Dragan Karanovic, a founding partner at Karanovic & Nikolic, was honored with a lifetime achievement award by CEE Legal Matters.

The European Parliament’s Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee recently approved several measures to make it easier for businesses that have been taxed by two member states to resolve their disputes.

Yulian Mirkov has been named the new deputy director of the customs agency for Bulgaria, according to a Ministry of Finance press release.

In a continuation of Vojvodjanska Bank’s "Responsibility in Culture" project, the bank’s Caravan of Paintings recently traveled through Kragujevac and is headed to Cacak.

European Reliance partnered with HYGEIA and MITERA hospitals to allow its clients to access services at the prominent medical institutions, according to a news release.

Funds collected through Eurobank Big Heart cards contributed to a recent project to renovate the playground for children in Cika Jova Zmaj preschool’s “Mila Jevtovic” kindergarten in Belgrade’s Voždovac precinct.

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and Investors Club recently launched the Investors Club Constanta, the city’s first club for capital market investors.

Postbank has been named the Greenest Bank in Bulgaria in The Greenest Companies in Bulgaria contest held by b2b Media.

This year Erste Bank has set up 965 home loans to area residents, up 41 percent from the same time period last year, according to a bank press release.

NBG Pangaea REIC posted small increases in its group revenue and profits before tax for the three-month period ending March 31, according to a release from the company.

Twenty-seven participants from 13 countries recently completed the Defense Attache Course at the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

D Bank recently launched two Package Programs that provide options for clients who need access to modern banking services while saving time and money, according to a release from the company.

Karanovic & Nikolic has published its fourth edition in the Focus on Energy series, offering articles in book format.

Two Balkan countries rank in the top five most complex jurisdictions for accounting and tax compliance, with Greece coming in fourth and Turkey being the most complex place in the world, according to TMF Group.

European Reliance recently won a top award at the 2017 Bravo Sustainability Awards in recognition of the company’s commitment to strong corporate ethics.

Recent adjustments to Bulgaria’s credit rating from Fitch Ratings mirror the country’s continued economic growth, with Bulgaria’s outlook advancing from stable to positive and ratings affirmed in three areas.

In April, Serbian officials made their way into the country's Intellectual Property Office to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day.

Bulgaria recently welcomed positive developments in its credit rating, with rating agency S&P Global Ratings changing the country’s outlook from stable to positive and affirming several of its credit ratings.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has sold off 30 percent of its shares in Georgian bank TBC Bank Group PLC.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is loaning $22.4 million to the Bulgarian subsidiary of a Turkish automotive supplier so the company can expand.