NOTIZIARIO DEL 28.02.2008

* ALBANIA *

ALBANIA’S JAN TRADE GAP WIDENS BY 24.2% TO 21.851 BLN LEKS (175.3 MLN EURO) - STATS OFFICE Feb 28, 2008, 13:30 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Albania’s Jan Trade Gap Widens by 24.2% to 21.851 Bln Leks (175.3 Mln Euro) - Table Feb 28, 2008, 13:41 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Albania’s trade balance for January showed a deficit of 21.851 billion leks ($264.5 million/175.3 million euro), up 24.2% from a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute (INSTAT) said on Thursday. link

UPDATE 1 - Albania’s Jan Trade Gap Widens by 24.2% to 21.851 Bln Leks (175.3 Mln Euro) Feb 28, 2008, 14:06 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

* BOSNIA *

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

Bosnian Electrodes Manufacturer Elvaco Swings to Profit in 2007 - Table Feb 28, 2008, 10:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - Elvaco, a Bosnian producer of welding electrodes and steel reinforcements for construction, turned to a net profit of some 73,000 marka ($56,000/37,000 euro) last year, from a loss of 1.29 million marka in 2006, figures showed on Thursday. link

Bosnian Wholesaler Trznica’s 2007 Net Profit Rises 39% - Table Feb 28, 2008, 10:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Trznica Banja Luka, a Bosnian wholesaler and operator of outdoor markets, rose 39% to 4.07 million marka ($3.14 million/2.08 million euro) last year as revenue grew faster than costs, figures showed on Thursday. link

Italy’s UniCredit Merges Two of Its Bosnian Banks on March 4 Feb 28, 2008, 12:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) – Italy’s UniCredit Group will merge on March 4 two of its three banks operating in Bosnia, UniCredit Zagrebacka Banka and HVB Central Profit Banka, to form Bosnia’s leading bank, the two Bosnian banks said on Thursday. link

Bosnian Pastry Producer Mira’s 2007 Net Profit Rises Almost Five Times - Table Feb 28, 2008, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s largest pastry producer, Mira, majority owned by Croatia’s Kras, on Thursday reported a surge in its 2007 net profit to 2.02 million marka ($1.56 million/1.03 million euro) from some 422,000 marka a year earlier. link

Bosnia’s NLB Razvojna Banka 2007 Net Profit Rises 73% - Table Feb 28, 2008, 15:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Bosnia’s NLB Razvojna Banka, controlled by Slovenia’s largest banking group NLB, rose 73% to 13.83 million marka ($10.68 million/7.07 million euro) last year, as revenue grew faster than costs, figures indicated on Thursday. link

Bosnian Sanitary Paper Producer Celex 2007 Net Profit Rises 33% - Table Feb 28, 2008, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - Majority Slovak-owned Bosnian sanitary paper producer SHP Celex on Thursday reported a 33% rise in its 2007 net profit to 1.19 million marka ($919,000/609,000 euro) as revenue grew faster than costs. link

First Sports Department Store Opens in Bosnia Feb 28, 2008, 17:34 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd A sports department store has been opened in Boasnia’s Sarajevo to offer most famous sport brands in one place, media reports showed. link

Bosnian Cosntruction Firms Integra, Integral Inzenjering To Take Over Tuzla Putevi Feb 28, 2008, 17:40 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Bosnian building companies Integra and Integral Inzenjering have placed a takeover bid for the remaining 37,968 shares they do not already own in domestic road construction firm Tuzla Putevi for a total of 1.0 mln Bosnian marka ($772,000/511,000 euro), media reports showed. link

IMF Urges Macedonia to Contain Inflation Feb 28, 2008, 15:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 28 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s economic performance has continued to improve but the government needs to work on containing inflationary pressures in the short term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. link

EU Enlargement Chief Sees Deal for Closer Ties with Bosnia Signed in April - Bosnian Presidency Feb 28, 2008, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - The European Union’s enlargement chief Olli Rehn believes the bloc will be able to sign a deal for building closer ties with Bosnia in April, the tripartite Bosnian presidency said on Thursday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 9 Feb 28, 2008, 09:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through May 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bosnia Government List - Updated Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:40 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 28 (SeeNews) - Updates with the re-appointment of Bosnia’s central government led by Prime Minister Nikola Spiric by the central parliament on February 20, 2008. link

* BULGARIA *

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

BSE - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Feb 27, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Investment Group REIT-Sofia, BSE code - BIG, has filedthe following information with BSE-Sofia: The Board of Directors of Bulgarian Investment Group REIT has taken a decision on 26.02.2008 to sell the following property of the company: - A 92.83 sq. m apartment at the price of EUR 98,000 (inclusive of VAT) in compliance with the evaluation prepared by an independent licensed assessor. The deal is not within the scope of Art. 114 and the next ones of the POSA. Buyer on the transaction will be Geo Style Engineering OOD. link

