News report of 03.07.2008

* Albania *

German Media Group WAZ Enters Albanian Market via Minority Stake Acquisition Jul 03, 2008, 15:46 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Germany’s Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) media group said it has entered the Albanian media market by acquiring a minority stake in local TV Vision+, as part of its expanding strategy in Southeast Europe. link

France’s Club Med To Start Building 38 Mln Euro Resort in Albania Jul 03, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), July 3 (SeeNews) - French tour operator and resort group Club Med, in cooperation with Albania’s construction company Riviera, will start building a 38 million euro ($60.3 million) resort in Albania after three years of legal disputes with the local people, a Riviera official said on Thursday. link

Central Bank of Albania - External Sector Developments of the Albanian Economy - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 15:14 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews EXTERNAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ALBANIAN ECONOMY DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008JUNE 2008 link

Central Bank of Albania - Quarterly Economic Bulletin - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 14:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews GOVERNOR’S SPEECH link

Albania’s Biggest Insurer Hails Draft Bill as First Step to Market Liberalisation Jul 03, 2008, 14:17 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Albania’s biggest insurer on Thursday hailed the government’s effort to liberalise the country’s insurance market. link

Central Bank of Albania - Annual Report - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 14:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews GOVERNOR’S SPEECH link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s Sole Alumina Plant Birac To Lay off 245 Workers To Deal with Losses Jul 03, 2008, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews ZVORNIK (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s sole alumina plant Birac, owned by Lithuanian Ukio Banko Investment Group, said on Thursday it will have to lay off 245 workers to deal with losses incurred by constantly growing natural gas prices and shrinking revenue resulting from falls in the U.S. dollar. link

Bosnian Construction Group Integral Inzenjering Launches Buyout Bid for Spa Operator Banja Laktasi Jul 03, 2008, 14:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) – Bosnian construction group Integral Inzenjering on Thursday launched a buyout bid for spa operator Banja Laktasi in which it directly owns 59.45%. link

Arcelor Mittal’s Bosnian Unit Restarts Blast Furnace - Media Jul 03, 2008, 12:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s biggest steel maker, Arcelor Mittal Zenica (AMZ), has re-lit its blast furnace as part of a $100 million (63 million euro) project to restart integral production this year, daily newspaper Nezavisne Novine reported. link

Bosnia’s Boksit Milici To Build 1.3 Mln Euro Sports Hall Jul 03, 2008, 12:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bosnian diversified company Boksit has launched construction of a 2.5 million marka ($2.0 million/1.3 million euro) sports hall in the eastern town of Milici, the company said. link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic May Tourist Numbers Rise 22.1% Y/Y - Table Jul 03, 2008, 10:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists in Bosnia’s Serb Republic totalled 27,199 in May, up 22.1% on the year and 51.6% more than a month earlier, official data showed on Thursday. link

Bosnia Serb Republic May Construction Output Rises 16.8% Y/Y – Table Jul 03, 2008, 10:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) - The construction output in Bosnia’s Serb Republic, measured by value, rose in May by 16.8% year-on-year and was 21.4% higher than in April, the Republic’s Statistics Office said on Thursday. link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic To Auction 61.62% of Construction Firm GIK Hidrogradnja on Bourse Jul 03, 2008, 09:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Serb Republic said on Thursday it will auction 61.62% of civil engineering company GIK Hidrogradnja on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE) on July 31. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – July 3–Nov 20 Jul 03, 2008, 09:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through November 20. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

UPDATE 1 - Bulgarian Steel Wheels Manufacturer Balkancar Zarya Plans Takeover of Unnamed European Rival Jul 03, 2008, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds company’s comments) link

Bulgarian REIT Arco Towers Seeks 7.5 Mln Euro in Cap Hike Jul 03, 2008, 17:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian real estate investment trust (REIT) Arco Towers is seeking to raise 14.69 million levs ($11.8 million/7.5 million euro) in a planned capital increase, the company has said. link

Bulgarian Steel Wheels Manufacturer Balkancar Zarya Plans Takeover of Unnamed Rival Jul 03, 2008, 17:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian steel wheels manufacturer Balkancar Zarya said on Thursday it plans to take over an unnamed holding group which has subsidiaries operating in the sector. link

