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  CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY

  The industrial policy in the European Union is developing both in the context of improving the regulations and in restructuring the sectors, especially that of industry in order to enhance competitiveness and to support investment and employment. The key question that the industrial policy raises is what has to be done to help businesses and ... The industrial policy in the European Union is developing both in the context of improving the regulations and in restructuring the sectors, especially that of industry in order to enhance competitiveness and to support investment and employment. The key question that the industrial policy raises is what has to be done to help businesses and industry to be competitive in a volatile, turbulent global market. The aim of this study is to analyze the industrial policy conducted so far in our country, and based on extensive theoretical and practical studies to derive reliable indicators for its monitoring and analysis. The objectives of the study are to generalize and systematize the theoretical formulations regarding what policy, policy levels, industry and industrial policy are, and to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the existing indicators of industrial policy assessment. The findings of the research are aimed at evaluating industrial policy and justifying its trends.

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  THE BANKING SECTOR IN CRISIS

  Banking crises are costly for the economic crises, not only because of the high direct rescue costs, but also due to the negative effects on the economy by limiting the access to credit resources, negative impact on the price of government debt and securities of local companies, as well as a possible devaluation of the national currency. The aim ... Banking crises are costly for the economic crises, not only because of the high direct rescue costs, but also due to the negative effects on the economy by limiting the access to credit resources, negative impact on the price of government debt and securities of local companies, as well as a possible devaluation of the national currency. The aim of this study is to clarify the causes and transmission mechanisms of the global financial crisis of 2007, and to advocate the following idea: effective risk management in the financial sector at the international level is the only way to prevent future global financial crises. In this context, the following main tasks are defined: (1) factors for the occurrence of banking crises, and in particular – the global financial crisis of 2007, (2) transmission mechanisms of infection in the international banking sector, (3) the impact of the global financial crisis on the banking sector, and (4) policy options for risk management in the banking system and for strengthening it.

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  OUTSOURCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES

  This study aims to identify the outsourcing opportunities for increasing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises. The following main tasks are solved to achieve the stated objective: first, the state of the machine-building enterprises is investigated and assessed and the prospects for their development are outlined; second, the ... This study aims to identify the outsourcing opportunities for increasing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises. The following main tasks are solved to achieve the stated objective: first, the state of the machine-building enterprises is investigated and assessed and the prospects for their development are outlined; second, the opportunities for gaining competitive advantages by using the potential of outsourcing are analyzed and evaluated; third, the degree of use of these opportunities is analyzed and evaluated based on the empirical study. The study includes 26 machine-building enterprises from Veliko Tarnovo district. The state of enterprises, outsourcing implementation, functions and activities that are often assigned to external specialized organizations, as well as various competitive advantages resulting from the implementation of this business model, are revealed based on data from the surveys.