Institute for Market Economics
Our mission is to elaborate and advocate market-based solutions to challenges citizens of Bulgaria and the region face in reforms. This mission has been pursued sine early 1993 when the Institute was formally registered a non-profit legal entity.
IME objectives are to provide: independent assessment and analysis of the government's economic policies and to be a focal point for an exchange of views on market economics and relevant policy issues.
For its active work IME received the following awards:
- 2008 Golden Key Award by the Access to Information Program for IME active use of Access to Information Law
- 2007 Think Tank of The Year Golden Umbrella Think Tanks Awards by Stockholm Network for its work in last 15 years to promote free market ideas
- 2007 Media of the Year Golden Umbrella Think Tanks Awards by Stockholm Network for its work with media
- 2006 Templeton Freedom Award by ATLAS foundation for its outstanding work in promoting ideas of liberty
- 2001 Special Prize of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria for IME overall contribution to the development of the civil society.