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IMF Downgrades Montenegro’s Growth Forecast

 

 

 

The IMF has revised its forecast of Montenegros’s economic growth downwards from 2.8 per cent anticipated in April to 2.3 per cent.

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About 2.5 million Greeks are without any health insurance

 

 

 

Health care services and public hospital budgets are under immense pressure as cost is expected to increase.

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Greek-made submarines buoy PM as jobless remain adrift

 

 

 

When Antonis Samaras went to the Saronic Gulf this week to launch the first submarine made in Greece, he described the country’s shipyards as “weapons of growth.”

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Romania to List More Companies on Bourse

 

 

 

Romania plans to attract foreign cash with the public listing of some more state-owned companies next year.

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Returned Albania Migrants Face Hardship, Study Shows

 

 

 

A study by the National Institute of Statistics, INSTAT, and the International Organization for Migration, IOM, points to the difficulties Albanian migrants face when returning home.

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EU puts pressure on Serbia to stop South Stream gas pipeline

 

 

 

 The European Commission is to tell Serbia its accession prospects will suffer if it builds South Stream, a Russian gas pipeline.

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Albania’s Growth Slumps in Second Quarter of 2014

 

 

 

Albania's GDP fell by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2014, the National Institute of Statistics said, frustrating government expectations of higher growth.

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Troika heads leave Athens frustrated, unable to come to agreement

 

 

 

The heads of the troika will depart today (07.10.2014) from Athens, a day sooner than expected due to the upcoming vote of confidence in Parliament, having failed to come to an agreement with the Greek side on any of the major unresolved issues.

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Greek Budget Said to Leave Creditors Unconvinced on Exit

 

 

 

Greece’s creditors insist the country should retain access to bailout funds next year even as the government seeks an almost-balanced budget for the first time in decades, two officials with knowledge of the matter said.

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Greece to be fined over toxic waste

 

 

 

The European Union called on 25.09.2014 for Greece to be fined nearly 15 million euros for failing to dispose of hazardous waste properly.

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Greece: One in two is unable to meet tax and insurance obligations

 

 

 

Survey shows that while Greek people will struggle with taxes, a wave of optimism is starting to emerge.

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Montenegro to Put Arms Exporter up For Sale

 

 

 

Montenegro has decided to sell off its state-owned arms exporter and a manufacturer of explosives, in the hope of bringing in strategic partners that will update the companies.

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Greece may skip IMF loans to exit aid curbs

 

 

 

Finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis signaled Greece may forego International Monetary Fund emergency loans in 2015 and 2016 in order to secure an exit from the terms of its bailout.

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Turkey’s economic growth fizzles

 

 

 

Turkey’s second-quarter growth rate came as a big disappointment to Ankara, hushing boastful ministers who had bragged of outperforming European economies.

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Serbia Decides to Cut Pensions and Salaries

 

 

 

Serbia's Prime Minister says pensions and salaries in the public sector must be cut as a part of a package of government austerity measures.

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