The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended two loans to Unicredit banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina to boost energy-efficiency investments in the country.

Industrial Holding Bulgaria Plc. will hold its annual shareholders meeting June 29.

Greece anticipates 30 million international visitors to the country this year, according to a press release from the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

When the average investor thinks about precious metals, he or she is likely most attracted to items like gold and platinum, silver or even copper, but the surge in another metal commodity could help nations like Greece and Turkey stimulate growth in their economies.

The Greenbrier Companies Inc. and Astra Holding GmbH recently have merged to create Greenbrier-Astra Rail, the largest end-to-end freight railcar services business in Europe, encompassing manufacturing, engineering and repair.

The RIINVEST Institute board of directors appointed Alban Hashani as executive director at a recent meeting.

The Bank of Greece released the latest figures on apartment prices last week, and the first quarter showed a continuing decline in apartment prices.

The Bank of Greece recently released provisional data on the balance of travel services for March, showing a surplus that has more than doubled since March of last year.

European Reliance General Insurance Co. S.A. recently held its ordinary general meeting, approving the annual financial statements for 2016 and a dividend of 11 cents per share.

The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) recently gave unconditional support of the Foreign Exchange Global Code of Conduct, noting that central banks would abide by the code and expect their international counterparts and market participants to do the same.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.