Increased Use of Bank Cards and Online Shopping on the Rise in North Macedonia

Increased Use of Bank Cards and Online Shopping on the Rise in North Macedonia

In North Macedonia, the use of bank cards for payments is recording continuous growth year after year. According to the latest data, there has been an increase of 9.9 percent in the number of transact...

Mickoski Announces Investments and Resolution of Illegal Construction Issues at Popova Šapka

Mickoski Announces Investments and Resolution of Illegal Construction Issues at Popova Šapka

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, has announced significant investments and plans to address the issue of illegal construction at the popular ski resort Popova Šapka (Kodra e ...

Monteput Achieves Record Traffic on Highway and Sozina Tunnel

Monteput Achieves Record Traffic on Highway and Sozina Tunnel

The Monteput company recorded outstanding results in the past year, achieving record vehicle traffic on the sections it manages. Of particular note are the "Princess Ksenija" highway and the Sozina tu...

Fuel Price Reduction in the Republic of North Macedonia

Fuel Price Reduction in the Republic of North Macedonia

The Regulatory Commission for Energy, Water Services, and Municipal Waste Management Services of the Republic of North Macedonia has made a decision to reduce the retail prices of petroleum products b...

BMW Alpina Officially Becomes a Separate Brand Under the BMW Group

BMW Alpina Officially Becomes a Separate Brand Under the BMW Group

The well-known tuning company Alpina officially became part of the BMW Group on January 1, 2026, following a three-year integration process. The BMW Group emphasizes its commitment to preserving the r...

Employers in FBiH call for accelerating Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to SEPA

Employers in FBiH call for accelerating Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to SEPA

The Employers' Association in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has expressed strong support for activities leading towards Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the Single Euro Payments Area (...

Pensions in 2026 to Increase, But Not as Much as They Could Have

Pensions in 2026 to Increase, But Not as Much as They Could Have

Pensions in 2026 will be increased, but not as much as they would have been under the old adjustment formula. According to initial calculations, an adjustment of about 4.7 percent is expected, althoug...

Analysis of the Euro's Impact on Prices and the Croatian Economy

Analysis of the Euro's Impact on Prices and the Croatian Economy

The introduction of the euro in Croatia, three years after the kuna was replaced, has raised many questions about the real consequences of this monetary change. Instead of the promised stability, inve...

NBS: Inflation conquered by measures restricting margins

NBS: Inflation conquered by measures restricting margins

The President of the Council of Governors of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), Ivan Nikolić, stated that inflation is expected to be around the central level of the NBS's target this year, between 3....

Increased Pensions Paid Out in Serbia

Increased Pensions Paid Out in Serbia

The payout of increased pensions, by 12.2 percent, in Serbia was completed on January 5th. The Ministry of Finance announced that those who receive their pensions at home addresses received the increa...

Negotiations for the Sale of NIS in the Final Phase, MOL a Potential Buyer

Negotiations for the Sale of NIS in the Final Phase, MOL a Potential Buyer

Negotiations for the sale of the Russian stake in Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) are entering the final phase, and experts believe that a successful completion of the deal could bring stability to the...

Miha Istenič, Successor to the Family Sparkling Wine Tradition, Has Passed Away

Miha Istenič, Successor to the Family Sparkling Wine Tradition, Has Passed Away

In Stara vas na Bizeljskem, seven days after the premiere of the film about Janez Istenič, the founder of the family winery, his son Miha Istenič passed away. He successfully continued and developed t...