Finance

Trade

Croatia trade deficit widens in H1

Croatia's trade deficit widened to HRK 33.7 billion (EUR 4.5 billion) in the first half of 2021, compared with a...

Banking

Banking sector liquidity rises in July

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector rose in July, reflected primarily by an increase in the average stock of lenders'...

Banking

Serbian c. bank FX reserves rise

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 14.6 billion at the end of July,...

MNB

Monetary Council evaluating effects of rate hike cycles

The National Bank of Hungary's Monetary Council is to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the cycle...

Trade

Romania trade deficit widens in June

Romania's trade deficit increased to EUR 1.843 billion in June from EUR 1.323 billion in the same month last year,...

MNB

MNB instructs lenders not to pay dividend till end of 2021

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said on Thursday that it issued an executive circular to lenders instructing them not...

Trade

Slovenia trade surplus falls in H1

Slovenia recorded a trade surplus of EUR 210.6 million in the first half of 2021, lower than a surplus of...

Trade

Slovakia trade surplus decreases in June

Slovakia's trade surplus fell to EUR 296.7 million in June from EUR 831.1 million in the same month last year,...

Banking

Raiffeisen Bank signs deal to acquire Credit Agricole Serbia

Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International said its Serbian unit Raiffeisen Banka has signed an agreement to acquire the entire capital of...

Trade

Czech trade balance swing to deficit June

Czech trade balance registered a deficit of CZK 6.903 billion (EUR 271.7 million) in June versus a surplus of CZK...

MNB

MNB weekly QE purchases reach HUF 57 bln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 57.1 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...

MNB

Matolcsy urges structural changes to government

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor György Matolcsy on Monday said that significant institutional changes will be required in the...

Debt

Stimulus lifts gen gov’t deficit to HUF 1.804 tln in July

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 1.804 tln at the end of July, widening on...

Debt

Serbia H1 budget deficit down on year 

Serbia's budget recorded a deficit of RSD 75.5 billion (EUR 642 million) in the first half of 2021, compared to...

Trade

N. Macedonia’s H1 trade gap widens

North Macedonia's trade deficit rose to a total of MKD 76 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in the first half of...

Trade

Croatia trade deficit widens in H1

Croatia's trade deficit widened to HRK 33.7 billion (EUR 4.5 billion) in the first half of 2021, compared with a...

Banking

Banking sector liquidity rises in July

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector rose in July, reflected primarily by an increase in the average stock of lenders'...

Banking

Serbian c. bank FX reserves rise

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 14.6 billion at the end of July,...

MNB

Monetary Council evaluating effects of rate hike cycles

The National Bank of Hungary's Monetary Council is to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the cycle...

Trade

Romania trade deficit widens in June

Romania's trade deficit increased to EUR 1.843 billion in June from EUR 1.323 billion in the same month last year,...

MNB

MNB instructs lenders not to pay dividend till end of 2021

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said on Thursday that it issued an executive circular to lenders instructing them not...

Trade

Slovenia trade surplus falls in H1

Slovenia recorded a trade surplus of EUR 210.6 million in the first half of 2021, lower than a surplus of...

Trade

Slovakia trade surplus decreases in June

Slovakia's trade surplus fell to EUR 296.7 million in June from EUR 831.1 million in the same month last year,...

Banking

Raiffeisen Bank signs deal to acquire Credit Agricole Serbia

Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International said its Serbian unit Raiffeisen Banka has signed an agreement to acquire the entire capital of...

Trade

Czech trade balance swing to deficit June

Czech trade balance registered a deficit of CZK 6.903 billion (EUR 271.7 million) in June versus a surplus of CZK...

MNB

MNB weekly QE purchases reach HUF 57 bln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 57.1 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...

MNB

Matolcsy urges structural changes to government

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor György Matolcsy on Monday said that significant institutional changes will be required in the...

Debt

Stimulus lifts gen gov’t deficit to HUF 1.804 tln in July

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 1.804 tln at the end of July, widening on...

Debt

Serbia H1 budget deficit down on year 

Serbia's budget recorded a deficit of RSD 75.5 billion (EUR 642 million) in the first half of 2021, compared to...

Trade

N. Macedonia’s H1 trade gap widens

North Macedonia's trade deficit rose to a total of MKD 76 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in the first half of...

Croatia trade deficit widens in H1

Croatia's trade deficit widened to HRK 33.7 billion (EUR 4.5 billion) in the first half of 2021, compared with a...

Banking sector liquidity rises in July

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector rose in July, reflected primarily by an increase in the average stock of lenders'...

Serbian c. bank FX reserves rise

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 14.6 billion at the end of July,...

Monetary Council evaluating effects of rate hike cycles

The National Bank of Hungary's Monetary Council is to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the cycle...

Romania trade deficit widens in June

Romania's trade deficit increased to EUR 1.843 billion in June from EUR 1.323 billion in the same month last year,...

MNB instructs lenders not to pay dividend till end of 2021

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said on Thursday that it issued an executive circular to lenders instructing them not...

Slovenia trade surplus falls in H1

Slovenia recorded a trade surplus of EUR 210.6 million in the first half of 2021, lower than a surplus of...

Slovakia trade surplus decreases in June

Slovakia's trade surplus fell to EUR 296.7 million in June from EUR 831.1 million in the same month last year,...

Raiffeisen Bank signs deal to acquire Credit Agricole Serbia

Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International said its Serbian unit Raiffeisen Banka has signed an agreement to acquire the entire capital of...

Czech trade balance swing to deficit June

Czech trade balance registered a deficit of CZK 6.903 billion (EUR 271.7 million) in June versus a surplus of CZK...

MNB weekly QE purchases reach HUF 57 bln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 57.1 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...

Matolcsy urges structural changes to government

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor György Matolcsy on Monday said that significant institutional changes will be required in the...

Stimulus lifts gen gov’t deficit to HUF 1.804 tln in July

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 1.804 tln at the end of July, widening on...

Serbia H1 budget deficit down on year 

Serbia's budget recorded a deficit of RSD 75.5 billion (EUR 642 million) in the first half of 2021, compared to...

N. Macedonia’s H1 trade gap widens

North Macedonia's trade deficit rose to a total of MKD 76 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in the first half of...