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Sberbank Starts Receiving Bids For Croatia’s Agrokor

Russia’s Sberbank has reportedly received bids for its stake in Croatian food producer and retailer Agrokor. Sberbank CEO Maxim Poletayev told Reu...

Slovenia's Mercator Group Sees Turnover, EBITDA Up

Slovenia’s Mercator Group has reported a 5.4% annual increase in retail revenue in the first nine months of 2018, to €1.2 billion. In the sam...

Atlantic Grupa Sees Profits Rise In First Nine Months Of 2018

Croatia-based food producer and distributor Atlantic Grupa has reported 34.4% annual growth in net profit, amounting to HRK 319.3million (€43mill...

Smurfit Kappa To Acquire Serbia's Largest Integrated Packaging Business

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Serbia’s Fabrika Hartije d.o.o. Beograd (FHB) paper mill and...

Lidl Enters Serbia With 16 Stores

Germany's Lidl opened 16 stores in Belgrade and other cities across Serbia on Wednesday, launching the discount supermarket chain in the Balkan nation....

Discounter Lidl To Open First Stores In Serbia Next Week

Discounter Lidl is to commence trading in Serbia next week, with the opening of 16 stores across 12 cities. The group, known locally as Lidl Srbija...

Spar May Enter Serbia Through Acquisition: Reports

Spar is planning to enter the Serbian market with the purchase of local retail grocery group Mercator S, reports local daily Večernje Novosti. The plan...