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...

The paper firstly discusses the development of the institutional framework of trade relations between the EU and Vietnam. It then presents briefly the main features of the EU-Vietnam FTA. Finally some conclusions are drawn on the opportunities and prospects which the Agreement presents to Bulgaria.

The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area entered into force on 30 May 2019 and on 9 July all countries on the continent joined it. If the massive deal works as hoped, it will connect 1.3 Billion people, create a 3.4 Trillion USD economic bloc, and heat up commerce...

One of the main reasons for the changes that have taken place in the current global system of international economic relations in recent years is the long-standing lack of progress in the multilateral regulation of world trade within the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is driving countries...

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...

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,...