BULGARIA SAYS GERMAN-LED CONSORTIUM OFFERS COMBINED 624.1 MLN EURO FOR 70% OF NAVIBULGAR PLUS INVESTMENTS Feb 28, 2008, 13:08 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

German Uhde Wins 100 Mln Euro Desulphurisation Contracts With Bulgaria’s Lukoil Refinery Feb 28, 2008, 13:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - German engineering and construction company Uhde said on Thursday it has won two contracts worth a total of 100 million euro ($150.9 million) for the construction of desulphurisation units at Bulgaria’s sole operating oil refinery, Lukoil Neftochim, majority owned by Russia’s Lukoil. link

French Saint-Gobain To Build 5.0 Mln Euro Plant in Bulgaria by End-2008 Feb 28, 2008, 13:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) – Saint-Gobain Weber, the Bulgarian arm of French glass and building materials producer Saint-Gobain, on Thursday said it will build a 5.0 million euro ($7.5 million) plant for dry building mixtures in Bulgaria by the end of 2008. link

Bulgaria Says German-Led Consotrium Offers Combined 624.1 Mln Euro for 70% of Navibulgar plus Investments Feb 28, 2008, 13:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - German-led consortium KG Maritime Shipping, the sole bidder for 70% of state-owned Bulgarian maritime shipping company Navibulgar, has offered to pay a combined 1.22 billion levs ($941.7 million/624.1 million euro) as acquisition price for the stake and future investments, the government’s privatisation agency said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria To Grant Gorubso Madan Six More Years to Mine Lead/Zinc Feb 28, 2008, 14:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s government on Thursday said it will grant local company Gorubso Madan six more years to mine lead and zinc. link

Allianz Bulgaria Bank Changes Name to Allianz Bank Bulgaria Feb 28, 2008, 15:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Commercial bank Allianz Bulgaria, majority-owned by Germany’s Allianz AG, on Thursday said it will change its name to Allianz Bank Bulgaria. link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria Says German-Led Consortium Offers Combined 624.1 Mln Euro for 70% of Navibulgar plus Investments Feb 28, 2008, 15:11 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds quotes, details) link

Bulgaria’s Albena Invest Holding Nearly Doubles 2007 Cons Net Profit – Table Feb 28, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian investment company Albena Invest Holding on Thursday said its 2007 consolidated net profit nearly doubled to a preliminary 10 million levs ($7.7 million/5.1 million euro), although sales fell 6.8% to 15.7 million levs. link

Irish Low-Cost Carrier Aer Lingus To Fly to Bulgaria in June-Oct 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) – Irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus on Thursday said it will fly to Bulgaria from June 11 until October 4 this year. link

Slovenian Insurer KD Life Sees Bulgaria Life Insurance Market Growing 18% in 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 16:51 CET | Story | SeeNews PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian life insurer KD Life forecasts that Bulgaria’s life insurance market will grow some 18% this year. link

Industrial Capital Holding Cons Net Profit Falls 4.6% in 2007 - Table Feb 28, 2008, 16:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian diversified company Industrial Capital Holding said on Thursday its consolidated net profit fell by 4.6% to 3.8 million levs ($2.9 million/1.9 million euro) last year, as costs rose faster than revenue. link

Bulgarian Pension Fund Assets Forecast To Grow 2.5-Fold by 2010 - Table Feb 28, 2008, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - The net assets of private pension funds operating in Bulgaria will grow 2.5-fold to 5.7 billion levs ($4.4 billion/2.9 billion euro) by 2010, the head of the Financial Supervision Commission’s insurance department, Valentina Dinkova, said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Zlatni Pyasatsi Swings to 2.3 Mln Euro Loss 2007 Feb 28, 2008, 17:29 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Bulgarian tourist company Zlatni Pyasatsi, which operates the Black Sea resort Zlatni Pyasatsi (Golden Sands), swung to a loss of nearly 4.5 mln Bulgarian levs ($3.5 mln/2.3 mln euro) in 2007 from a year-ago profit of 1.6 mln levs ($1.2 mln/818,000 euro), the company’s consolidated financial report filed with the local bourse showed. link

Infinity auto brand to arrive on Bulgarian market in Oct Feb 28, 2008, 17:37 CET | Story | Dnevnik Infinity, the luxury brand of Japanese auto maker Nissan, will be available on the Bulgarian market from October 2008, reports news agency Speed Press. Hyundai dealer for Bulgaria Industrial Commerce will market the Infinity range locally. link

Mobiltel subscribers talktime up to 72 min/mo in ’07 Feb 28, 2008, 17:47 CET | Story | Dnevnik Although the market share of local wireless carrier Mobiltel declined from 52.5% at the end of Q4 2006, it still stood at a market-leading 50.3% at the end of Q4 2007, shows data from the 2007 financial report of parent company Telekom Austria. link

Industry tries joint approach in tackling biofuel market bottlenecks Feb 28, 2008, 17:53 CET | Story | Dnevnik Representatives of the local biofuel producers and the operators of filling stations will put together a working group with the task of drawing up joint legislative proposals aimed at injecting a spark in the nation’s dormant alternative fuels market. link

