Like many European countries, Bulgaria's workforce is facing dynamic developments influenced by negative demographic …

Transitioning to a more knowledge- and technology-based economy will be critical if Bulgaria is to achieve convergence … opportunity for Bulgaria to improve its support for science, technology, and innovation (STI). This report assesses the efficiency … program quality. This report is the third and final major component of the World Bank's Bulgaria public expenditure review for …

Bulgaria's transition to a market economy involved massive privatizations over the past few decades, however the … comprehensive applications of the World Bank's new iSOEF in Eastern Europe. The report outlines the SOE landscape in Bulgaria and …. The primary audience of the iSOEF assessment is the government of the Republic of Bulgaria, in particular the Ministry of …

inclusive growth and boosting shared prosperity in Bulgaria. It builds on the first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD …) published in 2015, entitled "Bulgaria's Potential for Sustainable Growth and Shared Prosperity". The analysis is organized in …

Bulgaria has a concentrated but growing HIV epidemic, in which HIV prevalence increased among all population groups …. Bulgaria was already financing 67 percent of its HIV/AIDS response in 2014 with domestic funding. However, there is an urgent … and allocative efficiency gains are not made. Bulgaria's HIV response requires a shared, long-term vision for sustainable …

In 2016, the Government of Bulgaria (GoB) decided to initiate spending reviews to improve the efficiency and … effectiveness of its spending in the context of a moderate fiscal consolidation process. Though Bulgaria has one of the lowest … order and safety, Bulgaria spends the most among comparable EU countries but outcomes are not satisfactory. Surveys show …