UPDATE 3 - Blasts at Ammunition Depot Rock Bulgarian Capital Sofia, Airport Closed Jul 03, 2008, 16:43 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, possible reason for explosions, airport to re-open) link

Bulgarian Stocks Lose Ground, Blue-Chip Index Hits 19-Month Low Jul 03, 2008, 16:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices on Thursday lost ground in small turnovers mirroring falls on international markets, brokers said. link

INTERVIEW - Holcim Bulgaria Sees CO2 Emission Caps as Biggest Long-Term Challenge Jul 03, 2008, 16:04 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Holcim Bulgaria, part of global cement producer Holcim, sees curbs on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as the biggest problem in its operations in the long run, increasing pressure on margins from rising prices of inputs, its CEO Todor Kostov said. link

Hellenic Petroleum, Italy’s Edison Sign Strategic Partnership Deal, Targets SEE Expansion Jul 03, 2008, 15:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – Hellenic Petroleum has signed a deal for entering a strategic alliance with Italian power utiliy Edison in the sector of electricity generation and trading that will seek expansion in southeastern Europe, the Greek company said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Company Chepelare Resort To Invest 50 Mln Euro in Tourism Complex Jul 03, 2008, 15:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian company Chepelare Resort plans to invest 50 million euro ($79.4 million) in a tourism complex in the southern town of Chepelare, in the Rhodope Mountain, a press officer for the company said on Thursday. link

INTERVIEW – Bulgaria’s Municipal Bank Sees 2008 Net Profit at up to 4.1 Mln Euro, Targets 50% Rise in Assets This Year Jul 03, 2008, 14:23 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Municipal Bank, one of the small banks on the local market, sees its net profit at up to 8.0 million levs ($6.5 million/4.1 million euro) in 2008 and will target a 50% annual rise in assets this year, the bank’s executive directors have said. link

Spanish Real Estate Agency XarXa Enters Bulgaria, Plans SEE Expansion Jul 03, 2008, 14:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Spanish real estate agency XarXa said on Thursday it has set foot in Bulgaria and plans to expand in southeast Europe, aiming to gain from the rising real estate markets in the region. link

Bulgargaz Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with Gaz de France Jul 03, 2008, 12:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria has signed a strategic partnership deal with Gaz de France to enhance the security of gas supplies, state-owned Bulgargaz Holding company said on Thursday. link

Canadian Gold Point Energy Farms In On Oil/Gas Licences in Bulgaria Jul 03, 2008, 12:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – Canadian Gold Point Energy Corp. (GPE) said on Thursday it has signed a letter of intent to farm in to a portion of two oil and gas licences totalling 1,480 square kilometres in eastern Bulgaria with JKX Oil & Gas and Aurelian Oil & Gas. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Social Security - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on the consolidated fiscal programme of the social security for the first quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Republican Budget - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:19 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly data report on the republican budged as of May 31, 2008. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Local Govrnment - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:18 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on the consolidated fiscal programme of the local government for the first quarter of 2008. link

Israel’s Gazit-Globe Plans 100 Mln Euro Real Estate Project in Macedonia Jul 03, 2008, 11:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – Israeli real estate investment company Gazit-Globe plans to build a 100 million euro ($159 million) residential and commercial complex in Macedonia’s capital Skopje, a company official said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Government Finance - Preliminary Data - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:17 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on the government finance for the first quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on the consolidated fiscal programme as of May 30, 2008. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Central Govrnment - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:14 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on the consolidated fiscal programme of the central government for the first quarter of 2008. link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews US market registered drop ahead of unemployment report link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:51 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar reached over a two months low against the euro link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:47 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

INTERVIEW - Austria’s UNIQA Targets 15% Rise in Its 2008 Gross Written Premium in Bulgaria Jul 03, 2008, 10:34 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Austrian insurer group UNIQA expects to raise its gross written premium income in Bulgaria by 15% this year to some 70 million euro ($110.7 million) as it diversifies its portfolio to attract more clients, the head of Uniqa’s Sofia-based unit said. link