Security sys maker Teletek Group to list in late ’08 or early ’09 Feb 28, 2008, 17:56 CET | Story | Dnevnik Teletek Group, Bulgaria’s biggest manufacturer of security alarm systems, plans to go public on the Sofia exchange by the end of 2008 or in early 2009. link

Cabinet minister backs 3 co’s to join Trakia motorway project Feb 28, 2008, 17:58 CET | Story | Dnevnik The local Trace Group, Patishta Holding and Glavbolgarstroy could be hired as subcontractors by the Bulgarian-Portuguese consortium tapped to complete and operate the Trakia motorway under a concession arrangement, regional development minister Asen Gagauzov said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Telco BTC Proposes Paying Higher 2007 Dividend Feb 28, 2008, 18:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s dominant fixed-line phone operator BTC on Thursday proposed paying a 2007 dividend of 1.59 levs ($1.23/0.81 euro) per share versus the 0.55 levs per share it paid for 2006. link

Hungary PM Visits Moscow To Seal South Stream Pipeline Agreement Feb 28, 2008, 18:15 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Hungary’s left-wing Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is on a visit to Moscow on February 28, 2008 to sign an agreement for Hungary’s participation in Russia’s South Stream gas pipeline project, the rival of Nabucco, the alternative gas supply plan of the European Union (EU), Hungarian MFOR reported. link

Bulgarian Business Sentiment Remains Positive in February Feb 27, 2008, 19:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 27 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s business mood remained positive in February, as the business sentiment index slightly rose on optimistic assessments by managers in the construction, trade and services sectors, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Wednesday. link

Ex road agency chief home free after 2nd probe Feb 28, 2008, 17:59 CET | Story | Dnevnik A second check conducted by the finance ministry into the procurement practices at the Bulgarian road agency has failed to identify any irregularities. link

Bulgaria’s GDP Growth May Slow in 2008 on Global Liquidity Crisis, Lending To Remain Strong - C-Bank Deputy Governor Feb 27, 2008, 19:48 CET | Story | SeeNews PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), February 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s gross domestic product (GDP) may slow its growth this year because of the global liquidity crisis caused by fears of recession in the United States, the world’s largest economy, Bulgarian central bank deputy governor Rumen Simeonov said on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria’s Jan Public Debt Falls 8.0% Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s public debt totalled 5.7 billion euro ($8.6 billion) at the end of January, down 8.0% on the year, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. link

BULGARIA’S JAN PRODUCER PRICES RISE 0.8% M/M, UP 13.2% Y/Y - STATS OFFICE Feb 28, 2008, 11:33 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s January Producer Prices Rise 0.8% M/M, Up 13.2% Y/Y - Table Feb 28, 2008, 11:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s January producer prices rose 0.8% month-on-month after falling by a monthly 2.0% in December, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian NSI - Business Climate in Bulgaria - Feb 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 12:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews BUSINESS CONJUNCTURENSI BUSINESS SURVEYS, FEBRUARY 2008 link

Capman Financial Group - Weekly Bulletin - Feb 18 - 22, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Previous week trading on BSE has passed again without any significant interest shown by the investors, with low trading volumes and minimum changes of indices’ levels. All four exchange indices ended on negative territory at levels slight below –1 %. link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Feb 27, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET HIGHLIGHTSThe low activity continued to determine the direction of the market. SOFIX outperformed under the influence of Bulgarian American Credit Bank (BACB: 70.07; +7.21%). Strong investors’ interest at the end of session boosted BACB’s shares and the bank closed even above the daily average price. Euro Ins (EURINS: 10.99; +1.29%) also was among best performers but in insignificant volumes. Enemona (ENM: 20.38; +0.05%) announced 4Q 2007 financial results. The net profit of the company solidly grew as compared to the previous year. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Feb 27, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The trades with the shares of the five SIFs accounted for 66.64% of the Regular market daily turnover link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 10:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPThe indices regained on Wednesday almost fully offsetting the down moves that we witnessed one day ago. Still, the sentiment remained neutral as everybody was expecting the consolidated financial statements for Y2007. The top gainer of the session was Bulgarian American Credit Bank (BACB, BGN 71.44, +8.24%) where 15.5k changed hands thus supporting SOFIX to close at 1423.64 bps (+0.97%). BG40 moved 0.4% up to 406.25 bps after receiving support from Fazerles (FZLES, BGN 219.99, +1.85%). The equally weighted BGTR30 closed at 918.28 bps (+0.06%) after the losses from First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 9.80, -2.27%) and Polimeri (POLIM, BGN 7.09, -4.58%) were more than offset by BACB. The newly listed Bilboard (BOARD, BGN 8.32, -1.72%) was under sell pressure and declined for third consecutive day with over 22k traded. Vouchers lost value as KZ declined 3.61% to BGN 0.4270 where more than 470k changed hands. link

