Thanks to an Addiko Bank donation of approximately $8,100, officially presented late last month by bank director and spokesperson Sanela Pasic, First Primary School Ilidza will now be able to install 347 book cabinets in its building.

Bucharest-based Alpha Bank Romania S.A. recently announced its upgraded technology for wireless MasterCard credit card payment transactions in a new partnership with the MasterCard, headquartered in New York.

Young Iasi-area orphanage residents recently gleaned tangible rewards for their writing efforts during the Antibiotics Foundation’s fourth annual “Science and soul” holiday campaign, receiving gifts from Santa and his elves, played enthusiastically by facility staff.

Following approval from the National Bank of Romania, Banca Comerciala Carpatica Bank has started final proceedings for merging with Bucharest-based Patria Bank, with plans to retain the latter’s name after the merger.

Volleyball, Tae Kwon Do and water polo skills earned Serbia’s top athletic participants honors for their outstanding 2016 performance at a recent Belgrade Olympic Committee Day ceremony, distributed by the Serbian team’s official bank, Vojvodjanska Banka.

Foster youth participated in training for interviews during the seventh workshop of the 'Budi svoj' project.

To enliven festivities for children and special needs citizens, and in a spirit of gratitude for its own abundance, Belgrade-based Raiffeisen Bank recently made holiday season contributions totaling KM 45.000 to several institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Existing shares of the Bank of Cyprus have been halted from further trading on the CSE and ATHEX exchanges, in accordance with a ruling from the District Court of Nicosia.

In a show of gratitude, executives from the Piraeus Port Authority, Greece’s largest seaport, are greeting the arrivals of the passenger cruise ships stopping at the port during the first week of the new year.

The Bank of Cyprus announced the successful repayment of the approximately $12 billion Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) yesterday.

The Republic of Srpska announced the successful passage of the Law of Food during its 106th session of government last week.

The government of Greece has issued a request for proposal for an independent engineering firm to consult on projects within the Port of Piraeus, the country’s largest port.

PPA holds annual Christmas party and distributes food and gift vouchers for children of neighboring cities' employees.

In what both banks called a mutually beneficial move, TAS Group and Eurobank Ergasias S.A. announced Dec. 23 the sale of Eurobank’s Ukrainian subsidiary, Universal Bank, to TAS.

The government of the Republic of Srpska announced its support for the humanitarian campaign 'To Brave Hearts with Love' last week.

Despite efforts by European countries individually and collectively, illicit trading of firearms continues to flourish, the EU’s security commissioner recently told a conference in Slovenia.

Balkan countries and the EU are key partners in the collective fight against terrorism, something that knows no borders, a joint forum addressing issues in the region recently heard.

In anticipation of the Day of the Republic tomorrow, Jan. 9, Serb Republic Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic recently participated in a reception coordinated by Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb Republic, in Banja Luka.

As per a November 2016 announcement regarding a pending acquisition, Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. recently confirmed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Coral A.E., purchased 100 percent of the shares for Lukoil Cyprus Limited.

Aegean Airlines S.A., a major Greek commercial airline, recently augmented its 'Miles+Bonus' frequent flyer program via new affiliation with several facilities in Ioannina, a multicultural city, capital of Epirus and prime vacation destination in northwestern Greece.