Пазарите в Субсахарска Африка – Възможност за диверсификация на българската външна търговия

Marinov, Eduard and Bobeva, Daniela (2017): Пазарите в Субсахарска Африка – Възможност за диверсификация на българската външна търговия. Published in: Списание на БАН No. 3/2017 (2017): pp. 64-72.

Abstract

The article aims at disclosing the potential of Sub-Saharan Africa as a possible market for the diversification of Bulgarian international trade. It firstly presents the region of Sub-Saharan Africa from and economic perspective. Then it summarizes the trends in Bulgaria’s trade relations with the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzing trade dynamics for the period 2003-2015 and Bulgaria’s place within the EU. The competitive niches of Bulgarian products are presented based on a study on the commodity structure of trade. Finally the article discusses the results of an empirical study of the attitudes of Bulgarian business towards trade relations with Sub-Saharan Africa to identify some of the causes for the unutilized trade potential.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Sub-Saharan Markets as an Opportunity for Diversification of Bulgarian International Trade
• Language: Bulgarian
• Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, foreign trade, trading partners, diversification, competitive niches
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy > F50 - General; N - Economic History > N7 - Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services > N77 - Africa ; Oceania

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