STS Finance - Daily Stock Exchange Report - Feb 27, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 10:57 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews It was quite an easy session today, with most of the indexes registering slight changes. The turnover remained quite low and the blue chips are still underneath key levels; investors seem still to be in a wait-and-see position despite the slight revival of the foreign emergency and developed equity markets. link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 16:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET HIGHLIGHTSYearly financial results had little impact over the market prices but improved the trading activity. Stara Planina Hold (CENHL: 6.29; +2.61%) gained under broad-based interest. Large deal at BGN 6.30 supported the position. Synergon Holding (PETHL: 10.88; -2.42%) also attracted market’s attention after 4Q 2007 financial results. The net profit increased y-o-y, whereas sales were hardly changed to BGN 354 m. PETHL’s multiples maintained below the market average. Billboard (BOARD: 8.57; +2.76%) was the most traded position and managed to sustain levels above BGN 8.50. link

Bulgarian Stock Indices Mainly Fall, Investors Await Consolidated Annual Results Feb 28, 2008, 18:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian stock indices ended mostly lower on Thursday in lacklustre trade as investors awaited the release of consolidated results for 2007, brokers said. link

Bulgarian Bourse Seeks To Attract Foreign Companies, Poorly Represented Sectors Feb 28, 2008, 18:41 CET | Story | SeeNews PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) plans to attract foreign companies for double listings and companies from sectors which are not well represented on the bourse now, Rumen Sokolov, an official in charge of attracting new companies to the BSE, said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - Nov 25 Feb 28, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to, Bulgaria through November 25. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Dollar slump bane for some Bulgarian co’s, boon for others Feb 28, 2008, 17:26 CET | Story | Dnevnik The U.S. dollar fell to a record low of 1.5135 against the euro on Wednesday as stateside newsfeeds continued to paint a gloomy scenario for the world’s biggest economy. link

* CROAZIA *

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

CROATIAN TELCO T-HT SAYS 2007 NET PROFIT RISES 11.6% TO 2.471 BLN KUNA (340 MLN EURO) Feb 28, 2008, 09:09 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

CROATIAN TELCO T-HT MANAGEMENT PROPOSES TO PAY 29.56 KUNA (4.1 EURO) DIVIDEND PER SHARE Feb 28, 2008, 09:23 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatian Telco T-HT Raises 2007 Net Profit 11.6%, To Pay 29.56 Kuna (4.1 Euro) Per Share Dividend Feb 28, 2008, 09:57 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip telecommunications company T-HT, majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom, reported on Thursday an 11.6% rise in its net profit to 2.471 billion kuna ($513 million/340 million euro) and proposed to pay a dividend of 29.56 kuna per share. link

UPDATE 1 - Croatian Telco T-HT’s 2007 Net Profit Rises 11.6% – Table Feb 28, 2008, 10:47 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds table, details) UPDATE 2 - Croatian Telco T-HT's 2007 Net Profit Rises 11.6% Feb 28, 2008, 16:17 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds quotes, 2008 outlook) [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update2-croatiantelcot-ht_s2007netprofitrises11_6_-152846" class="spip_out">link

On Air Launches Flights from Pescara To Croatia, Greece Feb 28, 2008, 17:33 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd On Air, the commercial trademark of Italian air carrier Sinclair srl, will launch flights from Aeroporto d’Abruzzo near Pescara, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, to Croatia and Greece from July 17, 2008, Italian media reported. link

Tobacco Division of Croatia’s Adris Says 2007 Net Profit Up Prelim 3.8%, Plans Further Rise in 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 28 (SeeNews) – The tobacco division of Croatian blue-chip tobacco and tourism company Adris on Thursday reported a 3.8% rise in net profit for last year to a preliminary 523 million kuna ($109 million/72 million euro). link

Croatian Oil, Gas Firm INA Says Starts Test Production on Two Fields in Syria, Share Price Barely Changed Feb 28, 2008, 17:55 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 28 (SeeNews) – Croatian oil and gas company INA announced on Thursday test production start-ups on two new fields in Syria but its share price barely moved, analysts said. The start-up concerns the Jazal oil field and Mustadira gas field on the Hayan Block, INA said in a statement. During test production, productivity of the Jazal-1 well will be determined, as well as production indicators of the Mustadira-1 exploration well, it added. link

