Greece's Alpha Bank, EFG Eurobank move to shore up capital ratios - reports | Bulgaria faces risk of renewed recession in 2012 - analysts | Nuclear: Istanbul to host Iran-G5+1 talks | Croatian media best among transition countries | 2012 World Car of the Year winners announced in New York | Romania's trade deficit widens by EUR 437.8 ml | Over 100,000 foreign tourists expected to arrive in Bulgaria for the Easter holidays | ANSAmed: Russia Novatek eyes Cyprus offshore gas fields | Greece: Inflation slows, basic products more expensive | Ragousis tenders his resignation to PM | Miracle in Skopje church attracts thousands | Russian investors interested in agricultural purchasing centers in Macedonia | China might build nuclear plant on Turkey's Black Sea coast | FYROM: Gasoline prices rise, diesel fuel down | President Ivanov at Alliance of Civilizations conference, Euro-Asian Economic Summit | Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2012 promoted | Boral Aluminyum to build new production facility in Doljevac | Oliver Ivanovic: We don't need help in organizing elections in KiM | Sutanovac: 67 VS soldiers in 5 peace missions | Pograjc to take over as KFOR deputy commander | Jeremic:Chinese-Serbia relations set for expansion | Azerbaijani loan to speed up Ibar highway works |
07:38 07:32 | 0 | BNR
Over 100,000 foreign tourists are expected to arrive in Bulgaria for the Easter holidays. Almost 65,000 of them will be from Romania, 30,000 from Greece, and 25,000 tourists from Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro.
07:38 | 0 | Emg.rs
Attending the Forum were more than 100 business representatives and the most prestigious Turkish investors as well as more than 60 representatives of the Albanian business. TOBB has more than 1 420 000 Turkish and international associations and prestigious businesses as its members.
07:37 | 0 | The Sofia Echo staff
Two months after their proposed merger was put on hold, Greek banking groups EFG Eurobank and Alpha Bank announced on April 9 moves that would help them shore up capital adequacy ratios.
07:36 | 0 | The Sofia Echo staff
After returning to economic growth in 2011, Bulgaria should brace for more recession in 2012 and the Cabinet should prepare contingency plans to spur growth if external risks result in the contraction of the economy, economists from the Macro Watch group said.
07:35 | 0 | Croatian Times
Croatia has received the highest rating for the state of its media after research was done on the media scene of 21 transition countries in Europe and Eurasia, for American organisation IREX's Media Sustainability Index (MSI).
07:33 | 0 | Agerpres
Romania's FOB/CIF trade deficit stood at RON 4.211 billion (970.2 million euros) over January - February 2012, up by approximately RON 1.56 billion (347.8 million euros) from the same period of 2011, according to a Monday release of the National Statistics Institute (INS) to Agerpres.
07:30 | 0 | AMNA
Greek inflation slowed further to 1.7 percent in March, from 2.1 percent in February, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday.
07:29 | 0 | ekathimerini.gr
Deputy Defense Minister Yiannis Ragousis has tendered his resignation to the prime minister over a controversial proposal to award parties some 30 million euros in funding ahead of the parliamentary elections.
07:29 | 0 | MIA
Followers from all over Macedonia come to Skopje-based church "St. Dimitrija", waiting in lines to witness the phenomenon of fresco self-cleansing.
07:28 | 0 | MIA
Russian investors from the region of Rostov are interested in constructing purchasing centers for agricultural products in Macedonia, for Macedonian fruit and vegetables and other agricultural produces.
07:26 07:27 | 0 | MIA
The new price of EUROSUPER BS-95 is Denar 89 per liter, EUROSUPER BS-98 - Denar 90.50, EURODIESEL (DE-V) - Denar 73.50, and extra light household fuel (EL-1) - Denar 62.
07:25 07:26 | 0 | MIA
President Gjorge Ivanov takes part at Alliance of Civilizations conference titled "Balkan Peace - Vision for the Future with Lessons from the Past", as well as the 15. Eurasian Economic Summit, both held in Istanbul in the coming days.
07:25 | 0 | MIA
Economy Minister Valon Saraqini and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav promoted Monday the 2012 Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).