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  ON-LINE BANKING IN BULGARIA – STATE AND TRENDS

  Banking on an international scale is a continuous process of evolution and improvement. The advent of new information technology in banking institutions affects their activities, both to reduce the costs for collecting, storing, processing and transfering information about transactions and to impose alternative means of access to banking services, ... Banking on an international scale is a continuous process of evolution and improvement. The advent of new information technology in banking institutions affects their activities, both to reduce the costs for collecting, storing, processing and transfering information about transactions and to impose alternative means of access to banking services, one of which is e-banking. The ever-increasing percentage of consumers using electronic banking services confirms the enormous potential of digital technology in the banking sector. This study presents the results of a survey on electronic banking services in Bulgaria as of June 2011.

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  REGIONAL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN BULGARIA UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS

  The development of the national economy under the conditions of economic and financial crisis is associated with serious challenges facing the labour market. The importance of employment in ensuring economic and social well-being of society necessitates a statistical study of the regularities in its development. This study is of practical and ... The development of the national economy under the conditions of economic and financial crisis is associated with serious challenges facing the labour market. The importance of employment in ensuring economic and social well-being of society necessitates a statistical study of the regularities in its development. This study is of practical and applied character. Based on statistical data about the labor market and using the methods of statistical and econometric analysis we have established the major trends in the development and the socio-demographic structure of the employed and unemployed. We have performed a detailed analysis of the regional disparities in employment and unemployment indicators and applied the assessment approach to evaluate the impact of the economic crisis on them.

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  FOREIGN TRADE SPECIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE EU MEMBER STATES

  The research „Foreign Trade Specialization and Economic Growth of the EU Member States” aims to study the relations between the production and trade speciali-zation and the economic development of the EU Member States under the conditions of globalization and integration. These two processes impose various political, and hence – economic ... The research „Foreign Trade Specialization and Economic Growth of the EU Member States” aims to study the relations between the production and trade speciali-zation and the economic development of the EU Member States under the conditions of globalization and integration. These two processes impose various political, and hence – economic requirements to the Member States due to their different positions within the Union and the world in general. It covers the volume and structure of the trade flows among the Member States within the European Union as well as the trade flows of each Member States with other countries all over the world. The scope of the study also includes the changes in the trade specialization on the various stages of expansion of the EU in the period 2007-2010, which is characterized by the effect of various specific factors on the global economic development.