The Eighth International Scientific Conference on Economic and Monetary Problems focused on the challenges in the context of pandemic and military circumstances was held at the UNWE.

The two-day Forum was organized by the Monetary Research Center and the Institute of Economics and Politics at the UNWE.

The Forum was opened by the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov who welcomed the participants and wished them fruitful work. He outlined the importance of the Conference topics related to the monetary and economic policy.

Prof. D.Sc./Econ./ Nikolay Nenovsky, Director of the Monetary Research Center at UNWE and lecturer at the University of Picardy "Jules Verne" in Amiens, France, also welcomed the participants. "One of our sessions today is devoted to the memory of Prof. Xavier Richet who was one of the founders of this Conference ten years ago", said Prof. Nenovsky.

"I am glad that this Conference, organized by the UNWE in partnership with the Union of Economists in Bulgaria, has become a tradition that gives the opportunity to discuss current monetary problems, monetary policies, and financial issues", outlined Prof. D.Sc./Econ./ Tatiana Hubenova-Delisivkova, President of the Union of Economists in Bulgaria.

Chief Assist. Dr. Diyana Miteva, Deputy Director for Research of the Institute of Economics and Politics at UNWE, reminded us that the last two Conferences were held entirely online because of the pandemic of Covid 19. "I am glad to see you in the hall today and I hope that next year we will also be able to welcome all of you live to our university. It is a tradition to bring together scientists from all over the world at this Conference. This year we have participants from Europe, USA, Russia, France as well as from the Republic of Djibouti and we hope to continue this tradition in the future", explained Chief Assist. Dr. Diyana Miteva.

During the Conference were discussed very important monetary and economic issues. Both empirical and theoretical research in the field of monetary and financial economics, international economics, political economy, economic and monetary history as well as the history of economic thought, management, and marketing were presented during the sessions of the Forum.

Partners of the event were the UNWE Finance Department, the Union of Economists in Bulgaria, the Finance Department and Accounting Department at St. Climent Ohridsky University of Sofia, LEFMI Research Laboratory, University of Amiens, France, Leo Research Laboratory, University of Orléans, France as well as the Institute of Public Finance, Bulgaria.