Year 2020, Issue 3
Date published15.9.2020
Table of content
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Aglika Kaneva
Analysis of the Profitability Indicators and Indicators for Assessment of Assets Quality of the Banks in Bulgaria in the 2007 – 2018 PeriodJEL: G210Summary: This research is dedicated to the profitability of the banks in Bulgaria - profit after tax, return on equity and return on assets. Òhe dynamics of indicators for assessment of assets quality of banks such as banks risk exposures... This research is dedicated to the profitability of the banks in Bulgaria - profit after tax, return on equity and return on assets. Òhe dynamics of indicators for assessment of assets quality of banks such as banks risk exposures and impairments of credits of the banks has been examined that like the profitability indicators are highly influenced by the financial crisis.DOI: -
Ivan Angelov
Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Foreign Direct Investment Attraction FactorsKeywords: Industry 4.0, fourth industrial revolution, digital economy, foreign direct investment, TNCSummary: The tendency towards increasing digitalization, automation and robotics in numeral branches of the economy reflects on different aspects of the international business affairs. The paper examines the impact of the upcoming fourth... The tendency towards increasing digitalization, automation and robotics in numeral branches of the economy reflects on different aspects of the international business affairs. The paper examines the impact of the upcoming fourth industrial revolution on the foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction and realization processes. It studies the specific features of Industry 4.0, stressing their importance for the stakeholders in FDI. The main problem examined in the article is the shifting of the key FDI attraction factors that is expected due to the industrial revolution. The analysis of the FDI attraction factors amendment finds that we can expect changes in the behaviour and priorities of FDI stakeholders, but not a decrease in the international capital flows.DOI: -
Teodora Petrova, Zhivo Petrov
Strategic Potential and United European Projects for Cooperation of the European Defense AgencyJEL: O22Summary: The European Defense Agency is the European Union key institution in the implementation of measures to provide resources for the Common Security and Defense Policy. The agency has set goals in the field of developing a military... The European Defense Agency is the European Union key institution in the implementation of measures to provide resources for the Common Security and Defense Policy. The agency has set goals in the field of developing a military resource base, defense research and development, united European armaments cooperation projects, strengthening the industrial and technological base and as a main task, creating a common competitive market for military and dual-use products. In recent years, the agency has managed to launch and partially implement a number of united European projects aimed at simplifying the harmonization of standards and accessibility of defense markets for European manufacturers.DOI: -
Borislav Boev
Nuclear Energy and the Transition to Low-Emission Electricity SystemSummary: This article explores national and European energy development plans in the context of the transition to a low-emission economy. The current structure of the electricity system of the country, the main objectives in the national... This article explores national and European energy development plans in the context of the transition to a low-emission economy. The current structure of the electricity system of the country, the main objectives in the national strategic document for energy development "Integrated Plan in the field of energy and climate of the Republic of Bulgaria 2021-2030" and the package "Clean Energy for All Europeans" are presented. At the same time, the main challenges that Bulgaria will face in the decommissioning of carbon-intensive electricity generation (especially coal power plants) and the construction of replacement capacity have been identified. In this context, the article highlights the main advantages of nuclear energy as a safe, reliable, sustainable, and low-emission energy source and provides specific guidelines for the expansion of nuclear energy in the forthcoming transformation of the country's electricity system.DOI: -
Borislav Atanasov
Fragmentary Analysis of the Market of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods in BulgariaSummary: For its purpose, the fast-moving consumer goods satisfy mainly the basic needs, and unlike the consumer durables, distinguish with relatively high frequency of consumption. Based on data of the National Statistical Institute, the... For its purpose, the fast-moving consumer goods satisfy mainly the basic needs, and unlike the consumer durables, distinguish with relatively high frequency of consumption. Based on data of the National Statistical Institute, the change of retail sales for the period 2010-2018, the average expenditures of the households for purchasing of foods, the change of number of retail sales premises - for the country and statistical regions, the change of number of retail sales premises of the leading trade chains selling fast-moving consumer goods are presented in the article. On the basis of the author’s own researches of the consumer’s behaviour when they purchase fast-moving consumer goods, a comparative analysis through one-dimensional frequency distributions is made and trends of consumers’ behaviour during the purchase are brought out.DOI: