Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) recently announced the winners of its 2017 BNB Scholarships Competition.

One topic of conversation at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)’s recent Investment Spring event was the prevalence of overnight deposits in Romania and the factors that could drive Romanians to invest in funds and equities.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has said the country’s consolidated fiscal program achieved a positive balance in January, which came to $483 million, nearly 1 percent of the country’s forecast GDP.

The European Commission recently imposed a total of $164 million in fines against Behr, Calsonic, Denso, Panasonic, Sanden and Valeo, which investigations uncovered were taking part in cartels for air conditioning and engine cooling car components.

The European Commission recently highlighted the 10th anniversary of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF), which assists member states in helping workers whose jobs are negatively affected by globalization.

The European Commission is boosting support of Burkina Faso with a $124 million financing agreement for food security and agricultural projects.

According to estimates from the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance, the balance of the consolidated fiscal program (CFP) should be positive for February, with a $445 million surplus.

A Balkan supermarket chain with a big presence in Croatia is encountering financial trouble.

Bucharest Stock Exchange's (BVB) traded shares are experiencing massive growth this year, ranking Romania the sixth largest increase in the world, according to a release on the stock exchange's website.

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) recently appointed Krassimir Angarski to its supervisory board.

COELA group, which is part of the Council of the European Union, recently visited the Innovation Fund while in Serbia to promote economic growth and governance.

The European Commission has approved $447 million in support for Czech electricity generation from high-efficiency heat and power plants to help meet the European Union's energy and climate change goals.

International watchdog Transparency International says 11 of 12 Balkan nations are perceived as “highly corrupt,” and that Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia have “endemic corruption” in their public sector.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the oldest bank in not just Italy, but all of Europe. Corpbank was one of the newest in Bulgaria.

National Bank of Greece S.A. (NBG) is selling its entire stake in its subsidiary, South African Bank of Athens (SABA), to AFGRI Holdings Ltd.

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) will start an entrepreneurship forum following interest in the Made in Romania project.

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and Radio Romania Actualitati (RRA) have signed an agreement to boost the information framework while supporting and promoting financial literacy nationwide, according to a BVB press release.

Visa is offering a special contest called Visa takes you to Eurovision 2017 for its customers through April 4.

Europe's Copernicus program successfully sent a fifth satellite into orbit this week.

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) experienced continued growth in February, during which key indices exceeded expectations.