Croatian Share Indices End Mostly Lower in Meager Liquidity Feb 27, 2008, 18:59 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 27 (SeeNews) – The Croatian share indices ended mstly lower on Wednesday as liquidity remained meager, brokers said. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - Feb 27, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:06 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:Low turnover continues to symbolize domestic capital market reaching HRK 68,3 million today with decrease of popular benchmark of 0,4%. Banks were in investors’ focus today, headed by preferred Zagrebacka banka (ZABA-P-B) issue which rocketed 44,6%. Main engine for such growth was bank’s decision to level the rights of ordinary and preferred shares’ owners. If supervisory board accepts managements’ proposal, preferred shares will be replaced with ordinary ones. Both, ordinary and preferred types would firstly split, each in appropriate ratio to have same nominal value at the end. Each ordinary share would be divided into 19 new shares with nominal value of HRK 20, while each preferred share would be divided into 27 new shares with nominal value of HRK 20. Speculation in newspapers that 7 banks will probably undergo recapitalization, fueled overall jump of banking sector lead by smaller banks where Podravska banka (PDBA-R-A) increased 10,3%, Slatinska ban ka (SNBA-R-A) gained 4%, and Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ-R-A) added 1%. Integrated telecom HT (HT-R-A) topped the liquidity board collecting HRK 15,3 million which makes more than 1/5 of today’s stock turnover. Investors expect to see good results which will be presented tomorrow and pushed its price up by 1% to end at HRK 312,5. Animal drug producer Veterina (VERN-R-A) continues its winning streak raising 0,3% today to finish at HRK 103,3. Just a week ago, its price was at HRK 85 generating a weekly growth of 21,5%. Slight BDI growth did not help Atlantska plovidba (ATPL-R-A) which plunged 1,1%, while Jadroplov (JDPL-R-A) and Uljanik plovidba (ULPL-R-A) soared by 1,4% and 0,7% respectively. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 10:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 17 Feb 28, 2008, 08:58 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through May 17. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* MACEDONIA *

Macedonia’s Makedonijaturist 2007 Net Profit Up 16.3% - Table Feb 27, 2008, 19:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonian hotel and catering company Makedonijaturist reported on Wednesday a preliminary 2007 net profit of 148.41 million denars ($3.6 million/2.4 million euro), up 16.3% from a year earlier. link

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

Macedonia To Call Tender for Additional Electricity Imports Feb 28, 2008, 17:44 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Macedonia is expected shortly to call a tender for extraordinary imports of electricity for some 30 mln euro ($45.4 mln) to fill in a larger-than-normal deficit owing to decreased generation of hydropower plants, media reports showed. link

Austrian Kapsch Plans To Open Units in Macedonia, Slovenia, Belarus Feb 28, 2008, 18:10 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Austrian Kapsch Group plans to open units in Macedonia, Slovenia and Belarus as part of expansion plans for southeast Europe, according to Macedonian media reports. link

Macedonian Wool Mill Teteks 2007 Prelim Net Profit Slumps Feb 28, 2008, 18:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest wool mill Teteks on Thursday reported an 80% drop in preliminary net profit for 2007 to 4.9 million denars ($120,000/79,000 euro) as sales revenue fell by 17%. link

Macedonia Dec Avg Net Salary Rises Real 0.3% M/M - Table Feb 27, 2008, 19:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s average net salary rose in December by a real 0.3% month-on-month to 15,543 denars ($381/252 euro), the Macedonian Statistics Office said on Wednesday. link

Macedonian C-bank Absorbs 6.292 Bln Denars (102 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Feb 28, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, on Thursday said it absorbed 6.292 billion denars ($154 million/102 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link

* MOLDOVA *

Moldova’s Tourist Arrivals Rise 3.4% in 2007 Feb 27, 2008, 19:05 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 27 (SeeNews) - Tourist arrivals in Moldova rose by 3.4% last year to 14,722, with visitors from neighbouring Romania, Russia and Turkey topping the list, Moldova’s statistics bureau said on Wednesday. link

Air Moldova Starts Flights to St. Petersburg, Madrid on April 16 Feb 28, 2008, 11:17 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Moldovan flag carrier Moldova will start direct flights from the Moldovan capital Chisinau to the Russian city of St. Petersburg and to the Spanish capital Madrid on April 16 as part of its expansion plans, the company said. link

Investments in Fixed Assets in Moldova Up 19.9% in 2007 Feb 28, 2008, 12:30 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Investments in fixed assets in Moldova rose by 19.9% to a preliminary 15 billion lei ($1.3 billion/890.4 million euro) last year, the country’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. link

Moldovan Concrete Products Manufacturer Beton Armat 2007 Net Profit Rises 45% - Table Feb 28, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Moldovan concrete products manufacturer Beton Armat rose 45% last year to 6.3 million lei ($565,000/374,000 euro), despite a fall in sales, the company said on Thursday. link

Moldova’s Freight Traffic Volume Rises 9.2% in 2007 - Table Feb 28, 2008, 14:15 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s railway, road and air freight traffic rose by 9.2% last year in terms of volume to 16.9 million tonnes, the country’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. link

Moldova Offers State-owned Stakes in Five Large Companies, 48 Others Feb 28, 2008, 16:18 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Moldova will offer the state-owned stakes in five larger companies for sale at around 112 million lei($10million/6.6 million euro) from March 4 to March 17, the Moldovan Stock Exchange (BVM) said on Thursday. link

Moldova’s January Wine and Spirits Exports Quadruple after Russia Lifts Imports Ban Feb 28, 2008, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s January exports of wine and spirits quadrupled to $8.8 million (5.8 million euro) after Russia lifted its ban on imports of Moldovan wine, official figures indicated on Thursday. link

