The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 37,272, with 2,066 new cases and 47 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

Slovakiaʼs current account deficit narrowed to EUR 93.2 million in August from EUR 433.2 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, the countryʼs central bank said in a report on Tuesday.

Hungary has an advance order from European Union programs for 6.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but it is also considering vaccines from Russia and China, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Ministerʼs Office, said at a weekly press briefing on Thursday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Anita Herbácskóová was named HR director at Magyar Suzuki Zrt. in June 2020, becoming the leader of the companyʼs HR and general affairs area, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Albaniaʼs harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 2.3% year-on-year in September, after rising by 2.1% a month earlier, figures released by the Tirana-based Institute of Statistics (Instat) showed on Tuesday.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 90 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 10 bln more than planned, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Croatiaʼs unemployment rate fell in September from the previous month, figures from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) showed on Tuesday. 

Residential property developer LIVING announced that it is adding car-sharing option SHARE NOW to its suite of services, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The fund manager of OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, now holds a 5.1% stake in CyBERG, a company listed on the Budapest Stock Exchangeʼs Xtend platform that has unveiled a plan to monetize digital services at restaurants and cafés, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 35,653, with 2,032 new cases and 46 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

Polandʼs industrial production surged 5.9% from a year earlier in September, up from a 1.5% rise in the prior month, data from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on Tuesday. 

A sharp drop in the number of hunting licenses issued to foreigners because of pandemic travel restrictions suggests Hungaryʼs hunting industry is in for a tough season, business daily Világgazdaság said.

 The Biological Research Center of Szeged has developed antibiotic molecules that could be an effective treatment for the MRSA "super bug", according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Resale home prices were down by 6.3% annually in the second quarter, which is the biggest drop in prices in the past five years, realtor ingatlan.com said in an analysis compiled with the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Estoniaʼs producer prices continued to decline in September, data from Statistics Estonia (SE) showed on Tuesday.

Polish energy company PGNiG has revealed that its international trading arm, PGNiG Supply & Trading GmbH (PST) and Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP ASA have signed a contract for the sales and purchase of natural gas produced on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), according to information published on PGNiG.pl. 

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 36 billion of bonds maturing in 2029 and 2033, accepting ones expiring in 2021 and 2022 as payment at a switch auction on Wednesday, state news wire MTI reports.

Moldovaʼs industrial production fell 7.7% year-on-year in August, unadjusted data from the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS) showed on Monday, according to a report by Trading Economics. 

The refurbishment of OTP Bankʼs branch office located in the Kálvin Square Office Building is now complete, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Hungaryʼs Competition Office (GVH) on Wednesday said it fined brewer Heineken HUF 75 million for failing to properly report on a commitment to reduce sales to catering establishments with which it has exclusive contracts, according to a report by state news wire MTI.