Ten new certificates of the Erste Bank Group, including group stock, currency and index certificates, are now trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), according to a recent release from the exchange.

The UniCredit board of directors recently called for an ordinary and extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, covering approvals of 2016 records and new proposals.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently highlighted the key role donor funding plays in its initiatives to promote financial resiliency in its operating area.

The European Commission has approved General Electric Co.'s acquisition of LM Wind Power of Denmark.

The Bulgarian National Bank has released a gold commemorative coin into circulation, according to a press release from the bank.

Eurobank is offering a new working-capital loan with no interest and no fees for paying the loan back early to help people build their businesses.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $25.8 million loan to OMA, a retail chain in Belarus, to help the company expand and open more stores in the next few years.

Daniele Nouy, chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) at the European Central Bank, recently visited the Bank of Greece in Athens to meet with staff and exchange views on banking and the Greek debt situation.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has teamed up with Mid Europa Partners to invest $26.8 million in Romania’s fastest-growing supermarket and convenience store chain, Profi Rom Food SRL.

M&G Investments, part of the Prudential insurance group, has partnered with Eurobank Private Banking as part of the “Open Architecture” plan developed by the bank.

One topic of conversation at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)’s recent Investment Spring event was the prevalence of overnight deposits in Romania and the factors that could drive Romanians to invest in funds and equities.

The European Commission recently imposed a total of $164 million in fines against Behr, Calsonic, Denso, Panasonic, Sanden and Valeo, which investigations uncovered were taking part in cartels for air conditioning and engine cooling car components.

The European Commission recently highlighted the 10th anniversary of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF), which assists member states in helping workers whose jobs are negatively affected by globalization.

A Balkan supermarket chain with a big presence in Croatia is encountering financial trouble.

Bucharest Stock Exchange's (BVB) traded shares are experiencing massive growth this year, ranking Romania the sixth largest increase in the world, according to a release on the stock exchange's website.

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) recently appointed Krassimir Angarski to its supervisory board.

International watchdog Transparency International says 11 of 12 Balkan nations are perceived as “highly corrupt,” and that Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia have “endemic corruption” in their public sector.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the oldest bank in not just Italy, but all of Europe. Corpbank was one of the newest in Bulgaria.

National Bank of Greece S.A. (NBG) is selling its entire stake in its subsidiary, South African Bank of Athens (SABA), to AFGRI Holdings Ltd.

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) will start an entrepreneurship forum following interest in the Made in Romania project.