Moldova Jan Average Salary Rises 27.3% Y/Y to 2,266 Lei (134 Euro) - Table Feb 28, 2008, 10:54 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations, rose by an annual 27.3% in January to 2,266 lei ($202/134 euro), the country’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 15 Feb 28, 2008, 10:17 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to Moldova through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Moldovan President Dismisses Environment Minister over Poor Performance Feb 28, 2008, 12:01 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin has dismissed Environment and Natural Resources Minister Constantin Mihailescu over his poor performance, the president’s press office said. link

Moldova Government List - Updated February 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 12:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 28 (SeeNews) - Updates with the appointment of Violeta Ivanov as Environment and Natural Resources Minister on February 28. Ivanov replaced Constantin Mihailescu. link

* MONTENEGRO *

ontenegro’s 2007 Tourist Arrivals Up 18.8% Y/Y - C-Bank Feb 28, 2008, 12:52 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), February 28 (SeeNews) - Tourists staying in Montenegro numbered 1.13 million in 2007, up 18.8% from a year earlier, data from the country’s central bank, CBCG, showed on Thursday. link

MONTENEGRO’S DEC PPI UP 0.2% M/M AFTER RISING 2.9% M/M IN NOV - C-BANK Feb 28, 2008, 12:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Montenegro’s December Producer Prices Up 0.2% M/M Feb 28, 2008, 12:28 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), February 28 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s December producer prices rose by 0.2% from a month earlier and were 14.5% higher on the year, data from the country’s central bank showed on Thursday. link

Montenegro’s End-2007 M1 Money Supply Up 42% Y/Y - Table Feb 28, 2008, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), February 28 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s M1 money supply rose by 42% on the year to 1.534 billion euro ($2.3 billion) at the end of 2007, preliminary data from the country’s central bank showed on Thursday. link

Montenegro Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 15 Feb 28, 2008, 10:50 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to, Montenegro through May 17. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* ROMANIA *

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - Transelectrica - 2008 Budget, Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 10:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Transelectrica 2008 Budget link

STOCKWATCH - Raiffeisen Capital & Investment Puts Romania’s Transelectrica Stock Under Review Feb 28, 2008, 17:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Raiffeisen Capital & Investment (RCI) said on Thursday it has put Romanian power grid operator Transelectrica stock under review after the company released its forecasts for this year’s financial results. Transelectrica said late on Wednesday it expects its gross profit to rise this year to 90 million lei ($37 million/25 million euro) from a preliminary gross profit of 76.1 million lei in 2007. Its revenue is seen going up to 2.9 billion lei from the preliminary 2.4 billion lei for last year. “Based on the previous years’ developments, we believe the management is taking a rather pessimistic approach towards its 2008 budget in order to assure itself that an unexpected increase by the Regulatory Authority in the price of energy purchased to cover technological consumption or higher congestion expenses, which are not fully controlled by the company, would not prevent Transelectrica from meeting its profit target,” R CI said in a statement. link

Romanian Power Grid Operator Transelectrica Sees ’08 Gross Profit Up 18.32% to 90 Mln Lei (24.7 Mln Euro) - Table Feb 27, 2008, 19:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 27 (SeeNews) - Romanian power grid operator Transelectrica said on Wednesday it expects its gross profit to rise this year to 90.0 million lei ($37.1 million/24.7 million euro) from a preliminary gross profit of 76.1 million lei in 2007. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - Antibiotice Rrivatization Offer To be Revoked, Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 11:23 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Antibiotice privatization offer to be revoked link

Romanian Unit of Belgian Brewery Group Inbev 2007 Sales Up 16.8% Feb 28, 2008, 15:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Inbev Romania, a unit of Belgian brewery group Inbev, said on Thursday its sales last year rose by 16.8%. link

Romania To Relaunch Privatisation of Antibiotice, Sales Method To Comply with EU Requirements Feb 28, 2008, 16:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Romania will relaunch the sale of its 53.02% stake in drug maker Antibiotice, after announcing its suspension on Wednesday, using a sales procedure in line with European Commission requirements, the government’s asset-selling agency, AVAS, said on Thursday. link

Wrigley Romania 2007 Sales Up 21 Pct Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 17:49 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Wrigley Romania, the local unit of U.S. chewing gum and candy maker Wrigley, said its sales rose by 21 pct on the year to 204.8 mln Romanian lei ($84.63 mln/56.06 mln euro) in 2007, the highest growth registered over the past six years. link

U.S. Broadcaster CME 2007 EBITDA in Romania Up 40 Pct Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 17:51 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd TV broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) said its earnings from operations in Romania before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped by more than 40 pct on the year to $93 mln (61.58 mln euro) in 2007. link

Romanian VES 2007 Net Profit Down 54 Pct Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 18:06 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Romanian household appliances maker VES said its net profit fell by 54 pct on the year to 551,000 Romanian lei ($228,000/151,000 euro) in 2007. link

