The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Romaniaʼs central bank, excluding gold, totaled EUR 33.393 billion at the end of November, up from EUR 33.795 billion a month earlier, the countryʼs central bank reported. 

Montenegroʼs average net monthly earnings increased 0.2% month-on-month in October, after rising by the same rate in September, the Statistical Office of Montenegro (Monstat) said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with Peugeot group executives in Paris on Thursday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Serbiaʼs unemployment rate stood at 9.0% in the third quarter of 2020, up by 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous quarter, data from the Belgrade-based Central Statistics Office (SORS) showed. 

Residential developer Cordia International Zrt., the 92.92% shareholder of Polnord SA, has announced a public tender offer to acquire the remaining approximately 7,08% of shares in Polnord SA, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 110 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 30 bln more than planned, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Romaniaʼs unemployment rate edged up at 5.3% in October, from a revised 5.1% in the previous month, data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said on Wednesday citing provisional data. 

By the end of November, a total of 777 entrepreneurs had requested HUF 30 billion in freely usable funds via the Széchenyi Tourist Card, according to the statement of KAVOSZ Zrt., writes origo.hu.

Hungaryʼs Magnus Aircraft on Thursday said it acquired certification from the German Ultralight Aircraft Association (DULV) for its Fusion 12 family of aircraft, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Hungaryʼs government has ordered a local council tax freeze in a decree published in the latest issue of the official Magyar Közlöny, according to economics website novekedes.hu. 

The National Bank of Poland held its benchmark reference rate at a record low of 0.1% during its December meeting, as expected amid a steep economic recession and rising inflationary pressure, according to a report by Polish Radio.

The Czech Republicʼs manufacturing sector increased in November, survey data from IHS Markit showed on Tuesday.

Hungaryʼs government will launch a website to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination in the coming week, Gergely Gulyás, who heads the Prime Ministerʼs Office, said at a weekly press briefing on Thursday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into North Macedonia totaled EUR 119.5 million (USD 143.2 million) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a net inflow of EUR 188.7 million in the same period last year, central bank data show.

Real estate investor and developer ConvergenCE announced that it has recently put Bernadett Zádori in charge of its property management business line.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev in his office in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press chief said, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Polandʼs consumer price inflation slowed for the second straight month in November, preliminary data from Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on Tuesday. 

ITL Group has created a new initiative called "Fear is the mind-killer", looking to combat the negative mindset and fear of the unknown in the business world brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 159,487, with 6,635 new cases and 182 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

Estoniaʼs industrial production rose in October, data from Statistics Estonia (SE) showed on Tuesday. Industrial production rose a working-day adjusted 1.0% year-on-year in October.