On December 26, 2019, the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo approved the amendments to the “Regulation on Electronic Payment Instruments”, which enter into force on February 1, 2020. With these changes, bank customers can use their bank cards to make payments for the purchase of goods and services, through all […]
Schrott24, an Austrian startup that uses modern technologies to digitize metal scrap industry, won the fourth edition of CEE Startup Challenge – the biggest online startup competition in the region organized by Vestbee matching platform. CEE Startup Challenge organized by Vestbee, the leading regional platform connecting global investors, accelerators, business angels and corporates with startups […]
Vestbee, the leading matching platform that connects global VC funds, corporates, accelerators and business angels with startups and scaleups from Central & Eastern Europe + DACH has just launched the biggest regional online competition – CEE Startup Challenge (www.ceestartupchallenge.com). Innovative, fast-growing SMEs from Central & Eastern Europe and DACH that will apply before December 1st, […]
CD PROJEKT RED, creator and publisher of the critically acclaimed series of games The Witcher, and CD Media SL are excited to announce their partnership to distribute Cyberpunk 2077 in 3 countries in the Balkans – Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. “We are thrilled to have been appointed to distribute and promote one of the most awaited video games of […]
The organizing team of Spark.me, has just announced the new Spark.me 2019 keynote speaker – Peter Shankman, a five-time bestselling author, customer service expert, and serial entrepreneur. The New York Times has called Peter “a rockstar who knows everything about social media and then some.” He is known for radically new ways of thinking […]
Six Balkan countries have signed a European Union-backed agreement to remove roaming charges by 2021 as part of efforts to boost cooperation in the region. The agreement was signed Thursday by Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo during a summit on digital technology in Belgrade, Serbia. It envisages a gradual reduction of roaming […]
Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL), the first annual international conference of its kind in Albania, will take place for the sixth consecutive year to promote software freedom, open source software, online privacy, free culture and open knowledge locally and in the region. OSCAL 2019 will take place between 18-19 May 2019 in Tirana. This year’s […]
The organizing team of Spark.me, one of the most carefully curated business/Internet conferences in Southeast Europe, which is set for May 25-26, in Porto Montenegro Auditorium, in Tivat, Montenegro, has just announced a new Spark.me 2019 speaker – Cate Murden. Cate is the founder of PUSH, a business consultancy grounded in human behaviour, which has […]
Kosovo’s finance ministry has said no tax will be levied on imports of information technology equipment and spare parts for production equipment starting this week. The government is implementing a series of measures aimed at lowering the tax burden on the private sector and reducing red tape and the share of informal economy in an […]
Vodafone Institute launches the next round of the accelerator for ventures focusing on female empowerment. F-LANE was initiated by the Vodafone Institute as the first accelerator in Europe focusing on tech-startups by or for women. The majority of the startups participating in the programme received investments afterward – some as high as EUR 4.5 million. It has met […]
