A position paper on solving the Roma question compiled by the Slovak liberal party Sloboda a Solidarita (SaS), represented by Lucia Nicholson, MP
SaS (Freedom and Solidarity) introduced a group of measures to solve the Roma question. „No government...
October 22, 2012 2:55 pm / no comments
Right from the start of the Great Recession the current account deficit shrunk with 62% in 2009, got to the relatively low level of 376 million euro in 2010 (around 1% of GDP) and turned into surplus of 361 million euro (close to 1% of GDP)...
August 29, 2012 10:55 am / 1 comment
Just recently the Ministry of Finance issued 5-year external debt in euro, with annual coupon of 4,25% and annual yield of 4,436%. The total value of the issue was EUR 950 million, while the submitted bids stood at over EUR 6 billion. The issue...
August 20, 2012 10:22 am / no comments
The Ministry of Economy finally published the eagerly-awaited plan for amendments to the Law on Protection of Competition (LPC). The newly proposed texts in the LPC are, for all points and purposes, a reaction to the ‘drama’ between the...
August 9, 2012 10:21 am / no comments
On July 3, the Institute for Мarket Еconomics (IME) presented its analysis on the condition of “Bulgarian Posts” in the context of liberalization of postal services in the EU and Bulgaria. The round table took place at the “Sofia”...
July 16, 2012 11:10 am / 2 comments
Report Reaffirms Direct Relationship Between Property Rights and Economic Development
No Sensible Improvement in Bulgaria
2012 International Property Rights Index ranks 130 nations, 97 percent of world’s GDP
Sofia – Institute for Market...
July 4, 2012 12:02 pm / 1 comment
There is a great wave of discussion on pension reform being implemented by the government in Poland. The essential reform, forced by sad demographic factors. However, we discuss too little the so-called “other side of the coin”, through...
June 28, 2012 11:45 am / no comments
Synthesis of the analysis “Fiscal rules – what is effective?”:
Current fiscal crisis in the EU is, among others, a result of expansionary fiscal policy conducted in previous periods and especially during economic booms.
Large...
June 26, 2012 1:03 pm / no comments
Monsieur Bastiat would be surprised how close to reality is his well-known essay “Petition of the Manufacturers of Candles…” In this paper manufacturers of candles and everything connected with lighting have complained, via a petition,...
June 18, 2012 11:52 am / 1 comment
On April 16th 2012 the Institute for Market Economics (IME) released a report, analyzing the current regulatory framework and policies for the integration of people with disabilities. The report also proposes positive reform measures that, we...
June 4, 2012 12:44 pm / no comments