Economy
Tourism on the agenda in meeting between Greek, Serbian officials
Tourism development mostly dominated talks in Athens on Friday by Deputy Minister for Tourism Elena Koundoura and the State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Trade & Tourism Lukrecija Djeri.
Oil tops $60 for first time in 2015, industry cutbacks support
Oil rose above $60 a barrel on Feb. 13 for the first time this year, bringing gains this week to almost 4 percent, supported by signs that deeper industry spending cuts may curb excess supply.
Greece stems decline in tax revenues in February, ministry says
Greek tax revenues dipped slightly in February, but there was no repeat of the calamitous fall in January, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, bringing some relief to the government as it tries to negotiate a new bailout deal with Europe.
Greek economy shrinks 0.2 pct in Q4, grows 1.7 pct year-on-year
Greece's economy contracted slightly in the last quarter of 2014 compared to the previous three-month period, a flash estimate by the European Union's statistics service Eurostat showed on Friday.
Eurozone economy grows as cheap oil takes hold
Economic activity in the eurozone picked up slightly in fourth quarter, official EU data showed Feb. 13, in a sign that the benefits of cheap oil and stimulus by the European Central Bank are taking effect.
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US index futures gain on German growth, headway on Greek talks
By Roxana Zega
US stock-index futures rose, with the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index 3 points away from a record, as German growth data signaled a strengthening in Europe?s recovery and optimism increased about Greek debt talks.
Customs offices in computerised transit system
BELGRADE - All customs offices in Serbia have been integrated in a New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) and Serbia should join the system of joint EU transit as of October this year, the Customs Administration authorities released.
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Bulgaria's Statistical Institute Reports Monthly Deflation of 0.4% in Jan 2015
According to preliminary data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI), January 2015 brought a monthly inflation rate of -0.4%.
The annual inflation in January 2015 stood at -1.0%.
Greece to pay 340-mln-euro IMF loan tranche Friday
Greece will pay a 340-million-euro tranche to the International Monetary Fund as scheduled on Friday, a government official told Reuters, the second part of a 1.5-billion-euro loan installment due this month.
"Everything is set, the payment will go out later today,» the official said.
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Euro zone economy may be turning, poll shows with 1-in-4 chance Greece exits
The recent improvement in some key euro zone economic data represents a significant turn in the economy, according to a Reuters poll of economists, although they still see a one-in-four chance of Greece leaving the currency area.