Parliament released today the third set of seat projections, based on a cross-section of national polls, on the composition of the next (9th) European Parliament.

The case for deeper financial integration in emerging Europe remains strong as the Vienna Initiative marks a decade since its launch as a unique public-private forum that helped the region weather the worst of the global economic crisis.

In conjunction with the revised version of the PSD2, United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) launched an API Developer Portal, accessible from the Bank's home page: https: /www.ubb.bg/

The Bank of Greece has set up a FinTech Hub aiming to offer support and information to firms and individuals who are introducing or considering the adoption of innovative, technology-driven financial products, services or business models.

Sopharma AD notifies that for February 2019 the Company recorded a decrease of sales revenues of 14% compared to the same month of 2018

The EBRD is supporting the maiden flight of Aegean Airlines on the bond market with a €22.5 million investment in the Greek flagship carrier’s successful debut 7-year €200 million bond issue.

The new functionality allows real-time transfer towards a BRD account of money from accounts opened with other banks.

The state of play for Brexit, cybersecurity threats and EU-Russia relations are some of the topics for the upcoming plenary session in Strasbourg.

Ukraine will increase the share of renewables in its energy mix thanks to a new solar plant in the Mykolaiv region in the south of the country financed by the EBRD and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB).

Parliament has agreed to set up an EU-level tool to screen foreign direct investment on grounds of security to protect strategic sectors, in a vote on Thursday.

Greek small businesses wishing to access the local capital market will receive much-needed support thanks to a new SME pre-listing Support Programme.

Small businesses in Turkey will have greater access to much-needed local currency funding thanks to a TRY 100 million loan provided by the EBRD to TAM Faktoring, a fast-growing factoring firm.

The EBRD increased its support for local currency financing in Turkey to a third of its total investment in the country in 2018, a particularly challenging year when an economic slowdown and a dramatic currency depreciation affected many private sector companies.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo will be able to improve their competitiveness with the help of a financial package extended to ProCredit Bank Kosovo by the EBRD and the EU.

Macedonian plans to move decisively forward with decarbonisation are making a big leap forward.

On Thursday 03 January 2019, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), rated Aaa (Moody’s) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), issued its debut EUR-denominated Green Bond benchmark, a 5-year €600 million Global transaction.

EBRD loan and GEF facility to support investment programme.

The EBRD’s successful urban greening programme, EBRD Green Cities, is quadrupling in size, and has also won new support of €87 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board.

For the third consecutive year, ABB and the Bulgarian law enforcement authorities participate in a European campaign dedicated to the fight against the European Money Mule Action (EMMA).

The EBRD is strengthening access to local currency loans for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by signing a credit line with Enda Tamweel, the largest microfinance institution in Tunisia.