EU Expected To Decide on 139.3 Mln Euro Frozen Farm Payments to Bulgaria at Year’s End - Deputy PM Plugchieva Jul 03, 2008, 10:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – The European Union is expected to decide whether it would unfreeze payments worth 272.2 million levs ($221 million/139.3 million euro) to Bulgarian farmers under the Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (SAPARD) at the end of 2008, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva said on Thursday. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Stock Market Overview - Q2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Commentary link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:50 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Billboard AD-Sofia /5BP/ submitted to X3 News the following information:The Bulgarian Investments Agency to the Ministry of Economy and Energy has issued a class A investment certificate to HEATSET EOOD, a 100% subsidiary of Billboard AD.The entire notification is available on link link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for July 2, 2008. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - July 3 - Nov 25 Jul 03, 2008, 09:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (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

UPDATE 2 - Blasts at Ammunition Depot Rock Bulgarian Capital Sofia, Airport Closed Jul 03, 2008, 09:22 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, corrects name) link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - General Govrnment - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 08:55 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on the consolidated fiscal programme of the general government for the first quarter of 2008. link

UPDATE 1 - Blasts at Ammunition Depot Rock Bulgarian Capital Sofia Jul 03, 2008, 08:07 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) Blasts at Ammunition Depot Rock Bulgarian Capital Sofia Jul 03, 2008, 07:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) - Blasts at an ammunition utilisation depot rocked the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Wednesday morning, officials said. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/blastsatmunitiondeporockbulgariancapitalsofia-072327" class="spip_out">link

* Croatia *

Croatian Equity Market Declines, Turnover Doubles Jul 03, 2008, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s equity market lost around one percent on Thursday on global woes and mistrust in local shares as total turnover doubled, analysts said. link

German DEG To Allocate 20 Mln Euro Credit Line to Croatian Atlantic Grupa Jul 03, 2008, 17:40 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Fast moving Croatian consumer goods distributor and health products maker Atlantic Grupa said on Thursday it has signed with German development bank DEG an agreement for a 20 million euro eight-year credit line. link

Germany’s Bayer Aims To Raise Annual Turnover in Croatia by Half to 50 Mln Euro in Three Years Jul 03, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - German drugs and chemicals company Bayer aims to raise by roughly half its annual turnover in Croatia to 50 million euro ($78.8 million) in the next three years on new products and investments in marketing and sales, its Croatian unit said on Thursday. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Vessels on Cruise in the Republic of Croatia, Jan - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 14:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews FOREIGN VESSELS ON CRUISE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA January ─ May 2008 link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Indices of Agricultural Production, 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 14:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In 2007, as compared to 2006, the volume index of gross agricultural production decreased by 3.9%. In the crop production this decrease amounted to 5.5% and in the livestock production by 2.1% link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Monthly Statistical Report - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 13:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Monthly Statistical Report contains monthly and annual statistical data on economic trends in the Republic of Croatia, which the users, according to our information, are most interested in.The Bureau also publishes data obtained from other institutions involved in the system of statistical surveys. Data are provided by the Croatian Employment Service, the Croatian Health Insurance Institute, the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance, the Croatian National Bank and the Ministry of the Interior.The Report presents absolute and relative data in five-year or three-year series; for the last three years the data are given by months, while some statistics present data for the last month only.The monthly Statistical Report is issued approximately on the 20th day of the actual month for the previous month.We would be grateful for any of your notes or suggestions, which could contribute to the improvement of this publication. link

Croatia To Move Closer to NATO Membership Next Week Jul 03, 2008, 13:04 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) – Croatia said on Thursday it will move a step closer to NATO membership next week when it will sign an accession protocol with the 26-member defence alliance. link

Croatian Banks’ End-May Loan Portfolio Rises 0.6% M/M, Up 10.7% Y/Y - RBA Jul 03, 2008, 12:33 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of Croatian commercial banks reached 217.54 billion kuna ($47.7 billion/30.1 billion euro) at the end of May, up 0.6% from a month earlier and 10.7% higher on the year, commercial bank Raiffeisenbank Austria Zagreb (RBA) said on Thursday. link

