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Greece's economy emerged from a prolonged austerity-led recession as early as the first quarter this year and expanded in the next two quarters as well, data showed on Friday.

This is the first time published data has shown Greece emerging from the crippling recession it sank into when its debt crisis exploded, forcing the country to seek aid from foreign lenders.

Central bank trims key policy rate to eight percent

BELGRADE -- The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) decided to trim the key policy rate by half a percentage point, to eight percent, the Serbian central bank said on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbia will meet the requirements set out by the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), because it is good for the country, Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday, adding his fears that reforming public enterprises would turn to be more difficult than he had expected.

BELGRADE - The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) decided to trim the key policy rate by half a percentage point, to 8 percent, the Serbian central bank said in a release Thursday.

BELGRADE - Fiscal Council member Vladimir Vuckovic said on Thursday that he expects Serbia to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the first months of 2015, noting that the uneasy task of cutting the public debt is still ahead for Serbia.

Minister: Serbia close to deal with IMF

BELGRADE -- Minister of Finance Dušan Vujović said on Thursday that a draft budget for the next year will be put forward to the Serbian parliament by December 1.

He also announced that November 20 he will make public the result of the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which he expects to be successful.

A large group of professional forecasters cut their outlook for eurozone inflation and growth, underlining a trend that could prompt the European Central Bank to take more policy action to kick-start the region's flagging economy.

BELGRADE - Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic said on Thursday that a draft budget for the next year will be put forward to the Serbian parliament by December 1, and that on November 20 he will make public the result of the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which he expects to be successful.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic has met with a delegation from the IMF to discuss reforms in government owned transport companies and changes to the law on planning and construction.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Agriculture and Environmental Protection Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic has stated during a meeting with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that increasing competitiveness in these areas is a priority objective for Serbia on its road to European integration.