Privatization

Montenegro balks at opening up real estate market

28/04/2008

Worried that too much property will be snapped up by foreigners, Montenegrin leaders have not been able to agree on removing restrictions on the country's real estate market.
FBiH's Brankovic investigated for corruption

09/04/2008

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Prosecutors have launched a corruption probe against Federation of BiH (FBiH) Prime Minister Nedzad Brankov...
Albania to privatise three state-owned companies this year

28/03/2008

Albania's government is planning by the end of the year to privatise three of the most important state-owned companies -- the last major publicly-owned assets.
EU freezes Bulgarian road subsidies over corruption scandal

27/01/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The European Commission (EC) has decided to freeze Bulgaria's infrastructure subsidies due to a corruption scandal involving two s...
Romania addresses EC investigation of Ford deal

15/11/2007

Romania is eager to conclude the EC's investigation into the sale of Automobile Craiova to Ford Motor Company before the US car manufacturer looks for a new location for its Central and Eastern Europe headquarters.
New mall in Belgrade is region's largest

14/11/2007

The third largest company in Serbia, Delta Holding, has opened a mall with a capacity equal to the city of Novi Sad. The move caps a year of successes that included the first Serbian investment in an EU company -- Bulgaria's Piccadilly.
Home sweet home is hard to find

12/11/2007

Whether in Zagreb, Tirana Athens or Sofia, housing demand is rising -- but not as fast as the prices.
Intrigue, disagreements surround JAT privatisation

04/10/2007

Government ministers are divided over the fate of the Serbian national carrier, slated to go on the market within the next year.
Albania's Albtelecom sold

19/07/2007

Two years after the initial bid, Albania's state-owned fixed telephony company has been purchased by a Turkish consortium.
Croatia's Sanader suggests scandal may force privatisation fund to close

18/06/2007

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Prime Minister Ivo Sanader indicated at the weekend that the Croatian Privatisation Fund (HPF) would likely be disbanded because o...
Bulgarian firms certified to participate in NATO tenders

27/02/2007

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A total of 16 Bulgarian firms have been certified to participate in NATO tenders, according to an announcement Monday (February 26...
Turkey warns Cyprus regarding offshore oil exploration tender

16/02/2007

ANKARA, Turkey -- The Foreign Ministry warned Cyprus on Thursday (February 15th) to call off a tender granting exploration and drilling rights off th...
BiH oil industry goes private

15/02/2007

Republika Srpska has concluded one of its most significant privatisation ventures so far, selling off two state-owned refineries and a gas station chain.
UN agency launches privatisation of 23 Kosovo firms

29/12/2006

PRISTINA, Kosovo, Serbia -- The Kosovo Trust Agency, the UN-administered body in charge of privatisation in Kosovo, announced on Thursday (December 2...
Telekom Serbia enters BiH market

28/12/2006

A high price offer has successfully ended the privatisation process for Telekom Srpske, one of the leading companies in BiH.