Croatia’s HEP Turns to Q1 Consolidated Net Loss - Table Jul 03, 2008, 12:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Croatian state-owned electricity company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) turned to a 119.4 million kuna ($26.2 million/16.5 million euro) consolidated net loss in the first quarter of 2008 from a net profit of 10 million kuna in the same period last year. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - July 3 - Sept 16 Jul 03, 2008, 09:23 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through September 16. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:After a sharp increase at the start of a trading day, domestic popular benchmark started to decline but still managed to end the day 0,5% in plus at 3.527,19 pts. Stock turnover amounted to HRK 42 million. Construction engineering company Ingra (INGR-R-A) announced it has acquired 100% equity of Macedonian engineering company Mavrovo inzenjering ltd. In 2007 Mavrovo Inzenjering sales amounted to HRK 109 million which is 16% of Ingra’s last year’s sales. Earlier this year, Ingra acquired 79% of shareholders capital of Macedonian construction company GP Mavrovo. This Macedonian constructor had sales of some HRK 185 million in 2007 (audited and consolidated) and combined with Mavrovo inzenjering would add some HRK 295 million to Ingra’s sales or some 43,7% of Co’s 2007 sales. Ingra’s share added 1,6% today collecting HRK 0,7 million in turnover. Other construction companies performed well today with heavy constructor and power trunk producer Dalekovod (DL KV-R-A) gaining 2,9%, construction consultancy Institut gradevinarstva Hrvatske (IGHR- A) 1,9%, and civil engineering company Hidroelektra niskogradnja (HDEL-R-A) 8,3%. Metal holding company Duro Dakovic Holding (DDJH-RA) dropped 1,2% on HRK 0,3 million turnover. Newspapers are speculating that the company will sell its 65,3% stake in Duro Dakovic Montaza (DDJM-R-A) as their future strategy is oriented towards development of their core business, production of military equipment, heavy industry equipment, and energy related equipment. DDJM’s last price of HRK 800 would value DDJH stake in the company at HRK 132 million or 1/3 DDJH current market capitalization. link

* Macedonia *

USAID Provides Grant Support for Macedonian Farming Projects Worth $3.2 Mln Jul 03, 2008, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 3 (SeeNews) – The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it provided grant support to nine Macedonian agribusinesses for export-boosting projects which are worth $3.2 million (2.03 million euro). link

Macedonia’s MEPSO Sells 1,225 MWh Night-Time Electricity Surplus for Over 57,700 Euro Jul 03, 2008, 16:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Macedonian state-owned power transmission operator MEPSO said on Thursday it sold 1,225 megawatthours (MWh) of night-time electricity surpluses to local ferroalloys plant Silmak for more than 57,700 euro ($90,894). link

Macedonia’s March FX Reserves Rise 7.5% Y/Y to 1.519 Bln Euro - Table Jul 03, 2008, 14:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 3 (SeeNews) - The gross foreign exchange reserves held by Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, rose by 7.5% year-on-year to 1.519 billion euro ($2.415 billion) at the end of March, the central bank, NBRM said on Thursday. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Production Volume Indices by Activities - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 13:14 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Increase of industrial production in May 2008 in comparison with same month of previous year for 17.6% link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Indices of Employees in Industry - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 13:08 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The number of employees in industry in May 2008 in comparison with May 2007 decreased by 0.1%According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in May 2008 in comparison with May 2007 is 99.9.In May 2008, the employees in industry in the Republic of Macedonia in comparison with the average number of the employees in industry in 2005 decreased by 4.4%.The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and Quarrying in May 2008 in comparison with the average number of employees in industry in 2005 decreased by 14.3%, in Manufacturing industry decreased by 2.9% and in the section Electricity, gas and water supply decreased by 7.3%. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Business Tendencies in the Manufacturing Industry - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 13:05 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Assessment of the managers of the industrial manufactory enterprises about the curent business situation of the enterprises in May 2008 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Completed Construction Work and Completed Dwellings Built by Private Owners - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 12:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total value of completed constructions built by private owners in 2007 is 15 358 900 thousand denars link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - External Trade Scope - Jan-May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 12:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews International trade scope of the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-May 2008 is increased for 44.7% in comparison with the international trade scope in the same period in 2007 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Completed Construction Work and Completed Dwellings in Buildings Built by Construction Business Entities - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 12:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total value of completed constructions built by business entities performing construction works in 2007 is 6 989 667 thousand denars link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Price Indices of Catering Trade and Services - June 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 12:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The catering price index in June 2008, in comparison with May 2008, is increased for 1.7% link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Producer Price Indices of Industrial Products - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 12:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Producer price indices of industrial products in May 2008 is increased by 14.4% in comparison to May 2007 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Short Term Macroeconomic Indicators Q1 - 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 12:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews ERRATA link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Retail Price Index and Consumer Price Index - June 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Retail Price Index in June 2008, compared with May 2008, increased by 0.8%, while the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3% link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Net Wages - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:31 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Average monthly net-wage paid per employee in April 2008 increased for 9.2% in relation with April 2007 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Gross Wage - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:22 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Average monthly gross-wage paid per employee in April 2008 increased for 7.5 % in relation with April 2007 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Active Population - Q1 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:19 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The labour force in the first quarter of 2008 indicates an increase of 2.0% in relation to the same period of 2007 link

