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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

Eurobank Group will hold its second Beyond Hackathon competition in Athens from March 17-19.

Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance recently released its official figures on central government debt as of the end of January, which showed total debt at $14.5 billion, a reduction compared to a month prior.

M&G Investments, part of the Prudential insurance group, has partnered with Eurobank Private Banking as part of the “Open Architecture” plan developed by the bank.

INTRASOFT International will provide IT services to European institutions.

The National Bank of Romania's foreign exchange reserves as of the end of February amounted to $36.97 billion, a slight reduction from January's figure of $36.99 billion.

The U.S. State Department’s Annual Report on Human Rights in Bulgaria said “corruption continued to be a drag” on the country, and that efforts to punish corrupt public officials have been “insufficient.”

The European Commission and the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have adopted a joint communication to promote a forward-looking strategy about Syria.

The European Commission celebrated International Women's Day by publishing a report on equality between women and men.

Erste Banka is offering two professional training programs this year for undergraduate and graduate students.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has teamed up with Mid Europa Partners to invest $26.8 million in Romania’s fastest-growing supermarket and convenience store chain, Profi Rom Food SRL.

Daniele Nouy, chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) at the European Central Bank, recently visited the Bank of Greece in Athens to meet with staff and exchange views on banking and the Greek debt situation.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $25.8 million loan to OMA, a retail chain in Belarus, to help the company expand and open more stores in the next few years.