Austria is one of the wealthiest and most stable countries in Europe. The country is one of the traditional and important trade and economic partners of Bulgaria. The study presents and analyzes the main trends in Austria's foreign trade in general and in particular – in the country's trade...

The article examines Bulgaria's trade relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), analyzing the dynamics, geographical and commodity structure of trade with these countries. The aim of the study is to present a brief but comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria's trade relations with the UAE to...

Economic relations between Bulgaria and Russia in modern history are influenced by many factors, among which the most significant are the social, economic and political environment in boh countries, but also in Europe and the global world. In this context the legal basis of the relations plays a...

State and Government leaders of the African Union adopt and implement efforts for regional integration as a common strategy for the development of the continent. The objective at continental level is the establishment of the African Economic Community as the last of six consecutive stages,...

The negative effects of the global economic crisis affect African economies less than other regions. However, the ongoing debt crisis in the EU holed serious risks for the economic development of the continent. The paper focuses on the financial risks for the economies in Africa that are related...

Currently there are 15 regional integration communities in Africa and 7 of them are officially recognized as the foundation for the development of the African economic community. Reviewed are their goals, their main achievements and issues. The study analyses the progress made in the integration...

The article examines the role, prospects and policies of the cross-border cooperation in the Balkan countries border regions. The main goal is to define the reasons, due to which the cross-border cooperation between the enterprises can be considered as an "optimal" policy for the Balkan...

The study analyses the changes in Bulgaria’s direction of trade with goods in the period 2003-2013 – before and after the country’s EU accession, aiming to assess the impact of EU membership on the geographic orientation of the country’s foreign trade. The study analyses total trade...

The aim of the paper is to analyse the changes in the dynamics of Bulgarian international trade before and after EU accession. To achieve this it studies the main trends in the dynamics of the value and volume of trade flows, the openness of the economy, the value and share of trade with other...

The paper aims at analysing if Bulgaria utilises the benefits of the participation in the Common Commercial Policy of the European Union (EU) by studying the dynamics of Bulgarian trade with countries which have concluded preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with the EU. The first section of the...