Israel’s Gazit-Globe Plans 100 Mln Euro Real Estate Project in Macedonia Jul 03, 2008, 11:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 3 (SeeNews) – Israeli real estate investment company Gazit-Globe plans to build a 100 million euro ($159 million) residential and commercial complex in Macedonia’s capital Skopje, a company official said on Thursday. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Birthrate by Municipalities - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 11:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Natality in 2007 increased 0.5% compared to 2006 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Marriages and Divorces - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 11:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In 2007 the number of marriages increased and the number of divorces decreased in the Republic of Macedonia link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Mortality by Municipalities - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 10:53 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Mortality in 2007 increased by 5.2% compared with 2006 link

Ministry of Finance of Macedonia - Government Securites Market - Mar - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Contents link

Ministry of Finance of Macedonia - Bimonthly Bulletin - Jan-Feb 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia has published its bimonthly bulletin for the period from January to February 2008. link

Ministry of Finance of Macedonia - Stock of Public Debt - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on the stock of public debt for April 2008. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:40 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Macedonian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for July 2, 2008. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - 2007 - Year of Records - June 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:39 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews FOREWORD BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE MACEDONIAN STOCK EXCHANGE link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - July 3-Nov 28 Jul 03, 2008, 09:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through November 28. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Ministry of Finance of Macedonia - Central Government Budget - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 08:42 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on the central government budget for April 2008. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s Investprivatbank To Raise Its Capital to 160 Mln Lei (10.3 Mln Euro) Jul 03, 2008, 16:15 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 3 (SeeNews) - Moldovan commercial bank Investprivatbank plans to raise its share capital to 160 million lei ($16.3 million/10.3 million euro) through a 50 million lei share issue, the bank said on Thursday. link

Moldova More than Halves 2008 Budget Deficit Target Jul 03, 2008, 14:40 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 3 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s Parliament approved on Thursday an increase in both revenue and spending targets of the state budget bill for 2008, cutting the deficit target to 99.7 million lei ($10.2 million/6.4 million euro) from 223.7 million lei projected earlier. link

Moldova H1 Budget Deficit Falls to 200 Mln Lei (13 Mln Euro) Jul 03, 2008, 12:08 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 3 (SeeNews) - Moldova had a budget deficit of 200 million lei ($20.3 million/13 million euro) in the first half of 2008, compared to a deficit of 212.2 million lei a year earlier, Finance Ministry figures showed on Thursday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - July 3-Oct 8 Jul 03, 2008, 10:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through October 8. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* Montenegro *

