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  MODERN ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS IN BULGARIA

  The development of agricultural statistics in Bulgaria over the last two decades has been accompanied by a number of organizational and methodological problems. On the one hand, they are generated by the overall restructuring of the agricultural sector – changes in the form of ownership, land relations, production and industrial restructuring, and ... The development of agricultural statistics in Bulgaria over the last two decades has been accompanied by a number of organizational and methodological problems. On the one hand, they are generated by the overall restructuring of the agricultural sector – changes in the form of ownership, land relations, production and industrial restructuring, and agricultural policy, which has led to serious difficulties in carrying out statistical surveys. On the other hand, the preparation of the country for the EU accession imposed institutional and legal harmonization both in the sphere of agriculture and in the sphere of statistics, incl. agricultural statistics. This necessitated the creation of a new specialized institutional structure, a statistics authority which is to carry out statistical surveys in agriculture in line with the European requirements. The present article focuses on statistical surveys carried out in agriculture with the aim to outline the organizational and methodological framework of modern agricultural statistics in Bulgaria. The emphasis is on their methodological aspects and major elements of their organization – scope, object, frequency, form of carrying out, sources of information.

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  FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND THE NEW REGULATION

  The majority of experts and practitioners share the opinion that one of the major reasons for the world financial crisis from the period 2007-2009 is the failure of the market regulation both as statutory framework and professional practice. Unfortunately, the traditional financial doctrine was not in position to adequately assess the high ... The majority of experts and practitioners share the opinion that one of the major reasons for the world financial crisis from the period 2007-2009 is the failure of the market regulation both as statutory framework and professional practice. Unfortunately, the traditional financial doctrine was not in position to adequately assess the high complexity of the modern financial markets. It did not address in detail the essence of the financial innovations and to a certain extent allowed the deregulation and market self-regulation and thus allowing the widespread of such innovations. This survey is an attempt (i) to respond to the need for better understanding of the financial innovations, (ii) to point out and analyze the regulatory challenges caused by the market dynamics and (iii) to assess the steps already taken. It is not by chance that the reforms of the regulatory framework played a major role in the post-crisis period. Their progress in the last two or three years has been remarkable but, in our opinion, there is still a lot left to be accomplished in this field.

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  STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS SECTOR CONCENTRATION IN BULGARIA

  Logistics sector concentration is viewed theoretically by deducing key characteristics that can be identified as essential in describing modern centres of logistics functions such as: location, size of areas, type of areas, technical specification, additional areas, infrastructure and services. Indicators for assessing the state and level of ... Logistics sector concentration is viewed theoretically by deducing key characteristics that can be identified as essential in describing modern centres of logistics functions such as: location, size of areas, type of areas, technical specification, additional areas, infrastructure and services. Indicators for assessing the state and level of logistics sector concentration are systematized through applying the grouping and averaging methods. On this basis, a study of the logistics sector concentration in Bulgaria is conducted and some prospects and opportunities for development are formulated.