Girodivite: SEENEWS – news report of 23.04.2008

SEENEWS – news report of 23.04.2008

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Wednesday 23 April 2008, by Emanuele G. - 761 letture

News report of 23.04.2008

* Albania *

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expects the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slow to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

Albania Sells 12.9 Bln Leks (105 Mln Euro) of T-bills, Yields Rise on 6-mo, 12-mo Issues, Fall on 3-mo Issue Apr 23, 2008, 10:42 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Albania sold 12.9 billion leks ($168.6 million/105.4 million euro) in three Treasury bill issues at an auction on Tuesday as yields rose on the 6- and 12- month T-bills but fell on the 3-mo issue, the bank said on Wednesday. link

Albania Schedule of Events - April 23- June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:18 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Albania through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bosnia *

Bosnian Sanitary Paper Producer Celex Posts Loss in Q1 - Table Apr 23, 2008, 11:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) - Slovak-owned Bosnian sanitary paper producer SHP Celex had a loss of some 140,000 marka ($114,000/72,000 euro) in the first quarter of the year, figures showed on Wednesday. link

Slovenian Poultry Producer Perutnina Ptuj Opens 20 Mln Euro Factory in Bosnia Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s leading poultry producer Perutnina PtujÂ opened on Wednesday a 20 million euro ($32 million) meat processing factory in central Bosnia, the government of Bosniaâ€™s Muslim-Croat Federation said. link

Bosnian Pastry Producer Mira’s Q1 Net Profit Rises 31% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 16:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s largest pastry producer, Mira, majority owned by Croatia’s Kras, on Wednesday reported a 31% yearly rise in its net profitÂ to some 201,000 marka ($164,000/103,000 euro)Â for the first quarter of 2008. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

POLL - Southeast European Capital Mkts To Remain Calm Amid Fears for Overheating Apr 23, 2008, 17:05 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The capital markets in southeast Europe have registered increases in February despite the panic sales and declines of indices, as investors seemed to be calm and confident that the market will grow further. However, in March new declines of the local bourses occurred and markets went down by more than 20% on average on a quarterly basis. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - April 23 - Oct 29 Apr 23, 2008, 09:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through October 29. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgaria More Than Doubles Area Sown Under Rapeseed to 98,100 Ha Apr 23, 2008, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews Â SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian farmers have sown some 98,100 hectares (ha) under rapeseed, compared to the 45,000 ha in 2007, Agriculture Ministry data showed on Wednesday. link

ANALYSIS â€“ Bulgarian Banksâ€™ Profit Unlikely to Suffer from Global Liquidity Crisis in 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 14:04 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ The profit of Bulgarian banks is unlikely to suffer from the global liquidity crisisÂ this year, bankersÂ say. link

Turnover Growth of Bulgariaâ€™s Most Dynamic Companies To Slow Down in Coming Years â€“ Coface Bulgaria Apr 23, 2008, 14:46 CET | Story | SeeNews PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ The annualÂ turnover growthÂ of Bulgariaâ€™s 100 most dynamically developing companies is expected to slow down in the next few years after reaching 710% in 2006 as the effects from the global liquidity crisis become more visible, an official of Coface Bulgaria said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:48 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Nash Dom Bulgaria Holding AD-Sofia, BSE code - HDOM, submitted to X3 News a notification in pursuance of Art. 82b (1) of the POSA as follows:The company has presented information to the investors and the public on its web site as well as through the Internet sites and dailies below:- 12.04.2007 - www.focus-press.net- 13.04.2007 - Novinar newspaper- 12.04.2007 - www.money.ibox.bg- 16.05.2007 - Sega newspaper- 15.09.2007 - Klasa newspaper- 18.09.2007 - Dnevnik newspaper- 31.10.2007 - www.banks.dir.bg- 20.12.2007 - Delnik newspaperThe entire notification is available on www.x3news.com link

