CREDIT COMPANIES IN BULGARIA – STATUS, TRENDS AND PROBLEMS

Abstract

Non-bank financial institutions are considered in this research work. Their peculiarities are highlighted from normative point of view in Bulgaria – the legal form of existence and their localization in geographical aspect. Special attention is paid to credit companies. During the last years their number is raised considerably. The main reasons for their increase are pointed out. A dynamic and structural analysis of the assets of the credit companies is performed on the level of aggregated data. The respective conclusions and generalizations are reached.