Consumer behaviour
Croatia's Agrokor Launches Regional Online Shopping Platform
One of Croatia's biggest companies, Agrokor, a specialist in food production and sales, is launching a regional online shopping network towards the end of 2015 or at beginning of 2016.
Functioning along the lines of the well-known Chinese sales online platform Alibaba, A007 will start first in Croatia and then spread to the rest of the region.
Weak lira 'hurting Turkish consumer confidence'
The volatility of the Turkish Lira is the major factor in the low levels of consumer confidence in Turkey, according to economists speaking to Anadolu Agency.
In 2010, the Turkish Statistical Institute?s Index of Consumer Confidence was at about 80. The index runs from 1 to 200, with readings below 100 indicating relative pessimism.
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Bulgaria's Business Confidence Index Rises in May
Bulgaria's overall business climate indicator has risen by 3.1 percentage points this month compared to its April level due to improved managers' opinions in construction, retail trade and services, the country's statistical office NSI said on Thursday.
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Turkey's economic confidence index rises by 1.5 pct in May
Turkish economic confidence index increased by 1.5 percent to 80.1 percent in May, a second upward move after a plunge in March, according the data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) on May 27. The index dived by 15.4 percent in March to 74.8 percent, the lowest level in its 15-month history.
CFA: Macroeconomic confidence index surges up to 70.7, marking historic record
The macroeconomic confidence index recorded an increase of 2.6 points in April 2015 from the previous month, hitting 70.7 points, which is a new record, shows data referred this Monday to AGERPRES by CFA Romania.
Turkey consumer confidence index falls to six-year low
Turkey's consumer confidence index fell in May to 64.29 points, its lowest in more than six years, from 65.35 in April, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) said May 21.
Consumer, producer confidence on a downward slide
The Economic Confidence Index holds the pulse of consumers and producers in different sectors with 20 different variables. It measures the confidence in economy policies applied and the expectations for the future of entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry, construction, service and business sectors, as well as all kinds of consumers. Unfortunately, the signals are not good.
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Bulgaria's Business Climate Improves in April
Bulgaria's business confidence indicator has risen by 2.5 percentage points in April compared to the previous month due to the improved business climate in construction and retail trade, the country's statistical office NSI said on Wednesday.
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Local retailers bracing for yet another Sunday battle
The conflict between small and big players in commerce has been rekindled by a law provision allowing stores to open this Sunday, May 3, as it is the first Sunday of the spring sales period.
Consumer confidence rebounds from 6-year lows
Consumer confidence in Turkey recovered by 1.5 percent in April from a six-year low in March, with improvements in the probabilities of savings and unemployment expectations, according to the Consumer Confidence Index data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) on April 22.
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