E.ON Bulgaria 2007 Net Profit Rises 75% to 10.7 Mln Euro Apr 23, 2008, 11:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian unit of German energy supplier E.ON Energie increased its net profit for 2007 by 75% to 21 million levs ($17.1 million/10.7 million euro), a senior company executive said on Wednesday. link

BULGARIAâ€™S KAOLIN SAYS Q1 GROSS PROFIT FALLS 75% Y/Y TO 1.3 MLN LEVS (689,000 EURO) Apr 23, 2008, 11:48 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Kaolin Q1 Gross Profit Falls 75% Y/Y on Harsh Winter Weather, High Fuel Prices, Weak Dollar Apr 23, 2008, 12:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian mineral extracting and processing company Kaolin on Wednesday said its first-quarter gross profit fell 75% year-on-year to 1.3 million levs ($1.1 million/689,000 euro) due to unfavourable winter weather conditions. link

Bulgarian Banks’ End-March Credit Portfolio Rises 56% Y/Y Apr 23, 2008, 12:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of the Bulgarian commercial banks totalledÂ 39Â billion levs ($31.8 billion/19.9 billion euro) at the end of March, up by 56% from a year earlier, data from the central bank, BNB, showed on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria’s Ficosota Syntez Plans Acquisitions in Serbia, Romania Apr 23, 2008, 13:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Ficosota Syntez, Bulgaria’s leading producer of home and personal care products, plans acquisitions in neighbouring Serbia and Romania to sustain growth, a senior company official said on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria Q1 Housing Prices Up 6.8% Q/Q Apr 23, 2008, 14:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian housing prices in the first quarter of the year were 6.8% higher than a quarter earlier, with apartment prices rising fastest in the northern town of Lovech, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Wednesday. link

French Schneider Electric Bulgarian Unit Raises Net Profit 2.3 Times in 2007 Apr 23, 2008, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian unit of French engineering group Schneider ElectricÂ increased its net profitÂ 2.3 times to 7.7 million levsÂ ($6.3 million/3.9 million euro) last year, a company official said on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria Adopts Law for Setting up Development Bank â€“ Media Apr 23, 2008, 14:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday adopted on second and final reading a law for setting up an export-promoting development bank, state-run news agency BTA reported. link

Swiss Atel To Take Over Bulgarian Wind Farm Developer Vetrocom for Undisclosed Price Apr 23, 2008, 15:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Swiss energy group Atel said on Wednesday it will acquire 100% ofÂ Bulgarian wind farm developer Vetrocom for an undisclosed price aiming to expand its portfolio of renewable energy production facilities in Central and Eastern Europe. link

Dutch-based TechnomarketDomo Group Targets 1.0 Bln Euro Turnover in SEE in 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Dutch-based electronics trader TechnomarketDomo willÂ aim to reach a turnover of one billion euro ($1.6 billion) in southeastern Europe this year by achieving a growth of up to 30% in eachÂ of the countries in the region it is present in, its managing director Nikolai Kitov said on Wednesday. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

Bulgaria’s End-March M1 Money Supply Rises 22% Y/Y, Up 1.3% M/M - Table Apr 23, 2008, 12:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgariaâ€™s M1 money supply, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, totalled 19.848 billion levs ($16.2 billion/ 10.1 billion euro) at the end of March, up 22% from a year earlier and 1.3% higher than at the end of February, central bank data showed on Wednesday. link

BULGARIA’S END-FEB GROSS FOREIGN DEBT AT 27.790 BLN EURO ($44.346 BLN), DOWN 1.2% FROM END-2007 - C-BANK Apr 23, 2008, 13:04 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s End-Feb Gross Foreign Debt at 27.790 Bln Euro, Down 1.2% from End-2007 Apr 23, 2008, 13:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s gross foreign debt totalled 27.790 billion euro ($44.346 billion) at the end of February, down by 1.2% from the end of 2007, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria’s End-Feb Gross Foreign Debt at 27.790 Bln Euro, Down 1.2% from End-2007 Apr 23, 2008, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, table) link

