Finance

Debt

Bulgaria’s gross foreign debt rises at end-2020

Bulgaria's gross foreign debt amounted to EUR 36.8 billion at the end of 2020, up 4.7% on an annual comparison...

Debt

N. Macedonia’s budget gap more than doubles in Jan

North Macedonia's budget was in deficit of MKD 2.7 billion (USD 53.4 million) in January, compared with a MKD 1.2...

Debt

Poland’s budget shows surplus in January

Despite the limitations related to the pandemic, budget revenues remained stable at the end of January, while the budget recorded...

Trade

Hungary’s live pig exports fell last year

Hungary's exports of live pigs fell between January and November last year, the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) wrote in...

Banking

Erste earnings fall more than 2/3 on impairment

Austrian banking group Erste booked net income of EUR 56.1 million at its business in Hungary last year, down 68%...

Trade

Bosnia’s Serb Republic trade gap narrows in Jan

The trade deficit of Bosnia's Serb Republic decreased by 60.5% to BAM 19.5 million (EUR 10 million) in January, the...

Banking

Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth speeds up in Jan

Deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector rose by 11.9% year-on-year in January, to BGN 94.1 billion (EUR 48.1 billion), after growing...

Trade

NAK joins campaign against EU’s South American FTA

The Hungarian Agriculture Chamber (NAK) is joining a campaign by COPA-COGECA, Europe's biggest interest group for farmers, against a free...

MNB

MNB’s policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

Debt

Slovakia c/a gap narrows in Dec

Slovakia's current account deficit narrowed to EUR 186.3 million in December 2020, from EUR 251.3 million in the previous year,...

Ratings

Fitch revises Bulgaria’s outlook to positive, affirms ‘BBB’ rating

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to positive from stable and affirmed the...

Trade

Net FDI into Bulgaria halves in 2020

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria decreased by 50.7% on the year to EUR 561.7 million...

Debt

Gen gov’t surplus at HUF 198.8 bln in Jan

Hungary's cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, had a HUF 198.8 billion surplus at the end of January, the...

Banking

Serbian banks’ NPL ratio rises at end-December

The ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Serbia's banking sector rose to 3.7% at the end of December from record-low...

MNB

MNB buys HUF 60 bln of securities, weekly QE data show

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 60 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...

Debt

Bulgaria’s gross foreign debt rises at end-2020

Bulgaria's gross foreign debt amounted to EUR 36.8 billion at the end of 2020, up 4.7% on an annual comparison...

Debt

N. Macedonia’s budget gap more than doubles in Jan

North Macedonia's budget was in deficit of MKD 2.7 billion (USD 53.4 million) in January, compared with a MKD 1.2...

Debt

Poland’s budget shows surplus in January

Despite the limitations related to the pandemic, budget revenues remained stable at the end of January, while the budget recorded...

Trade

Hungary’s live pig exports fell last year

Hungary's exports of live pigs fell between January and November last year, the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) wrote in...

Banking

Erste earnings fall more than 2/3 on impairment

Austrian banking group Erste booked net income of EUR 56.1 million at its business in Hungary last year, down 68%...

Trade

Bosnia’s Serb Republic trade gap narrows in Jan

The trade deficit of Bosnia's Serb Republic decreased by 60.5% to BAM 19.5 million (EUR 10 million) in January, the...

Banking

Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth speeds up in Jan

Deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector rose by 11.9% year-on-year in January, to BGN 94.1 billion (EUR 48.1 billion), after growing...

Trade

NAK joins campaign against EU’s South American FTA

The Hungarian Agriculture Chamber (NAK) is joining a campaign by COPA-COGECA, Europe's biggest interest group for farmers, against a free...

MNB

MNB’s policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

Debt

Slovakia c/a gap narrows in Dec

Slovakia's current account deficit narrowed to EUR 186.3 million in December 2020, from EUR 251.3 million in the previous year,...

Ratings

Fitch revises Bulgaria’s outlook to positive, affirms ‘BBB’ rating

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to positive from stable and affirmed the...

Trade

Net FDI into Bulgaria halves in 2020

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria decreased by 50.7% on the year to EUR 561.7 million...

Debt

Gen gov’t surplus at HUF 198.8 bln in Jan

Hungary's cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, had a HUF 198.8 billion surplus at the end of January, the...

Banking

Serbian banks’ NPL ratio rises at end-December

The ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Serbia's banking sector rose to 3.7% at the end of December from record-low...

MNB

MNB buys HUF 60 bln of securities, weekly QE data show

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 60 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...

Bulgaria’s gross foreign debt rises at end-2020

Bulgaria's gross foreign debt amounted to EUR 36.8 billion at the end of 2020, up 4.7% on an annual comparison...

N. Macedonia’s budget gap more than doubles in Jan

North Macedonia's budget was in deficit of MKD 2.7 billion (USD 53.4 million) in January, compared with a MKD 1.2...

Poland’s budget shows surplus in January

Despite the limitations related to the pandemic, budget revenues remained stable at the end of January, while the budget recorded...

Hungary’s live pig exports fell last year

Hungary's exports of live pigs fell between January and November last year, the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) wrote in...

Erste earnings fall more than 2/3 on impairment

Austrian banking group Erste booked net income of EUR 56.1 million at its business in Hungary last year, down 68%...

Bosnia’s Serb Republic trade gap narrows in Jan

The trade deficit of Bosnia's Serb Republic decreased by 60.5% to BAM 19.5 million (EUR 10 million) in January, the...

Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth speeds up in Jan

Deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector rose by 11.9% year-on-year in January, to BGN 94.1 billion (EUR 48.1 billion), after growing...

NAK joins campaign against EU’s South American FTA

The Hungarian Agriculture Chamber (NAK) is joining a campaign by COPA-COGECA, Europe's biggest interest group for farmers, against a free...

MNB’s policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

Slovakia c/a gap narrows in Dec

Slovakia's current account deficit narrowed to EUR 186.3 million in December 2020, from EUR 251.3 million in the previous year,...

Fitch revises Bulgaria’s outlook to positive, affirms ‘BBB’ rating

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to positive from stable and affirmed the...

Net FDI into Bulgaria halves in 2020

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria decreased by 50.7% on the year to EUR 561.7 million...

Gen gov’t surplus at HUF 198.8 bln in Jan

Hungary's cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, had a HUF 198.8 billion surplus at the end of January, the...

Serbian banks’ NPL ratio rises at end-December

The ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Serbia's banking sector rose to 3.7% at the end of December from record-low...

MNB buys HUF 60 bln of securities, weekly QE data show

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 60 billion of securities in the framework of a quantitative easing program...