How Can We Empower the Regions in Bulgaria?
The difference between regions keeps growing and local authorities are powerless.
The difference between regions keeps growing and local authorities are powerless.
Most of the newly created jobs are found in Southern Bulgaria.
The districts of Burgas and Sofia attract more investment at the expense of Sofia (capital) and Varna.
The condition of the road network is slowly improving.
Burgas and Sofia (capital) are the only districts in which the annual average population has increased in 2013.
Public events, dedicated to the third edition.
After the official presentation of the study "Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development 2014" on November 11the, the IME organised several public events. The English edition of the study was presented on December 3rd and all analysis are now available in both Bulgarian and English.
For a third consequtive year the study "Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development" was subject to widespread media interest.
Sofia, December 3rd 2014
The IME presented the English version of the study “Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development 2014” on December 3rd 2014. The event was attended by representatives of foreign embassies and chambers of commerce and industry.
Desislava Nikolova, Petar Ganev, Yavor Aleksiev
Sofia, Decmber 1st 2014
On December 1st 2014 the Institute for Market Economics organized a round table discussion, as part of the project “Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development”. The discussion was attended by experts from public administration and NGOs, academics and professionals in the fields of regional development and statistics.
Svetla Kostadinova, Desislava Nikolova, Petar Ganev, Yavor Aleksiev
The Bulgarian edition of the study was presented on November 11th, 2014.
The third edition of the study "Regional Profiles, Indicators of Development" will be presented on a special press conference on November 11th, 2014 at 11.00 AM.
The event will be held at the BTA.

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