The Regional competitiveness index is the first measure of the degree of competitiveness at regional level covering all EU countries and their regions. The paper presents briefly the methodological frame of the RCI and then applies it to Bulgarian NUTS 2 regions. The results achieved show the...

The book presents to its readers a brief, yet comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria’s trade relations with Sub-Saharan African countries aiming to outline the opportunities for Bulgarian business revealed by this relatively unknown in our country region, which is quite neglected in the last...

The importance of African countries, especially of sub-Saharan ones, to Bulgaria is determined by the increasing role of the region in both global economy and policy, as well as its immense economic potential and natural resources. The introduction of the paper presents the dynamics of Bulgarian...

In recent years, Sub-Saharan Africa largely relegated from the priority areas of Bulgarian foreign policy. However, the importance of the region to Bulgaria is determined by its increasing role in both global economy and policy, as well as its immense economic potential and natural resources....

The diversification of international markets and the direction towards regions which were neglected and evaded as risky could be a powerful factor in the search for growth acceleration and overcoming recession. The article aims at summarizing the trade prospects of one such region –...

The article aims at presenting the prospects for trade between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa by analyzing the direction of international trade with the region. To achieve this firstly it presents Bulgarian trade with Sub-Saharan countries summarizing the trade flow dynamics for the 2003-2015...

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. Economic theory states...

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 importance of African countries, especially Sub-Saharan ones, to Bulgaria is determined by the increasing role of the region in both global economy and policy, as well as its immense economic potential and natural resources. The paper discusses Bulgaria’s international trade relations with...

In 2020, the world is going through a new, unprecedented shock - the pandemic crisis with COVID 19, which affects all aspects of development – demographic, social, economic, trade, etc. The study traces the impact of the pandemic on international trade worldwide, then summarizes the trends in...