Vojvodjanska Banka recently reported on its latest meeting between the Presidency and Steering Committee of the Forum for Responsibility, during which members discussed its plans for the upcoming year.

The recent Capital Market of Romania – Next Capital Developments conference, organized by the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and the National Bank of Romania (BNR), heavily focused on the country’s growing capacity to be designated an emerging market, according to a BVB release.

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) recently clarified its pricing structure for companies seeking to be listed on its exchange, highlighting processing, admission and yearly maintenance fees for both the main market and AeRO, its market for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Banca Intesa is leading the housing loans segment with a 23 percent market share in 2016, a year that saw significant increases in the amount and number of loans offered by the bank, according to a company release.

A Sofia, Bulgaria-based transport and technology company has a new vision for how all of your online purchases get delivered to you.

BRD Group's net profit rose to $178.38 million in 2016, up more than 63 percent from the previous year.

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) recently launched Made in Romania, a new initiative that will identify and guide 15 emerging, innovative Romanian companies chosen based on their potential to promote overall growth in the country’s economy.

UniCredit recently reached an agreement with the Italian trade unions over its Transform 2019 plan, which includes 3,900 full-time equivalent redundancies, following similar negotiations with trade unions in Germany and Austria.

Euroins Insurance Group recently released its sales figures for January, which reveal a nearly 47 percent growth in premiums to $27.59 million from $18.81 million in January of last year.

On February 5, more than half a million Romanians took to the streets in defiance of their government's move to decriminalize corruption offenses.

The Petrol d.d., Ljubljana Supervisory Board recently approved an audited annual report of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana, which shows a successful performance last year, resulting in an 11 percent increase in net profit.

Luka Koper recently unveiled the new rail-mounted gantry (RMG) crane rails at its container terminal, the latest improvement to the terminal that will see $248.31 million in investments by 2020.

The Republic of Srpska's prime minister and government officials met with trade union representatives this week to discuss paying debts to budget beneficiaries, according to a report on the government's website.

Vice President Mike Pence visited European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels this week to discuss relations between the European Union and the United States.

On Feb. 20, Moscow’s Tsverskoy District Court issued a new arrest warrant in absentia for William Browder, UK citizen and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, a major investment firm he co-founded in Russia in 1996.

METKA has been selected by the General Authority for Electricity and Renewable Energy of Libya (GAEREL) to design and build a new power plant in Tobruk, Libya.

Three members of the Piraeus Bank board of directors have resigned.

The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), a key multilateral trade agreement, is now in effect after reaching a threshold of 110 World Trade Organization (WTO) members needed for it to take effect.

Greek earnings on travel into the country were up significantly in December compared to the same month in 2015.

In January, Greece managed a primary surplus of $1.07 billion, well above the target of $709.7 million thanks to increases in certain taxes, including corporate taxes, direct taxes and VAT on oil and tobacco products.