Montenegro Schedule of Events - July 3 - July 4 Jul 03, 2008, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Montenegro through July 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:41 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews New Securities Exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for July 2, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romanian Stock Market Closes Down, SIF 3 Transilvania Leads Falls Jul 03, 2008, 17:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Romanian share indices on Thursday closed lower, led by losses in SIF 3 Transilvania, one of Romania’s five regional investment funds, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Ends Unchanged vs Euro in Moderate Trade Jul 03, 2008, 17:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Thursday ended virtually unchanged against the euro from the 3.6350/6390 closing a day earlier, in moderate trade, dealers said. link

Romania H1 E-Commerce Market Up 60% Y/Y to 25 Mln Euro - Industry Official Jul 03, 2008, 17:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - The e-commerce market in Romania in the first half of 2008 rose 60% on the year to 25 million euro ($39.4 million), GECAD ePayment, part of IT solutions provider GECAD Group, said on Thursday. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Corporate Events - July 7 - 13, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 17:00 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Raiffeisen Capital & Investment has released its schedule of corporate events for the week July 7 - 13, 2008, containing the following tables: link

Yields Rise on Romanian 5-Year T-Notes Jul 03, 2008, 15:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Romania on Thursday sold 45.6 million lei ($19.9 million/12.5 million euro) worth of five-year T-notes, much below its 700 million lei target offer, as yields rose, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

Romania Invites Binding Bids for 270 Mln Euro Motorway Project Jul 03, 2008, 13:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Romania said on Thursday it has invited binding bids from companies interested to build a 32-kilometre motorway in the western part of the country in a project worth 270 million euro ($429 million). link

Romanian National Bank - Financial Behaviour of Households and Companies by County - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 12:22 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has released its monthly report on the financial behaviour of households and companies by county for May 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:27 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The five SIFs accounted for 67.44% of the Regular market daily turnover link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:12 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the newsRompetrol Rafinare increases share capital in its subsidiariesRompetrol Rafinare (RRC) decided to increase the share capital of its petrochemicals subsidiary Rompetrol Petrochemicals with RON 117.4 mn (EUR 32.6 mn). RRC intends also to increase the share capital of its retail subsidiary, Rompetrol Downstream, with another EUR 45 mn, a decision to be approved by RRCs shareholders at the next GSM, on July 7. Both subsidiaries will use the fresh funds to support their investment plans. We remind that both subsidiaries are fully owned by Rompetrol Rafinare, the listed entity, thus we consider the news as neutral.Tender SA sold a stake of 1.1% in ProspectiuniIn a release to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), Tender SA announced that it sold some7.8 mn Prospectiuni (PRSN) shares or a 1.1% stake in the company. The transaction took place at RON 0.7 per share, which is 15% higher than the previous closing and amounted to RON 5.5 mn (EUR 1.5 mn). Following the transaction, Tender SA reduced its stake in Prospectiuni to 69.6%.Armax Gaz chief buys stakeAccording to media reports, Mr. Mircea Vescan, majority shareholder of oil&gas equipment manufacturer Armax Gaz (ARAX) has in the last several days acquired some 3.7 mn shares in the company, or about 0.62% of the share capital. The average share price was 25% lower YTD and more than four times lower than last years maximum. In May last year, Mr. Vescan has sold 6.2% in ARAX for some RON 8.1 mn. At the time, he stated the sale was necessary as he needed the cash to subscribe in the companys capital increase. According to management, ARAX is in a favorable position this year as it has a capacity utilization rate of fewer than 50% and wants to invest more than EUR 6 mn in production capacity increase and IT systems. According to market rumors, Dafora (DAFR) and Armax Gaz will be among the key beneficiaries of a large investments program that national utilities Transgaz (TGN) and Romgaz have planned for gas storage capacity increase and pipes network expansion in coming years. Apart, will buy back some 10% of its share capital within the next year and a half, to be used for an employee compensation scheme. Mr. Vescan holds some 38% in the company, the balance being free float.SIF Banat Crisana sold Dacia MeridianSIF Banat Crisana (SIF1) announced that it hassold for RON 1.5 mn (EUR 0.4 mn) its 99.9% stake in auto services company Dacia Meridian. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:34 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for July 2, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:33 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for July 2, 2008. link

