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  • Gastrade sells 20 percent share to GasLog, plans offshore natural-gas terminal

    Kathy Adams | Feb 10, 2017

    Greek company Gastrade S.A. has finalized selling 20 percent of its share capital to GasLog Ltd.

  • Revised 2016 numbers show gap in Bulgarian foreign direct investment

    Justin Stoltzfus | Feb 13, 2017

    New numbers show Bulgaria failed to hit its mark for foreign direct investment (FDI) last year.

  • Pancretan Cooperative Bank VP takes over in leadership reshuffle

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 13, 2017

    Pancretan Cooperative Bank Vice President Nikos Myrtakis will now lead the bank, tanking over from former president Yiannis Lebidakis.

  • Electronic transactions grow in Greece following capital controls

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 13, 2017

    Following June 2015’s imposition of capital controls in Greece, the country has seen a marked increase in electronic transactions, particularly in contactless payments.

  • Juncker critical of IMF in Greek bailout negotiations

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 13, 2017

    European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker recently spoke to German radio station Deutschlandfunk about the beleaguered Greek bailout program, criticizing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

  • Athens court ruling furthers Marinopoulos restructuring plan

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 13, 2017

    An Athens court recently furthered efforts to restructure supermarket retailer Marinopoulos by removing Tuesday's deadline for the resolution of third-party demands in the company’s bankruptcy.

  • Unions call for higher wages in Bulgaria

    Justin Stoltzfus | Feb 13, 2017

    Some union leaders in Bulgaria have a message for private businesses: the wages are too low.

  • Corporate raiders: Bulgarian mafia and corrupt media mogul sack the country’s most successful bank

    Balkan Business Wire | Feb 14, 2017

    Between 2013 and 2014, the country of Bulgaria saw one of its largest and most successful banks get demolished by a trio of a corrupt judiciary, corrupt media, and corrupt government officials in a classic corporate raiding scheme.

  • Greek repayment outlook could affect Bulgaria's financial growth

    Justin Stoltzfus | Feb 14, 2017

    There is quite a bit of concern in the Balkan area about Greece and its plan to rebuild its economy through international borrowing.

  • Greece, creditors make progress in meeting on second review of bailout

    Kathy Adams | Feb 14, 2017

    A meeting in Brussels between Greece and its creditors concluded with some progress regarding the second review of the Greek bailout, but no new date has been set for further discussion.

  • Greek shipping industry pushes for global greenhouse gas emissions standards

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 14, 2017

    Union of the Greek Shipowners (EEE) President Theodore Veniamis outlined the organization’s efforts to push the European Union to recognize the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a benchmark at a recent EEE meeting.

  • Greek government to require POS terminals for some business sectors

    Kathy Adams | Feb 14, 2017

    The Greek government will soon require certain business sectors to complete transactions electronically with point-of-sale (POS) terminals in an effort to curb VAT tax evasion.

  • Greek finance minister meets with creditors’ representatives

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 14, 2017

    Greece Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos recently met with creditor’s representatives in Brussels, where he maintained the Greek position on discussions surrounding the country's bailout program.

  • Condor to offer direct flights between Frankfurt and Thessaloniki

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 14, 2017

    Condor, a low-cost airline, will be offering direct flights between Thessaloniki and Frankfurt this summer, flying on Tuesdays and Fridays through October.

  • Number of banking institutions in Greece decreases

    Caitlin Nordahl | Feb 15, 2017

    The Hellenic Banking Association (HBA) recently released the results of a study of Greece’s banking sector a year and a half into the imposition of capital controls, offering a snapshot of the country’s crisis-battered industry.

  • Houliarakis says any bailout solution now is best for Greece

    Kathy Adams | Feb 15, 2017

    Giorgos Houliarakis, Greece's alternate finance minister, said recently on state-run television network that it would be in the country's best interest to find any solution now to bailout talks rather than wait for a better solution later.

  • Vojvodjanksa Bank wins MasterCard integrity award

    Kathy Adams | Feb 16, 2017

    Vojvodjanska Bank received MasterCard's Regional Data Integrity Award for 2016.

  • Food origins startup OriginTrail wins Audience Award at global competition

    Kathy Adams | Feb 16, 2017

    OriginTrail, a Slovenian-Serbian startup that helps consumers learn the origins of their organic food products, recently won the Audience Award at the Food + City competition in Austin, Texas.

  • Aegean Airlines partnerships offer discount deals in Greece

    Kathy Adams | Feb 16, 2017

    Aegean Airlines has new Miles+Bonus partnerships in Kavala, Greece.

  • Corporate Finance Forum takes place April 6 in Vienna

    Kathy Adams | Feb 16, 2017

    The Serbian Private Equity Association has partnered with the CEE M&A and Corporate Finance Forum, which will be held April 6 in Vienna.

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