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Regional - Montenegro: Serbia is top trade partner for Podgorica Read more
Regional - Armenia, Georgia and Bulgaria offer best opportunities for doing business in Black Sea region Read more
Regional - Azerbaijan, Serbia sign agreement on economic cooperation Read more
Regional - Businesses from Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia agree to further their cooperation Read more
Regional - IMF reduces growth forecast of CIS countries Read more
Regional - Improving economic, technological cooperation between Serbia, Azerbaijan Read more
Regional - In 2011, imports from Armenia constituted $59 million – Georgian statistical service Read more
Regional - SEE region is hungry for investments, says Macedonia's Minister Dimovski Read more
Albania - Albania: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Investment Development Agency Sign Cooperation Agreement Read more
Albania - Albania's PM Invites Foreign Investors to Invest in his Country Read more
Albania - Albanian Exports to EU Up 3.5% in 2011 Read more
Albania - Albanian PM Meets with French Business Representatives in Albania Read more
Albania - EBRD: Economic Growth in Albania, 1.2% in 2012 Read more
Albania - Siva Partners Plans to Invest USD 2 Bln in Tourism Sector in Albania Read more
Albania - UAE, Albania to enhance economic cooperation Read more
Albania - World Bank will provide $40m to Albania Read more
Armenia - Armenia registers economic growth in all spheres Read more
Armenia - Armenia takes Steps to Improve its Position in Doing Business Ranking of the World Bank Read more
Armenia - Armenia’s gross international reserves increase by 5% to $1.959.4 billion Read more
Armenia - Armenia’s industrial output grows 14.1% to AMD 992.1 billion Read more
Armenia - Armenia’s trade in 2011 increased by 3.5% to 2.042 trillion drams Read more
Armenia - Armenian Development Agency brings in $13-14 million investments in 2011 Read more
Armenia - Armenian government set to cooperate with International Finance Corporation Read more
Armenia - IFC to provide USD 30 million to ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank for SMB crediting Read more
Armenia - MCC gives 100 million to Armenia to invest in irrigation Read more
Armenia - UN report forecasts 4.1% GDP growth for Armenia in 2012 Read more
Armenia - US ready to continue cooperation with Armenia on Millennium Challenges Read more
Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan develops 2013- budget forecast Read more
Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan expects more concessional financing in 2012 Read more
Azerbaijan - Customs offices contribute over AZN1bn to state budget Read more
Azerbaijan - IMF offers Azerbaijan to reduce spending to contain inflation Read more
Azerbaijan - IMF to assess Azerbaijan`s financial sector Read more
Azerbaijan - Incomes top $38bn in 2011 Read more
Azerbaijan - Services sector leads in attracting investments in Azerbaijan on volume and pace Read more
Azerbaijan - UN forecasts 4-pct economic growth in Azerbaijan this year Read more
Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan sees 9.2% growth in foreign trade Read more
Azerbaijan – BP and Partners invest $35 bln in Azerbaijan Read more
Azerbaijan – IMF forecast 3.7% economic growth in Azerbaijan this year Read more
Azerbaijan – IT Sector of Azerbaijan rises 2.5 times in the last 5 years Read more
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnia's Serb Republic increases industrial output by 4.7% in 2011 Read more
Bosnia and Herzegovina - EBRD Lends Bosnian Retailer Bingo 5.4 Mln Euro for Energy Saving Project Read more
Georgia - 2011 Real GDP Growth 6.8% - Geostat Read more
Georgia - Georgia Says Wine Exports Rise Despite Russian Import Read more
Georgia - Georgian PM presents Georgia at World Economic Forum in Davos Read more
Kosovo - Bureaucracy hinders potential hydro-power investors Read more
Kosovo - Kosovo close to joining the EBRD Read more
Kosovo - Minister Beqaj meets the UAE Minister of Energy, Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli Read more