Romania Schedule of Events - July 3 - Sept 26 Jul 03, 2008, 09:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through September 26. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Romanian Labour Ministry - Registered Unemployment by Counties - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Romania’s Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family has released its monthy report on registered unemployment by counties for April 2008. link

Romanian Labour Ministry - Unemployment and Vacant Jobs - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Romania’s Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family has released its monthy report on unemployment and vacant jobs for April 2008. link

Romanian Labour Ministry - Unemployment by Educational Level - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Romania’s Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family has released its monthly report on unemployment by educational level for April 2008. link

Romanian National Trade Register Office - Companies by Foreign Direct Investment- April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Contents link

Romanian National Trade Register Office - Proceedings in the Central Trade Register - Provisional Data - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 07:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews CONTENTS link

* Serbia *

Belgrade Indices Fall Further, Univerzal Banka Boosts BELEX’s Tiny Turnover Jul 03, 2008, 16:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices closed lower on Thursday, stuck in the doldrums of summer sluggishness and global recession as blue-chip Univerzal Banka boosted the total turnover, brokers said. link

Serbia’s June Restaurant, Hotel Prices Rise 10.4% Y/Y - Table Jul 03, 2008, 15:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Prices in Serbia’s restaurants and hotels in June rose by 10.4% from a year earlier and were up 0.8% on the previous month, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Thursday. link

INTERVIEW – Kosovo Will Need Massive Intl Aid To Become Viable Economy Jul 03, 2008, 12:44 CET | Interview | SeeNews PRISTINA, July 3 (SeeNews) - Kosovo will need massive international aid over the next three or four years to become a viable economy, a senior official from Kosovo’s new international administration said. link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market Wrap Up - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:06 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its daily trading report for July 2, 2008, containing an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - July 3, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 10:30 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for July 3, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbia Schedule of Events – July 3 - July 31 Jul 03, 2008, 10:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through July 31. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - July 2, 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 09:33 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Belgrade Stock Exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for July 2, 2008 link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Fall Further Jul 03, 2008, 18:14 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices extended losses in higher turnover on Thursday with most blue chips losing value. link

Slovenian Flag Carrier Adria Airways Raises H1 Passenger Traffic by 26% Y/Y Jul 03, 2008, 17:29 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways carried some 602,037 passengers in the first six months of 2008, up 26% from a year earlier, as the number of flights also increased, it said on Thursday. link

Slovenia’s Poteza Buys 4.5% of NLB Bank, Raises Stake to 7.69% Jul 03, 2008, 17:02 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Slovenian invesment and financial company Poteza Nalozbe has acquired 4.5% of the country’s largest bank by assets Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for an undislosed price. link

Slovenian Drug Maker Krka Raises H1 Group Sales by 20% Y/Y to 469.3 Mln Euro Jul 03, 2008, 16:14 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), July 3 (SeeNews) - Slovenian blue-chip drug maker Krka on Thursday reported a 20% annual rise in group sales to 469.3 million euro ($740.2 million) in the first half of 2008. link

SLOVENIAN DRUG MAKER KRKA SAYS RAISES H1 GROUP SALES BY 20% Y/Y TO 469.3 MLN EURO Jul 03, 2008, 16:12 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Local Governments Budgets - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on revenues and expenditures of the local governments budgets for April 2008. link

Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Pension Fund - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly bulletin on pension fund revenues and expenditure for May 2008. link

Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Health Fund - May 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on revenues and expenditures of the health fund for May 2008. link

Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Debt Guaranteed by the Republic of Slovenia - Q4 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 11:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its quarterly report on debt guaranteed by the Republic of Slovenia for the fourth quarter of 2007. link

Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Consolidated General Government Budgetary Accounts - April 2008 Jul 03, 2008, 11:21 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on consolidated general government budgetary accounts for April 2008. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Contunuing Education - 2006 - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 11:12 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Interest in learning languages continues to grow. The share of people attending verified continuing education programmes increased as well. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Railway Transport - Detailed Data - 2007 Jul 03, 2008, 11:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In Slovenia in 2007 17.5 million tonnes of goods were carried by train and over 3,600 million tonne-kilometres were performed. Data on railway goods transport for period 1994-2003 are also available in the SI-STAT data portal. link

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