Bulgarian National Bank - Monetary and Credit Indicators - Mar 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In March 2008, broad money (monetary aggregate M3) reached BGN 42.249 billion with an annual growth rate of 29% compared to 29.8% in February. Monetary aggregate M1 amounted to BGN 19.848 billion, its annual growth rate being 22% compared to 22.4% in February. The annual growth rate of deposits with agreed maturity of up to 2 years was 36.9% compared to 39.1% in February, while the growth rate of deposits redeemable at notice up to 3 months was 31.3% compared to 28.3% for the preceding month. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Gross External Debt - Feb 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:18 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews As of end-February 2008 gross external debt1 was EUR27,790.8 million (84.8% of GDP) and decreased by EUR 333 million (1.2%) against the end of 2007 (EUR 28,123.7 million, 97.3% of GDP). This was mainly due to the decrease of deposits of non-residents in local banks (EUR 493.5 million, 12.6%). By end-February 2008 long-term liabilities amounted to EUR 18,637.9 million (67.1% of total debt), and short-term liabilities came to EUR 9,152.8 million (32.9% of total debt). link

UBB - Bulgaria: Economic & Market Analyses, Mar 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 16:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Current account gap widened by 16.1% y/y to 3.9% of GDP in January-February. Net FDI inflows rose by 2.5% y/y to EUR 403.5 mn in January-FebruaryForeign trade gap widened by 14.6% y/y to 3.7% of GDP in January-FebruaryGross external debt grew by 35.7% y/y to 87% of GDP as of end-JanuaryConsumer priceinflation rebounded to 14.5% y/y in March. PPI inflation accelerated to 13.9% y/y in FebruaryIndustrial sales growth decelerated to 11% y/y in FebruaryRetail sales rose by 11.6% y/y in FebruaryHousehold monetary expenditure slowed to nominal 16.8% y/y in FebruaryUnemployment rate fell by 2.1pps y/y to 6.79% as of end-March Consolidated budget surplus widened to 0.9% of GDP in January-FebruaryMoney supply grew by 29.8% y/y to 67.5% of GDP as of end-February. Claims on nongovernment sector slowed their growth rate to 59.3% y/y as of end-February Banksâ€™ net profit grew by 30.8% y/y to EUR 116.3 mn as of end-February Crisis affects pension funds’ return ratesMarket capitalisation of the stock exchange dropped by 9% m/m at end-March link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:40 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 22, 2008. link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Disappointing Quarterly Reports Weigh On Wall Street link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:29 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange To Introduce Certificates Trading in Medium Term Apr 23, 2008, 15:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ Bulgariaâ€™s stock exchange plans to introduce trading in certificates in the medium term to boost liquidity, a bourse official said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Stocks Fall Led by Kaolin Apr 23, 2008, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ Bulgarian stocks mostly declined in low volumes on Wednesday, led by mineral extractor Kaolin, after the company posted sharply lower first-quarter earnings, brokers said. link

CORRECTED - Bulgarian Stocks Fall Led by Kaolin Apr 23, 2008, 17:58 CET | Story | SeeNews In SOFIA story "Bulgarian Stocks Fall Led by Kaolin" please read in the third paragraph "...drop in first-quarter gross profit ..." instead of "...drop in first-quarter net profit ..." (corrects net profit to gross profitÂ ). Please, also read in the fourth paragraph "gross profit" instead of "net profit". link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - April 23 - Nov 25 Apr 23, 2008, 09:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (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

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Euro cross above 1.60 link

* Croatia *

Croatian National Bank - Banks Bulletin - Dec 2007 Apr 23, 2008, 10:39 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Croatian National Bank has published its monthly banks bulletin for December 2007. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Construction Work Indices - Feb 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 12:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2008 construction works increased by 15.0%, as compared to February 2007. link

