In the Bachinovo University Center at SWU "Neofi Rilski "- Blagoevgrad hosted an International scientific conference" GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RISKS: NEW CHALLENGES AFTER COVID-19 ", organized by the Laboratory for Econometric Research at the Faculty of Economics.

30 researchers, lecturers and PhD-students from the Institute for Economic Research in the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Sofia, Academy of Economics  "D.A. Tsenov "- Svishtov, University of National and World Economy - Sofia, Alexander Giovanni University - Elbasan, Albania, Regional University named  K. Zhubanov from Aktobe, Kazakhstan,  North Macedonia, Albania, Greece.

Due to the complicated conditions for crossing borders, some of the participants joined online and presented their scientific reports.

The main topic - the effects of the crisis,   caused by the shutdown of national economies, named after the COVID-19 virus, was discussed in the context of its impact on capital markets, the banking system, government debt, tourism, new methods of managing emerging risks and minimizing of their effects.

The participants formulated the positive aspects of such a mixed form of holding scientific forums and wished a speedy solution to the effects of the crisis and the restoration of the economic and financial systems.

The scientific issues will be published in the Journals of the Faculty of Economics "Economics and Management", "Entrepreneurship" and "Economics and Law", as well as in the specialized journal "Finance", which are indexed in scientific databases in English. In the original language of the authors, the papers will be included in a scientific monograph.

The conference was provided with the financial support of the Union of Scientists - Blagoevgrad  and the Union of Economics in Bulgaria.