter of this year Stock market indices are performing well despite the problems in the real economy of Europe Pension fund yields …

Last week, the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions (CITUB) announced a proposal for restructuring the tax system in Bulgaria, which includes 9 measures for “fairer” taxation. Of course, coming from their side, “fairness” means an increase in the tax burden. The unions are proposing a number of reforms to the system, most of which are the introduction of new and increases in old taxes – …

This article is an excerpt from the new report of the EKIP on urban planning policy in Sofia, authored by Georgi Vuldjev and Teodor Karakolev, which will be officially published on 06.11.2018. In recent years in Sofia, we have been lucky enough to observe a visual comparative experiment between two approaches to attracting more investment, stimulating …