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  CHALLENGES IN THE INNOVATION ACTIVITY IN RURAL TOURISM IN BULGARIA

  The rural tourism makes an important and increasing contribution to economic growth of Bulgaria. It also represents one of the best opportunities to create income and employment for rural areas in our country with various stages of development. The growth of tourism, however, cannot be taken for granted. The present paper deals with economic ... The rural tourism makes an important and increasing contribution to economic growth of Bulgaria. It also represents one of the best opportunities to create income and employment for rural areas in our country with various stages of development. The growth of tourism, however, cannot be taken for granted. The present paper deals with economic subjects, working in the sector of rural tourism in the region “Central Stara Planina”, which innovation activity is influenced by the occurring dynamic market and product changes. The paper studies the conditions and factors, determining the innovation activity of defined economic subjects. The main aim of this research is to view and interpret basic theoretical-methodological formulations of the essence of innovations and in this context to offer indices, assessing the innovation activity of tourism enterprises, which, checked empirically in a certain degree, can help the choice of suitable management solutions. Therefore the fragment approbation of this indices are assumed as suitable for assessing the innovation activity of the economic subjects working in the studied sector. Important conclusions are drawn from the received research results. Dynamics of innovation in the rural tourism brings new ideas, services and products to the marketplace. Encompassing the whole tourism value chain, innovation does not only mean adapting the tourism industry to the changing tourism patterns with new marketing strategies, but also fostering new and innovative services, products and processes. Innovation in tourism is to be seen as a permanent and dynamic process. Today, the economics of tourism allows suppliers to deal more effectively with the increasing complexity and diversity of consumer requirements.

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  PROBLEMS OF QUALITY IN AGRIBUSINESS

  Product quality and food is a major priority of the task agribusiness in the EU and Bulgaria. It is therefore an object of research and development of strict safety rules and control production, processing, transport, storage and sale the products of agricultural origin, ie "Farm to fork". The project explores the essence of quality in ... Product quality and food is a major priority of the task agribusiness in the EU and Bulgaria. It is therefore an object of research and development of strict safety rules and control production, processing, transport, storage and sale the products of agricultural origin, ie "Farm to fork". The project explores the essence of quality in agribusiness, the rules its management through the introduction of standards - international, European harmonized, voluntary and mandatory, which are based on improving the competitiveness of companies Industry: ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ONSAS 18,000, ISO 22000, ISO 28000, HACCP, BRC Global Standard, IFS, EurepGap dr. Na and their basis is developed and integrated systems for quality management. It also explores policy and EU competitive merit-based and aimed at supporting farmers' efforts in the fight for European quality, reflected by the "WHITE PAPER food safety" and 'GREEN PAPER on the quality of agricultural products » and concrete measures of common agricultural policy EU support for producers in that direction.

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  EXPLORING FINANCIAL CRISIS INFLUENCE ON THE BANKING SECTOR IN BULGARIA

  The paper investigates the economical crisis influence on the banking sector in Bulgaria. In the term of a global financial crisis are lay down the financial-credit system problems. The global financial crisis influence on the securities management and trade in banks are analyzed. The work explores crisis influence on the deposit and credit ... The paper investigates the economical crisis influence on the banking sector in Bulgaria. In the term of a global financial crisis are lay down the financial-credit system problems. The global financial crisis influence on the securities management and trade in banks are analyzed. The work explores crisis influence on the deposit and credit activity in Bulgarian bank system also. More precisely are investigated crisis influence on the consumer and mortgage credits activity in Bulgaria and on the financial results in the banking sector.