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In terms of structure, state and evolution of the economy in the last decades, Romania and Bulgaria have common characteristics, being similar also, from the development perspectives point of view, with goals and projections that are intertwined. This study aims, on the one hand, to capture the economic situation as a whole, at the level of the two countries, and on the other hand to identify the best ideas, but also viable measures, which lead to the achievement of the set objectives, in the next period. At the same time, based on V A R - Vector Autoregression Model analysis, a correlation report is analyzed, which identifies three of the most important macroeconomic indicators, in the current economic environment, namely: public debt, gross domestic product, respectively investments. The reference period considered is between the years 2009 - 2021, with a quarterly frequency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper highlights the role of tourism in Romania as a force of economic development. It starts by a brief presentation of the components of Romanian tourism and continues by the analysis of tourism's contribution to the GDP in the EU, and also in Romania. It further presents the contribution of tourism to exports and to the total number of jobs, indicating the connections with the other industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]