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Shopping boycotts launched across the Balkans
Boycott that started in protest against high prices in Croatia now spreading across the region.
Owner of North Macedonia’s Gley streaming platform to launch IPO
Svod Master plans first IPO of a domestic digital services company in North Macedonia.
Lack of megadeals drags down M&A volume in Emerging Europe
The number of deals in Central and Southeast Europe rose in 2024 but aggregate deal value fell by 31%, finds law firm CMS.
BALKAN BLOG: Polluted Balkan capitals choke on winter smog
Winter has earned the grim moniker of “choking season” across the Balkans as cities in the region grapple with hazardous levels of air pollution.
OUTLOOK Southeastern Europe 2025
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Sanctions stepped up in the Western Balkans, but with mixed results
The number of individuals and companies in the Western Balkans sanctioned by the US and other Western countries has sharply increased, says a report from the Global Initiative for Transnational Organized Crime.
Emerging Europe split between eager anticipation and wary acceptance ahead of Trump inauguration
For some leaders in Central and Southeast Europe, the new Trump presidency is seen as a opportunity; for others it’s a challenge to navigate carefully.
BALKAN BLOG: Trump’s annexation remarks risk reigniting Balkan border disputes
Talk of the US annexing Greenland and Panama have already encouraged one far-right leader to propose that Bulgaria annex North Macedonia and parts of Ukraine.
Inspired by Trump, Bulgarian far-right leader wants to annex North Macedonia and parts of Ukraine
Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov says North Macedonia and the Ukrainian part of Southern Bessarabia should be added to Bulgaria.
North Macedonia's central bank lowers key interest rate by 0.25 pp to 5.55%
Policy rate lowered despite slight rise in inflation, attributed to higher food prices.
FDI in Emerging Europe hit by geopolitical uncertainty and German slowdown
wiiw report warns lower investment trend could continue as Central and Eastern Europe's role as a production hub for Western companies is waning.
EU Council says enlargement is a "geo-strategic investment in peace"
The enlargement process has been revitalised since the start of the war in Ukraine, but EU ministers say candidate countries must step up reform efforts.
North Macedonia’s ex-deputy PM Grubi reportedly flees to Kosovo to avoid detention in corruption case
Artan Grubi was recently blacklisted by the US State Department for alleged involvement in significant corruption.
Bureks vs. Big Macs
International fast-food chains are expanding in the Western Balkans, but can they rival local offerings on taste or price?
North Macedonia secures second €500mn loan from Hungary to repay 2018 Eurobond
Loan is the second part of a broader €1bn agreement with Hungary, which has a close relationship with North Macedonia's new rightwing government.
North Macedonia’s FX reserves soar 24.1% y/y at end-November
Gross international reserves reached €4.920bn at the end of November after strong growth in recent months.
Political tensions rise in North Macedonia after unrest on Albanian Flag Day
Opposition DUI files no-confidence motions over “security lapses” during Flag Day celebrations and series of arson attacks.
North Macedonia gets new eco-bus fleet as fuel crisis causes transport chaos in capital
Most of Skopje's existing buses are out of operation due to a lack of fuel, leaving passengers stranded for hours.
EBRD warns of risks for emerging markets pursuing industrial policies
Industrial policy is back "with a vengeance” but can have a distorting effect, EBRD chief economist Beata Javorcik told bne IntelliNews
Fuel crisis causes chaos for Skopje public transport
Skopje residents have been stranded at bus stops for hours as temperatures plummet.