As has been the case in most developing and transition economies, banks in Bulgaria have been the dominant financial institution. Development'of other financial institutions, especially private sector institutions, has been very slow during most of the 1990s. The failure to properly regulate the...

The study chronicles the changes that took place in the Bulgarian financial system during and following the crisis in 1996 and 1997. The sections on the Bulgarian National Bank and the money supply reflect the changes brought about by the establishment of the currency board. Separate sections...

The monography analyzes the banking system in Bulgaria during the initial period of its development after the transition from centrally planned to a market economy started in 1991. The analysis covers the period 1991-1994 and it is focused on the most important characteristics of the commercial...

A mass privatization program has been developed and executed in Bulgaria during the period 1995-1998. The study examines the creation of the institutions needed to ensure an effective capital market and mechanisms for stockholder control over the direction of the private enterprises which have...

The growth dynamics of green sea turtles resident in four separate foraging grounds of the southern Great Barrier Reef genetic stock were assessed using a nonparametric regression modeling approach. Juveniles recruit to these grounds at the same size, but grow at foraging-ground-dependent rates...