Macedonia - Bridges and roads across Macedonia will be reconstructed under a NATO donation of EUR 8,6 million Read more
Macedonia - Macedonia Plans to Revive FDI to 2008 Level Read more
Macedonia - SSK presents Macedonia's Government with strategy for faster economic development Read more
Macedonia – Greece, Macedonia to strengthen economic cooperation Read more
Moldova - Moldova earns 118 million lei from privatization in 2011 Read more
Moldova - Moldovan agricultural production up by 4.6 per cent in 2011 Read more
Moldova - National Bank of Moldova forecasts lower inflation rate in 2012 Read more
Moldova - Revenues to Moldova's state budget up by 8.6 per cent in 2011 Read more
Serbia - Serbian Trade With Russia Grew in 2011 Read more
Serbia - €95 million will improve Corridor X rail infrastructure in Serbia Read more
Serbia - 0.8% real GDP growth in last quarter of 2011 Read more
Serbia - Budget and arrangement talks with IMF from Feb 2 Read more
Serbia - ComTrade inks multi-million agreement with U.S. Bally Technologies Read more
Serbia - Ditre Italia plans to invest €13.45 million into the construction of a Serbian furniture factory Read more
Serbia - EIB approves 100 million to export companies in Serbia Read more
Serbia - EU is Serbia’s major economic partner Read more
Serbia - External trade increases in 2011 Read more
Serbia - Industrial production in records 2.1% growth in 2011 Read more
Serbia - New EBRD investment to modernize Serbia’s rail Read more
Serbia - Serbia gets €2.8 million loan from EBRD for a rail track parts factory Read more
Serbia - Serbia invested €6.7 billion in regional development Read more
Serbia - Serbia Issues Guarantees for 45 Mln Euro EBRD Loan for Small HPP Project Read more
Serbia - Serbia To Get 100 Mln Euro EIB Loan Tranche for SMEs Read more
Serbia - Serbia's SIEPA plans to grant about €45 million in 2012 to support the opening of new jobs and the implementation of new investments Read more
Serbia - Serbia’s arrangement with the IMF will continue because it is in the interest of its economy – DPM Read more
Serbia - Siemens To Invest 24 Mln Euro in Production of Wind Turbine Generators in Serbia Read more
Serbia - Turkish investor to build aluminum factory Read more
Serbia - US company, NCR, plans to invest over €5 million in the first phase of its operations in Serbia Read more
Serbia - USAID celebrates a decade of partnership with Serbia and a half century of assistance worldwide Read more
Serbia - WB: Focus on responsible financial management Read more
Serbia - World Bank Serbia Memo published in December Read more
Ukraine - $6 billion of foreign investment raised in 2011 - Bleyzer Foundation Read more
Ukraine - 2011 budget gains 11.5 billion UAH from state property privatization Read more
Ukraine - Bleyzer Foundation predicts 3-3.5% GPD growth in Ukraine Read more
Ukraine - EBRD lowers forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2012 from 3.5% to 2.5% Read more
Ukraine - EBRD may credit Agrotrade with up to $28 million Read more
Ukraine - GDP Up 4.6% In Q411 Read more
Ukraine - Kyiv region will display 50 projects at USD 1 billion to investors Read more
Ukraine - Opinion: 2012 inflation to reach 9% Read more
Ukraine - PM Azarov optimistic about economic development in 2012 Read more
Ukraine - PM Azarov: Ukraine seeks to develop energy cooperation with US Read more
Ukraine - President: Ukraine to continue increasing domestic production of energy Read more
Ukraine - Retail trade turnover growth to fall in 2012 – expert Read more
Ukraine - Statistics service estimates 2011 GDP growth at 5.2% Read more
Ukraine - Ukraine with annual market volume at USD 150 billion important for EU – expert Read more
Ukraine - Volume of IMF payments makes up USD 3.72 billion Read more
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RCI InfoShare Bulletin
Issue 42
IN THIS ISSUE YOU WILL FIND ARTICLES WITH NEWS FROM:
REGIONAL (8), ALBANIA (8), ARMENIA (11), AZERBAIJAN (12), BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (2), GEORGIA (3),
KOSOVO (3), MACEDONIA (4), MOLDOVA (4), SERBIA (23) AND UKRAINE (15)
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