Southeast Europe / Data

Moldova's economy shrinks by 1.9% y/y in Q3

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest December 20, 2024

Economic performance was dragged down by agriculture, while manufacturing sector grew.

Kosovo's population down 12% since 2011

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje December 20, 2024

Falling population attributed to departure of many Kosovars to work abroad in search of a better life, a trend that persists across the Balkans.

North Macedonia's central bank lowers key interest rate by 0.25 pp to 5.55%

bne IntelliNews December 18, 2024

Policy rate lowered despite slight rise in inflation, attributed to higher food prices.

Hungarian households have joint lowest consumption levels in EU

Tamas Csonka in Budapest December 18, 2024

Hungarians and Bulgarians had the lowest spending power among EU member states.

Advanced economies have lower out-of-pocket healthcare spending

Florian Zandt for Statista December 16, 2024

According to the Global Health Expenditure Database by the World Health Organization (WHO), the global average out-of-pocket expenses related to health across 192 countries made up 30% of all health expenditures per capita in 2022.

Romania’s industrial output shows partial recovery in October

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest December 16, 2024

Output rises 1.3% y/y but figure indicates continued stagnation in industrial activity.

Rising inflation may force Moldova's central bank to reconsider its expansionary monetary policy

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest December 12, 2024

Consumer price inflation accelerated to 5.4% y/y in November from 5.3% in October.

Romania’s trade deficit reaches new record in October

bne IntelliNews December 11, 2024

Imports soared by 8.6% y/y an all-time high of €12.2bn, while exports advanced by only 0.5%.

North Macedonia’s FX reserves soar 24.1% y/y at end-November

bne IntelliNews December 10, 2024

Gross international reserves reached €4.920bn at the end of November after strong growth in recent months.

Romania’s GDP grows by just 0.8% y/y in 9M24

bne IntelliNews December 9, 2024

Private consumption remained the main growth driver in the third quarter of 2024.

Bulgaria's GDP grows 2.4% in Q3 2024

bne IntelliNews December 9, 2024

Consumption drives upturn in GDP growth, while exports fall.

Serbs support EU membership but remain emotionally wedded to Russia

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade December 4, 2024

IPSOS finds support for Serbia’s accession to the European Union is growing, but emotional and historical ties continue to bind the nation closely to Russia and China.

203 Turkish university programmes accept candidates with negative central exam scores

Akin Nazli in Belgrade December 4, 2024

Inflated higher education admissions help disguise reality of severe unemployment.

Garanti concludes autumn season for Turkish banks’ syndicated loan renewals

Akin Nazli in Belgrade December 3, 2024

In this cycle, 371-day, 734-day and 1,101-day tranches have emerged as a new phenomenon.

Turkey releases official November inflation at 47% y/y

Akin Nazli December 3, 2024

A rate cut on December 26 remains a clear possibility.

Turkish manufacturing slump continues in November but shoots of recovery seen, shows PMI

bne IntelliNews December 3, 2024

Firms confident of increased workloads ahead taking on staff, survey indicates. Waning inflationary environment brings slowest increase in output prices in five years.

Gas prices rising as EU storage tanks empty faster than usual

bne IntelliNews December 2, 2024

Gas withdrawals from EU underground storage tanks have accelerated as Europe suffers from the first cold snap of winter. Gas tanks were 85.5% full as of December 1, having peaked at 95.3% full on October 29, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe.

Turkey launches tender to export 0.1mn tonnes of durum wheat

bne IntelliNews December 2, 2024

A former wheat importer, Russia’s Black Sea neighbour now a wheat, barley, gas and oil exporter on re-exports of Russia products to overcome Ukraine War sanctions.

Romania’s public debt reaches 54.4% of GDP

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest December 2, 2024

Debt increased by €6bn in September alone, driven by a €5bn international bond issuance.

Serbia's industrial production posts double-digit growth in October

bne IntelliNews November 30, 2024

Serbia's industrial production surged by 14.4% in October 2024 compared to the 2023 average, driven by strong performances across key sectors.

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