Dutch-based TechnomarketDomo Group Targets 1.0 Bln Euro Turnover in SEE in 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Dutch-based electronics trader TechnomarketDomo will aim to reach a turnover of one billion euro ($1.6 billion) in southeastern Europe this year by achieving a growth of up to 30% in each of the countries in the region it is present in, its managing director Nikolai Kitov said on Wednesday. link

Some Croatian Shipyards Will Have To Change Course Or Sink - Economy Minister Apr 23, 2008, 16:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 23 (SeeNews) – Economy Minister Damir Polancec said on Wednesday that some of Croatia’s five large shipyards would have to change their business activities because their plans did not show long-term sustainability. link

Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Index - Mar 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:42 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total industrial production was by 0.2% higher in March 2008 than in March 2007. As compared to the average monthly production in 2007, the industrial production in March 2008 increased by 3.3%.According to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, in March 2008, as compared to March 2007, Intermediate goods were by 3.6% lower, Energy by 0.4% higher, Capital goods by 8.2% higher and Durable consumer goods by 12.0% lower, while Non-durable consumer goods remained at the same level.According to the NKD 2002. sections, the production in Mining and quarrying was by 2.8% and in Manufacturing by 0.3% lower, while in Electricity, gas and water supply it was by 4.0% higher in March 2008 than in the same month of 2007.Comparing the period from January to March 2008 with the same period of 2007, according to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, Intermediate goods were by 1.4%, Energy by 4.9%, Capital goods by 8.9% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.4% higher, while Durable consumer goods were by 4.3% lowe r.Comparingthe period from January to March 2008 with the same period of 2007, according to the NKD 2002. sections, the production in Mining and quarrying was by 3.0% lower, while in Manufacturing it was by 4.7% and in Electricity, gas and water supply by 8.8% higher.In March 2008, the trend index of the total industrial production was by 0.4% higher than in February 2008 (see G-1.). Detailed volume indices of industrial production ? seasonally adjusted time series and trend cycle – are published in the First Release No. 2.1.3., which is usually issued one week after this First Release. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:00 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

FIMA - Weekly Report - April 14 - 18, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 12:39 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews NEWS link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 16:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Croatian Indices End Slightly Higher on Growth in Shipping Firms, Turnover Drops Apr 23, 2008, 18:17 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Croatian equity market rose on Wednesday thanks to growth in prices of shipping companies but turnover dropped, brokers said. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - April 23 - June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:16 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Croatia C-Bank Approves All Bids in Revrepo Auction, Weighted Rate Falls Apr 23, 2008, 13:17 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 23 (SeeNews) – The Croatian central bank said on Wednesday it approved all bids for Treasury bills worth 613.20 million kuna ($134.6million /84.4 million euro) placed in a reverse repo auction, as the weighted repo rate fell. link

* Macedonia *

MACEDONIAN FERSPED HOLDING CO PAYS 1,850 DENARS (29.8 EURO) PER SHARE IN 2007 GROSS DIVIDEND Apr 23, 2008, 10:31 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonian Fersped Holding Company Pays 1,850 Denars (29.8 Euro) per Share in 2007 Gross Dividend Apr 23, 2008, 11:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Macedonian holding company Fersped said on Wednesday it will pay a gross dividend of 1,850 denars ($47.6/29.8 euro) per share for 2007. link

MACEDONIAN WOOL MILL TETEKS Q1 PRELIM NET PROFIT DOWN 49.3% Y/Y Apr 23, 2008, 12:23 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonian Wool Mill Teteks Q1 Prelim Net Profit Down 49.3% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 12:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest wool mill Teteks on Wednesday reported a preliminary net profit of 3.62 million denars ($93,238/58,429 euro) for the first three months of 2007, down by 49.3% from 5.4 million denars a year earlier, as costs rose faster than total income. link

