* IRELAND -- There is an acceptance in Ireland that it needs to pay for the over-leveraged years of the "Celtic Tiger" economy and trade unions have held off from strikes or industrial action. --...
* Chairman says $5 bln sukuk issue to finance new programmes * Says plans another $500 million issue this year * Aims to give members states $500 mln each * Programs in microfinance, training, and...
BELGRADE, Jan 12 - A week-long cut in gas supplies has prompted concern that some Balkan countries already hit by the world financial crisis could see dimmer economic prospects and lower job numbers as a...
The planned winter wheat area in Bosnia and Herzegovina is approximately 57,700 hectares, 10% down from the previous season. The main reason for this decline is that grain production is less profitable than other crops,...