Romanian Transgaz Sees 2008 Net Profit Up to 74.1 Mln Euro Feb 28, 2008, 18:17 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Romania’s gas transmission company Transgaz sees its net profit rising to 270 mln Romanian lei ($112.02 mln/74.1 mln euro) in 2008, from 224.3 mln lei ($93.06 mln/61.56 mln euro) posted in 2007, CEO Ioan Rusu was quoted as saying by Business Standard on February 27, 2008. link

Romania Business Sentiment Remains Positive in February Feb 28, 2008, 11:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Romanian managers remain positive about the performance of the country’s economy in the three months through April, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Thursday. link

UPDATE 1 - Romania’s 2007 Prelim Budget Deficit at 2.6%/GDP - Fin Min Feb 28, 2008, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds quotes, details) link

Romania Sells 57.2 Mln Lei (15.7 Mln Euro) in 1-Yr T-Bills, Below Target Feb 28, 2008, 10:04 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Romania sold on Wednesday 57.2 million lei ($23.6 million/15.7 million euro) of one-year T-bills, below its 100 million lei target offer, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

ROMANIA’S 2007 PRELIM BUDGET DEFICIT AT 2.6%/GDP - FIN MIN Feb 28, 2008, 12:23 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s 2007 Prelim Budget Deficit at 2.6%/GDP - Fin Min Feb 28, 2008, 12:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), Ferbuary 28 (SeeNews) - Romania’s consolidated budget gap in 2007 was equivalent to 2.6% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) under preliminary data, Finance and Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian said on Thursday. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Romanian Bourse Loses Further Ground in Correction, Turnover Falls Feb 28, 2008, 16:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Romanian share indices fell for a second straight day in an ongoing correction, as expected, amid falling turnover, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 15 Feb 28, 2008, 09:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Romanian Leu Loses More Ground vs Euro due to Weak U.S. Dollar Feb 28, 2008, 16:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 28 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu ended cheaper versus the euro again on Thursday, influenced by the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the euro on international markets, dealers said. link

* SERBIA *

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

Serbia’s January Restaurant, Hotel Prices Up 6.9% Y/Y - Table Feb 28, 2008, 12:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Prices in Serbia’s restaurants and hotels rose by 6.9% in January from a year earlier and were 1.0% higher than in the previous month, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday. link

Serbia Extends Bidding Deadline for Engineering Holding Firm Janko Lisjak to March 21 Feb 28, 2008, 14:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s Privatisation Agency said on Thursday it extended further, to March 21, the deadline for the submission of bids in a tender for the sale of engineering holding company Janko Lisjak. link

Serbia’s Banka Postanska Stedionica Raises 2.1 Bln Dinars (25 Mln Euro) in Half Subscribed Capital Hike Feb 28, 2008, 15:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) – Majority state-owned Serbian bank Banka Postanska Stedionica said on Thursday it raised some 2.1 billion dinars ($37.9million/25.1 million euro) in a capital increase which was just over half subscribed. link

Slovak-owned Serbian Rolling Stock Maker Gose Plans 80 Mln Euro Revenue for 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 17:42 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovak company ZOS Trnava’s Serbian rolling stock manufacturer, Gosa Sinska Vozila, plans a total revenue of 80 mln euro ($120.3 mln) for 2008, of which 50 mln euro ($75.6 mln) from exports, Serbian Radio and Television reported. link

Serbia Defence Min Rules Serial Production of Zastava M 21 Rifle Feb 28, 2008, 18:03 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Defence Ministry has ruled on the start of serial production of a the latest army rifle, M 21, by domestic arms maker Zastava Oruzje, media reports showed. link

Slovenian Retailer Mercator Raises Revenue in Serbia by 70 Pct Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 18:12 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian food retailer Mercator increased its revenue in Serbia by 70 pct on the year to 344 mln euro ($520 mln) for 2007 and plans a further 10 pct increase for 2008, Serbian media reports showed. link

Hungary PM Visits Moscow To Seal South Stream Pipeline Agreement Feb 28, 2008, 18:15 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Hungary’s left-wing Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is on a visit to Moscow on February 28, 2008 to sign an agreement for Hungary’s participation in Russia’s South Stream gas pipeline project, the rival of Nabucco, the alternative gas supply plan of the European Union (EU), Hungarian MFOR reported. link

SERBIAN C-BANK SAYS RAISES KEY REPO RATE TO 11.5% FROM 10.75% Feb 28, 2008, 11:09 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbian C-bank Lifts Key Repo Rate to 11.5% from 10.75% Feb 28, 2008, 11:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s central bank, NBS, said on Thursday it has raised the key repo rate to 11.5% from 10.75%. link

Serbia’s 2007 Jobless Rate Falls to 18.8% from 21.6% in 2006 – Econ Min Feb 28, 2008, 13:45 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) – The unemployment rate in Serbia fell to 18.8% last year from 21.6% in 2006, Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said on Thursday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Feb 28, 2008 Feb 28, 2008, 10:38 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for February 28, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbian Indices Mostly Down in Smaller Volumes Feb 28, 2008, 16:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices ended mostly down on Thursday and brokers said it was yet another tedious session with investors wary of Serbia’s political volatility. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 18 Feb 28, 2008, 10:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 18. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* SLOVENIA *