Macedoniaâ€™s Makoteks Turns to Q1 Prelim Net Profit of 1.59 Mln Denars (25,953 Euro) - Table Apr 23, 2008, 15:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Macedonian textile company Makoteks said on Wednesday it turned toÂ a preliminary net profit of 1.59 million denars ($41,455/25,953 euro) in the first quarter of 2008. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:40 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Macedonian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 22, 2008. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events April 23â€“Nov 28 Apr 23, 2008, 09:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 23 (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

Macedonia C-Bank Absorbs 4.846 Bln Denars (79.2 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Apr 23, 2008, 14:18 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bankÂ on Wednesday absorbed 4.846 billion denars ($126.4 million/79.2Â million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system, it said. link

* Moldova *

Moldovan Winery Cricova Net Profit Falls 36.5% in 2007 - Table Apr 23, 2008, 11:43 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 23 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Cricova, Moldova’s biggest wine producer, fell by 36.5% to 9.4 million lei ($911,000/571,000 euro) last year, the company said on Wednesday. link

Moldovan Tourism Co Moldova-Tur 2007 Net Profit Rises 20% - Table Apr 23, 2008, 12:39 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 23 (SeeNews) - The net profit of one of Moldova’s largest tourism companies, Moldova-Tur, rose by 20% last year to 1.97 million lei ($191,000/120,000 euro), the company said on Wednesday. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

MOLDOVA’S Q1 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES REAL 7.7% Y/Y - STATS OFFICE Apr 23, 2008, 09:54 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova’s Q1 Industrial Output Rises Real 7.7% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 10:07 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova),Â April 23 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s industrial output rose by a real 7.7% on the year in the first quarter, official figures showed on Wednesday. link

UPDATE 1 - Moldova’s Q1 Industrial Output Rises Real 7.7% Y/Y Apr 23, 2008, 11:47 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds analyst forecast, background) link

Moldova Schedule of Events - April 23 - May 30 Apr 23, 2008, 09:53 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through May 30. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* Montenegro *

Montenegrin Banks’ Feb Credit Portfolio Grows 133.2% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 12:06 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 23 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of Montenegro’s commercial banks rose to 2.394 billion euro ($3.8 billion) at the end of February, up 133.2% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank, CBCG, said on Wednesday. link

Dutch-based TechnomarketDomo Group Targets 1.0 Bln Euro Turnover in SEE in 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Dutch-based electronics trader TechnomarketDomo will aim to reach a turnover of one billion euro ($1.6 billion) in southeastern Europe this year by achieving a growth of up to 30% in each of the countries in the region it is present in, its managing director Nikolai Kitov said on Wednesday. link

MONTENEGRO’S FEB PPI UP 0.8% M/M AFTER RISING 2.1% M/M IN JAN - C-BANK Apr 23, 2008, 10:48 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Montenegro’s February Producer Prices Rise 0.8% M/M Apr 23, 2008, 10:50 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 23 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s February producer prices rose by 0.8% from a month earlier and were 11.6% higher on the year, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. link

MONTENEGRO’S JAN-FEB FDI RISES 17% TO 130 MLN EURO - C-BANK Apr 23, 2008, 11:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Montenegro Jan-Feb FDI Rises 17% Y/Y to 130 Mln Euro Apr 23, 2008, 11:07 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 23 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Montenegro through February rose by an annual 17% to 130 million euro ($208 million), preliminary data from the country’s central bank indicated on Wednesday. link

Montenegro’s End-February M1 Money Supply Rises 34.4% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 23 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s M1 money supply at the end of February rose by 34.4% on the year to 1.468 billion euro ($2.3 billion), preliminary data from the country’s central bank showed on Wednesday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:41 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews New Securities Exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 22, 2008. link

Montenegro Schedule of Events - April 23 - June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:54 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Montenegro through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Romania *

IMF Expects Romaniaâ€™s C/A Gap To Shrink to Some 9.0% of GDP in Five Years Apr 23, 2008, 14:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it sees Romania’s current account gap shrinking to some 9.0% of gross domestic product (GDP) in five years. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - Banca Transilvania 1Q 2008 Results - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:14 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Banca Transilvania 1Q 2008 results - positive link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Albalact Results - First Impression, April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dairy industry link

