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Bulgaria's draft state budget for 2026 which projects a cash deficit of 7.19 billion euro ($8.2 billion), equivalent to 5.7% of gross domestic product (GDP), shows the risks to the economy and public finances from fiscal easing in recent years, global ratings agency Fitch said.
Jul 14, 2026Serbia is scaling back the reduction of excise duties on motor fuels further, the government said, as global oil prices have continued to slide amid progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Jul 10, 2026Croatia received on Friday 255 million euro ($292 million), its first payment under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence instrument, the European Commission said on Friday.
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the countries in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) rose to a total of 91.5 billion euro ($104 billion) in 2025 from 75.8 billion euro in the prior year, most of the countries in the region posted a decline in FDI, both in absolute numbers and as a share of GDP, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) said.
Serbia is scaling back the reduction of excise duties on motor fuels further, the government said, as global oil prices have continued to slide amid progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Croatia received on Friday 255 million euro ($292 million), its first payment under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence instrument, the European Commission said on Friday.
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the countries in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) rose to a total of 91.5 billion euro ($104 billion) in 2025 from 75.8 billion euro in the prior year, most of the countries in the region posted a decline in FDI, both in absolute numbers and as a share of GDP, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) said.
Nov 4, 2025