STOCKWATCH - RCB Launches Coverage of Slovenia’s NKBM Bank with “Hold” Feb 28, 2008, 18:17 CET | Analysis | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) has launched coverage of Slovenian second-largest bank by assets, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), with a "hold" recommendation and has set its target price at 38.60 euro ($56.44), RCB said on Thursday. link

Slovenia’s Mercator Plans Hefty Investments To Keep Top Position at Home, Grow Abroad Feb 27, 2008, 19:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food retailer Mercator said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 260 million euro ($393.2 million euro) a year until 2012 to keep its dominant position at home and become a leading retailer in southeastern Europe. link

Slovenia’s Istrabenz Raises ’07 Parent Net Profit to Prelim 98.2 Mln Euro from 2.3 Mln Euro Year-ago Feb 28, 2008, 10:40 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian enery-to-tourism holding company Istrabenz raised its 2007 parent net profit to a preliminary 98.2 million euro ($143.58 million) from 2.298 million euro a year earlier mainly due to financial gains, it said on Thursday. link

Slovenia’s Sava 2007 Parent Net Profit Falls by Prelim 57% Feb 28, 2008, 10:49 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian rubber-to-tourism holding company Sava said on Thursday its parent net profit fell by 57% to 12.1 million euro ($17.69 million) last year despite a rise in sales. link

Slovenia’s Jan Tourist Numbers Up 1.0% Y/Y, Overnights Unchanged Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 10:52 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists visiting Slovenia in January rose 1.0% on the year to 135,925, the State Statistics Office said on Thursday. SLOVENIAN PORT OF KOPER RAISES 2007 GROUP NET PROFIT BY PRELIM 49% TO 30.85 MLN EURO Feb 28, 2008, 15:22 CET | Alert | SeeNews [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sportoperatorlukakopersaysraises2007groupnetprofitbyprelim49_to-151831" class="spip_out">link

SLOVENIAN BLUE-CHIP DRUG MAKER KRKA RAISES 2007 GROUP NET PROFIT TO PRELIM 132.85 MLN EURO FROM 112.09 MLN EURO YR-AGO Feb 28, 2008, 15:47 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenia’s Krka Raises 2007 Group Net Profit to 132.85 Mln Euro Feb 28, 2008, 16:14 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian drug maker Krka raised its 2007 group net profit to a preliminary 132.85 million euro ($194.24 million) from 112.09 million euro a year earlier on the back of higher sales, it said on Thursday. link

Slovenian Port Company Luka Koper Raises 2007 Group Net Profit by Prelim 49% Feb 28, 2008, 16:16 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Blue chip Luka Koper, the company operating Slovenia’s Adriatic port of Koper, on Thursday reported a 49% rise in its 2007 group net profit to a preliminary 30.85 million euro ($45.11 million). link

SLOVENIAN LOGISTICS COMPANY INTEREUROPA NEARLY TREBLES 2007 GROUP NET PROFIT TO PRELIM 26.5 MLN EURO Feb 28, 2008, 16:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenia’s Inetereuropa Nearly Trebles 2007 Group Net Profit to Prelim 26.5 Mln Euro Feb 28, 2008, 16:45 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian blue-chip logistics company Intereuropa nearly trebled its group net profit to a preliminary 26.5 million euro ($38.75 million) last year thanks to financial gains and increased sales, it said on Thursday. link

Slovenian Food Maker Zito Raises 2007 Parent Net Profit by Prelim 17% Feb 28, 2008, 17:15 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food producer Zito raised its parent net profit by 17% to a preliminary 4.666 million euro ($6.82 million) last year, as sales increased, it said on Thursday. link

Italian Low-Cost Carrier Volareweb.com Plans to Launch Flights to Slovenia’s Capital on May 6 Feb 28, 2008, 17:22 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Italian low-cost air carrier Volareweb.com plans to launch regular flights from Milan to Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana in May, the company operating the Ljubljana airport said on Thursday. link

Austrian Kapsch Plans To Open Units in Macedonia, Slovenia, Belarus Feb 28, 2008, 18:10 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Austrian Kapsch Group plans to open units in Macedonia, Slovenia and Belarus as part of expansion plans for southeast Europe, according to Macedonian media reports. link

Slovenian Retailer Mercator Raises Revenue in Serbia by 70 Pct Y/Y Feb 28, 2008, 18:12 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian food retailer Mercator increased its revenue in Serbia by 70 pct on the year to 344 mln euro ($520 mln) for 2007 and plans a further 10 pct increase for 2008, Serbian media reports showed. link

Slovenia Schedule of Events - Feb 28 - May 15 Feb 28, 2008, 08:54 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Slovenia through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

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