ROMANIAâ€™S BANCA TRANSILVANIA SAYS SEES ’08 GROSS PROFIT AT 300 MLN LEI (84.4 MLN EURO) VS. 403.15 MLN LEI IN ’07 Apr 23, 2008, 10:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romaniaâ€™s Banca Transilvania Sees ’08 Gross Profit Down 25.6% to 300 Mln Lei (84.4 Mln Euro) Apr 23, 2008, 11:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ Romaniaâ€™s Banca Transilvania expects its gross profit to fall by 25.6% to 300 million lei ($134.5 million/84.4 million euro) this year, the bank said on Wednesday. link

ROMANIA’S BANCA TRANSILVANIA SAYS Q1 GROSS PROFIT UP 65% Y/Y TO 60.26 MLN LEI (17 MLN EURO) Apr 23, 2008, 12:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s Banca Transilvania Q1 Gross Profit Up 65% to 60.26 Mln Lei (17 Mln Euro) Apr 23, 2008, 12:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romaniaâ€™s Banca Transilvania said on Wednesday its first-quarter gross profit rose by 65% on the year to 60.26 million lei ($27 million/17 million euro). link

German Praktiker’s Q1 Sales in Romania Rise 21.5% Y/Y to 53.4 Mln Euro Apr 23, 2008, 13:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) â€“ Sales of German do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer Praktiker Group in Romania rose by 21.5% year-on-year in the first quarter to 53.4 million euro ($85.3 million), Praktiker Romania said on Wednesday. link

Romanian Banks’ End-Feb Loan Portfolio Rises 65.8% Y/Y - Table Apr 23, 2008, 15:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of Romania’s commercial banks rose by 65.8% on the year to 158.34 billion lei ($71 billion/44 billion euro) at the end of February, central bank (BNR) data showed on Wednesday. link

Romania’s Dairy Farm Albalact Q1 Net Profit Falls 83.3% Y/Y- Table Apr 23, 2008, 16:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romanian dairy farm Albalact said its first-quarter net profit fell 83.3% on the year to 836,700 lei ($374,500/ 234,500 euro) as costs rose faster than revenue. link

France’s Saint-Gobain’s 2007 Turnover in Romania Rises 130% to Over 183 Mln Euro Apr 23, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHARESTÂ (Romania),Â April 23Â (SeeNews) - French building materials concern Saint-Gobain on Wednesday said its Romanian turnover rose by 130% to more than 183 million euro ($291 million) last year . link

Czech Zentiva’s Romanian Unit Sees 2008 Gross Profit Quadrupling Apr 23, 2008, 17:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Zentiva S.A., the Romanian arm ofÂ Czech drug maker Zentiva, on Wednesday said it expects its gross profit to rise more than four times to 40.56 million lei ($18.16 million/11.37 million euro) this year. link

Romanian Oil Trader Petrolexportimport Plans To Turn to Net Profit in â€™08 - Table Apr 23, 2008, 18:06 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romanian oil trader Petrolexportimport on Wednesday forecast a net profit of 3.33 million lei ($1.49 million/933,300 euro) for this year versus a 4.29 million lei net loss in 2007. link

Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down Reactors Due to Storm, No Radiation Leaks Apr 23, 2008, 13:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romania’s sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda on Tuesday shut down its two 700-megawatt (MW) reactorsÂ without causingÂ danger to people or the environment, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said on Wednesday. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

Romania’s End-March M3 Money Supply Up Nominal 1.5% M/M - Table Apr 23, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romania’s M3, the broadest gauge of the country’s money supply, at the end ofÂ MarchÂ rose by a nominal 1.5% month-on-month to 152.05 billion lei ($68.2 billion/42.8 billion euro), the country’s central bank, BNR, said on Wednesday. link

