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Average non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in 17 countries in Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE) fell to a historic low of 1.86% at the end of 2025, but the volume of bad loans rose for the first time in recent years, signalling diverging credit risk trends, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday.
Jul 7, 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.
Croatian shipyard Iskra, part of Slovenian electronics and automation group Iskra, said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany's Rheinmetall Naval Systems, as a foundation for future cooperation on projects for the Croatian Navy and joint opportunities in international markets through Rheinmetall's global sales network.
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.
Croatian shipyard Iskra, part of Slovenian electronics and automation group Iskra, said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany's Rheinmetall Naval Systems, as a foundation for future cooperation on projects for the Croatian Navy and joint opportunities in international markets through Rheinmetall's global sales network.
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
