Croatia’s economy posted a surprising mild rise in the last quarter, data showed on Friday, but analysts said there was no doubt it was poised for a serious downturn this year. Analysts had expected a first contraction since 1999 but the state statistics office reported a year-on-year quarterly rise of …

A new web portal gives entrepreneurs easy access to information on doing business in other European Union member states. The new portal, Your Europa – Business, helps small and medium-size businesses to take advantage of opportunities for trade and to offer their services on the single European market.

Macedonia’s National Bank, NBM has raised its benchmark interest rate by two percent in order to preserve the stability of the local currency, the Denar. The NBM’s head Petar Gosev announced this at a press conference in Skopje on Thursday. He informed that at the next auction, the NBM’s bonds …