Financial group Eurohold Bulgaria AD has experienced significant growth in the first quarter this year, due to rising revenues in insurance, car sales and car leasing.

A new travel service called Olive Tree Escapes is providing travel packages focused on the growing economies and historic Eastern European cultures of today's Balkan region, directing travelers to places like Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Bulgarian Stock Exchange recently hosted a London conference highlighting the significant developments on Bulgaria’s capital markets.

Serbia recently launched a Serbian Quality label for domestic meat producers in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The Montenegro electricity sector will continue efforts to modernize and innovate through a $35.7 million project financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in which 85 percent of consumers benefit from smart meters.

What unites small, relatively obscure Balkan nations such as Macedonia, Slovenia and Croatia? All of them have significant wine cultures and derive some of their annual gross domestic product (GDP) from wine exports.

A global payment processor called UATP is adding Turkish Airlines as a client.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a financial system stability assessment of Bulgaria at a recent executive board meeting.

A new variety of cabbage is available for international trade thanks to a collaboration between the Innovation Fund and the Institute for of Vegetable Crops in Serbia.

Pension fund management company Erste Plavi has won the Institutional Investor Peer to Peer Award from the Institutional Investor Institute.

Postbank recently won an award for quality during a business awards event by the Confederation of the Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG).

Vojvodjanska Banka and SEE ICT have teamed up to fund the two largest SEE ICT/Startit centers, one in Belgrade and one in Novi Sad.

Hipotekarna Bank has won the Most Active Bank in Montenegro in 2016 award from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Program.

In the small Balkan country of Albania, there is a bit of a tourism boom going on, and some forward-thinking companies are taking advantage of the interest to create a broader array of choices for visitors.

A new report from Research and Markets is providing details on the market for a major Mediterranean staple and a big Greek export.

The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) board of trustees recently appointed Princess Maria Luisa of Bulgaria and Rumyana Trencheva, SAP Southeast Europe managing director, to its ranks at a two-day board meeting.

Serbian Private Equity Association (SPEA) has teamed up with EEL Events for the 10th Southeast Europe (SEE) Private Equity and M&A Forum on Oct. 5 in Belgrade.

European Parliament has asked European Union (EU) member countries to speed up fulfillment of their obligations to take in refugees, particularly unaccompanied minors.

The Zagreb and Ljubljana Stock Exchanges presented the fourth annual Slovenian and Croatian Investor Days Conference, facilitating meetings with 15 listed companies and international investors.

UniCredit recently finalized an agreement with four business-to-business real estate firms to market and liquidate its foreclosed real estate portfolio, which is valued at approximately $1.68 billion.