On Thursday 03 January 2019, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), rated Aaa (Moody’s) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), issued its debut EUR-denominated Green Bond benchmark, a 5-year €600 million Global transaction.

Macedonian plans to move decisively forward with decarbonisation are making a big leap forward.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo will be able to improve their competitiveness with the help of a financial package extended to ProCredit Bank Kosovo by the EBRD and the EU.

The EBRD increased its support for local currency financing in Turkey to a third of its total investment in the country in 2018, a particularly challenging year when an economic slowdown and a dramatic currency depreciation affected many private sector companies.

Small businesses in Turkey will have greater access to much-needed local currency funding thanks to a TRY 100 million loan provided by the EBRD to TAM Faktoring, a fast-growing factoring firm.

Greek small businesses wishing to access the local capital market will receive much-needed support thanks to a new SME pre-listing Support Programme.

Parliament has agreed to set up an EU-level tool to screen foreign direct investment on grounds of security to protect strategic sectors, in a vote on Thursday.

Ukraine will increase the share of renewables in its energy mix thanks to a new solar plant in the Mykolaiv region in the south of the country financed by the EBRD and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB).

The state of play for Brexit, cybersecurity threats and EU-Russia relations are some of the topics for the upcoming plenary session in Strasbourg.

The new functionality allows real-time transfer towards a BRD account of money from accounts opened with other banks.

The EBRD is supporting the maiden flight of Aegean Airlines on the bond market with a €22.5 million investment in the Greek flagship carrier’s successful debut 7-year €200 million bond issue.

Sopharma AD notifies that for February 2019 the Company recorded a decrease of sales revenues of 14% compared to the same month of 2018

The Bank of Greece has set up a FinTech Hub aiming to offer support and information to firms and individuals who are introducing or considering the adoption of innovative, technology-driven financial products, services or business models.

In conjunction with the revised version of the PSD2, United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) launched an API Developer Portal, accessible from the Bank's home page: https: /www.ubb.bg/

The case for deeper financial integration in emerging Europe remains strong as the Vienna Initiative marks a decade since its launch as a unique public-private forum that helped the region weather the worst of the global economic crisis.

Parliament released today the third set of seat projections, based on a cross-section of national polls, on the composition of the next (9th) European Parliament.

The Board of Directors of UBB Asset Management AD announces that from 04.04.2019 to 07.04.2019, including, temporarily suspends the issue and redemption of units of UBB Premium Shares, UBB Platinum Bonds , UBB Patrimonium Land Fund, UBB Global Farm Invest, UBB Platinum Euro Bond Fund, UBB Balanced Fund, UBB Global Dividend Fund, UBB Global Growth Fund and UBB Global Fund Children's Fund ".

We’re launching our new podcast Pocket Dilemmas with an episode on Brexit, its origins and its likely impact on the EBRD regions.

Based on final data, the balance of travel services in 2018 posted a surplus of €13,895 million, up 9.2% from a surplus of €12,725 million in 2017.

Sopharma AD (3JR: “BSE-Sofia” AD, SPH: Warsaw Stock Exchange) notifies that for March 2019 the Company recorded an increase of sales revenues of 16% compared to the same month of 2018, including 11% increase of domestic sales and an increase of 22% of export sales.