SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 24 (SeeNews) – The credit portfolio of Bulgarian banks totalled 53.8 billion levs ($36.7 billion/27.5 billion euro) at the end of 2012, up 2.7% from a year earlier, central bank data indicated on Thursday.

LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 24 (SeeNews) – Slovenian drug maker Krka said on Thursday it sees its non-consolidated net profit at 155 million euro ($207 million) in 2012.

SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 24 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Svilengrad municipality plans to hold a tender with an indicative cost of 24 million levs ($16.3 million/12.3 million euro) for a water cycle project, a notice in the EU's procurement journal…

BELGRADE (Serbia), January 24 (SeeNews) – Serbia sold on Wednesday 30 million euro ($40 million) in three-year bonds, equal to 100% of its offer, the finance ministry’s treasury department said.

BUCHAREST (Romania), January 24 (SeeNews) – Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) said on Thursday its gross written premiums in Romania fell by 10.1% to 459.1 million euro ($611.7 million) in 2012.

BUCHAREST (Romania), January 24 (SeeNews) – Australian-listed company Zeta Petroleum said on Thursday it is targeting a significant increase in net production as two discovery wells on the Suceava concession in northeastern Romania flowed stable comme…

PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 24 (SeeNews) – The Montenegrin municipality of Rozaje called a tender for the construction of a municipal water supply system estimated to cost 2.0 million euro ($2.7 million), a notice published in the European Union…

BELGRADE (Serbia), January 24 (SeeNews) – Serbia is eyeing a role for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in a funding scheme aimed at backing local asset-poor businesses that are shunned by the commercial lenders, Serbian fi…