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Mihal Stoyanov
PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD IN ELECTRONIC TRADE PAYMENTS
Summary:
The past decades have seen continuous advancements of infor¬mation and communication technologies that have substantially altered economy on a local, national and global scale. The employment of these technologies creates and tranfers to economic entities significant economic and social effects, yet it poses serious challenges to the security of the digital environment. An increasingly complicated issue is that of unlawful activities with payment transactions in trade. This paper reviews the nature of crimes related to payments in the physical and the digital environment; the characteristics of different technological means of safeguarding online payments, as well as some opportunities for improving the safety of individuals when using the Internet to make commercial payments.
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Mihal Stoyanov
LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT TRADE
Summary:
The impact which trade has on the economy, the performance of business entities and the daily life of individuals is in result of the immense significance and the scope it has acquired as a business activity. Although contemporary trade contributes to the carbon footprint of economic activity on the environment, it also provides a number of feasible opportunities for neutralizing the effect of the carbon footprint. While acting as the intermediaries in the exchange of goods and services, the agents engaged in trade need to develop efficient systems for waste management and resource allocation which, in addition to environmental benefits, will produce commensurate economic effects
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Mihal Stoyanov
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF LOW-COST AIRLINES
AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE
Summary:
Air passenger transport is essential for society and economy. This article examines the development of the low-cost carriers market in Europe and the specific characteristics of low-cost airlines, which distinguish these airline operators from the other participants in the aviation market. It also analyzes the serious expansion of this market segment in Europe for the period 2005-2013 and formulates recommendations for possible improvement of the business strategy of low-cost airlines.
