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18.04.2019

In Slovakia CA deficit widens 71.6% m/m

The current account deficit widened by 71.6% m/m to EUR158m in February from the downwards revised EUR92.1m gap in January and was only 0.7% lower y/y, the latest figures by the NBS published today showed. The print is worse than the market forecast for EUR130m gap in the month. The monthly deterioration mainly reflected the […]

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18.04.2019

PPI inflation eases to 2.5% y/y in Poland

PPI inflation eased from 2.9% y/y in February to 2.5% y/y in March, according to figures of the Central Statistical Office (GUS). The print was within expectations, as the consensus projected producers’ prices to ease to 2.6% y/y in March. In monthly terms, producers’ prices rose by only 0.2% m/m in March, down from 0.5% […]

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18.04.2019

CEZ Bulgaria demands 67.6% increase of night-time electricity price

The three power distributing companies, CEZ, EVN and Energo Pro, have requested increases in the electricity price for households as of Q3, local media reported after the publication of the companies’ requests to the utility regulator. CEZ Bulgaria, which operates in Western Bulgaria, insists on a 3.5% hike in day-time electricity price and 67.6% increase […]

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18.04.2019

Moody’s says decline of AML risks in Estonian banking sector is positive

The financial supervisory authority concluded after conducting anti money-laundering (AML) inspections of all Estonian banks, that risks have decreased, especially given the drop of high-risk non-resident deposit volumes in the past years, which Moody’s assessed as credit positive. The banks that benefit from the conclusion are Luminor, Swedbank, SEB, LHV, Citadele and Corporate Bank. Moody’s […]

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18.04.2019

Macedonia borrows MKD2.4bn from domestic market

The Macedonian government borrowed MKD2.4bn (EUR38.8m) from the local market through two Treasury bill auctions, according to Finance Ministry data. The government placed MKD1.5bn in one-year T-bills and MKD900m in 30-year notes. Demand for the one-year notes exceeded the planned amount by over four times but the yield on the securities remained unchanged at 0.80%, […]

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18.04.2019

Czech tax on digital advertising to be at 3-5%

The tax on digital advertising, the so-called digital tax, may be set at a rate between 3% and 5% and could bring between CZK1bn and CZK3bn, according to information of Hospodarske Noviny, a newspaper. The information comes from finance ministry and party sources, and partially from finance minister Alena Schillerova, who spoke to the newspaper. […]

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18.04.2019

Chinese officials to visit Croatian Uljanik shipyard

Executives from the China Shipbuilding Corporation will visit Croatia, in particular the two ailing Croatian shipyards Uljanik and 3. Maj, between Apr 25 and May 10 to see what can be done about their possible engagement or cooperation, PM Andrej Plenkovic announced in an interview with the HRT public broadcaster. The announcement comes after a […]

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18.04.2019

Central Europe backs locally produced biofuels

Lithuania introduces quotas for non-EU workers

Serbia want to convert CHF-denominated mortgages

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18.04.2019

Ukraine’s grain exports exceed last year’s volumes

Ukraine exported 40.2 million tons of grain by Apr 17, the agriculture ministry has reported. Thus more than two months before the end of the marketing year 2018-2019, last year’s export volume of 39.4 million tons has already been exceeded, thanks to last year’s record grain harvest of 70.1 million tons. The share of grain […]

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18.04.2019

CSE holds great energy-saving potential

The transition towards low-carbon energy in Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) opens up new investment opportunities via innovative, cost-effective technologies.

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