Romania Sells 200.3 Mln Lei (56.3 Mln Euro) in 1-Yr T-Bills, Below Target Apr 23, 2008, 15:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Romania sold on Wednesday 200.3 million lei ($89.8 million/56.3 million euro) of one-year T-bills, below its 600 million lei target offer, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:39 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for April 22, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for April 22, 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The third lowest daily turnover since the beginning of the year link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:06 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights link

Romanian Bourse Extends Trading Hours Till 4:30 p.m. as of June Apr 23, 2008, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) said on Wednesday its board of directors decided to extend the daily trading session by two hours to 4:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT) as ofÂ June. link

Romanian Market Closes Mostly Down in Very Low Liquidity Apr 23, 2008, 15:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Romanian stocks closed mostly down on Wednesday amid very low liquidity as some key stocks were suspended from trading, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events - April 23 - June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Romanian Leu Suffers Correction vs Euro, Ends Cheaper Apr 23, 2008, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 23 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Wednesday suffered a slight correction against the euro after the head of the country’s central bank said further rate hikes were unlikely, dealers said. link

* Serbia *

Serbian Consultancy Moser To Buy Out Minorities at Robne Kuce Nis Apr 23, 2008, 13:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 23 (SeeNews) – Serbian privately held trading and consulting company Moser said on Wednesday it seeks to buy out minorities at local wholesaler and retailer Robne Kuce Nis at 1,330 dinars ($27/17euro) per share. link

Serbian Insurer Globos Osiguranje To Pay Flat 2007 Dividend on Preferred Shares, Stock Dividend on Ordinary Shares Apr 23, 2008, 14:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 23 (SeeNews) – Serbian private insurer Globos Osiguranje said on Wednesday it will pay a total of 1.1 million dinars ($21,000/13,700 euro) as dividend on preferred shares and stock dividend on its ordinary shares. link

Dutch-based TechnomarketDomo Group Targets 1.0 Bln Euro Turnover in SEE in 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - Dutch-based electronics trader TechnomarketDomo will aim to reach a turnover of one billion euro ($1.6 billion) in southeastern Europe this year by achieving a growth of up to 30% in each of the countries in the region it is present in, its managing director Nikolai Kitov said on Wednesday. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 09:39 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Belgrade Stock Exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 22, 2008 link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market WrapUp - April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 10:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its Daily Market WrapUp for April 22, 2008, containing an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008, 13:14 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for April 23, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Belgrade Shares Mostly Down in Lower Turnover Apr 23, 2008, 16:04 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) closed mostly down on Wednesday in smaller volumes and dull trading after two consecutive rises, brokers said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - April 23 - June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Slovenia * Slovenian Poultry Producer Perutnina Ptuj Opens 20 Mln Euro Factory in Bosnia Apr 23, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s leading poultry producer Perutnina PtujÂ opened on Wednesday a 20 million euro ($32 million) meat processing factory in central Bosnia, the government of Bosniaâ€™s Muslim-Croat Federation said. link

Sloveniaâ€™s Luka Koper Plans to Invest 4.1 Mln Euro in Two Ecological Projects Apr 23, 2008, 17:43 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenian port operator Luka Koper plans to invest 4.109 million euro ($6.5 million)Â in two ecological projects as part of its strategy to become a green port and cut costs. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - IMF Sees GDP Growth in Emerging Europe Slowing to 5.5% in 2008, 5.2% in 2009 Apr 23, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 23 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expectsÂ the real growth of the gross domestic growth (GDP) in emerging European markets to slowÂ to 5.5% in 2008 and 5.2% in 2009 from 6.9% in 2007. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Lose Ground in Lower Turnover Apr 23, 2008, 18:16 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices halted a five-day winning streak on Wednesday with all blue chips losing value in lower turnover, brokers said. link

Slovenia Schedule of Events - April 23 - June 4 Apr 23, 2008, 09:12 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Slovenia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

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