Gorenje Group, a home appliances manufacturer based in Slovenia, recently highlighted its growth over the past year, which includes an estimated revenue figure of $1.35 billion, a 2.6 percent increase on last year.

Republic of Srpska officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Anton Kasipovic and Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government Lejla Resic, recently met with trade union leaders to discuss their joint concerns and actions for 2017.

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) of Greece recently celebrated the arrival of the first passenger ship of 2017, the Blue Star Delos, with PPA executives boarding the ship and giving out an honorary plaque and gifts.

Vojvodjanska Banka (Bank) and the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia have teamed up to offer a special two-week program for students to gain practical knowledge and professional development.

The suspension was requested by Bank of Cyprus Public Co. Ltd. on Jan. 10.

Serbia's Bojanovic & Partners recently joined a new alliance of independent law firms across the Balkans.

A high-ranking official of the Eurozone recently sent a clear message to Greece on the closure of the country’s second debt relief evaluation, negotiation for which recently resumed.

Coral A.E., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A., recently completed its acquisition of all shares of Lukoil Cyprus Limited.

A recent overview from the Bank of Greece suggests that removing capital movement controls is key to successful Greek participation in the easing program set by the European Central Bank.

Eva Cederbalk has been elected as a non-executive director of The National Bank of Greece SA.

Following a recent session of the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange, the committee announced several trading commencements and market making licenses to be implemented in the coming weeks.

Jelena Pavlovic, Philip Morris' general manager for Southeastern Europe, recently said that while the tobacco company is working on creating and selling alternative tobacco products, production business for traditional cigarettes is booming in Serbia.

The National Bank of Greece (NBG) has signed a deal with the Belgian KBC Bank (KBC Group) to sell 99.91 percent of United Bulgarian Bank AD (UBB) and 100 percent of its subsidiary, Interlease EAD

Anticipating the future is always difficult, but more so when dealing with the economy and politics, Gergk Kremer, chief economist at Commerzbank, said.

The Greek Defense Ministry announced yesterday that a new special payroll for armed forces, set to be voted on within the coming months, does not freeze wage increases, and will result in no loss of pay to active and retired members of the military.

The KPMG Board Leadership Center recently published three reports on issues that will be critical for corporate board members, audit committee members and private company directors to watch in 2017.

Vojvodjanska Banka recently announced that its Belgrade branch at Vojvodje Supljikca Street 53-55 will be moving to Njegoseva 72 St., on Jan. 16, where all operations will continue and account holders will be able to access a full range of services.

KPMG International’s recently released International Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017 shows that the automotive sector is moving away from an industry based on building and selling cars, and toward one based on a digital ecosystem. 

KPMG has promoted two within its company due to continued growth in the firm.

KPMG recently released the second edition of its Variables for Sustained Growth (VSG) index, which suggests that the UK’s position on the index could benefit from educational and infrastructure investment, but does not yet account for the effects of Brexit.