Girodivite: Seenews: news report of 01.06.2009

Seenews: news report of 01.06.2009

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Monday 1 June 2009, by Emanuele G. - 427 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Tirana Accused of Falsifying Poll Data Jun 01, 2009, 17:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Albania’s opposition Socialist Party accused the Interior Ministry on Monday of falsifying official data on voters who have applied fornew identity cards ahead of the June 28 ballot. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tiranaaccusedoffalsifyingpolldata-17003520

INDUSTRY FOCUS: RFID Technology in Retail - Part IV Jun 01, 2009, 15:56 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Application in the retail sector http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryfocus_rfidtechnologyinretail-partiv-154506

INDUSTRY FOCUS: RFID Technology in Retail - Part III Jun 01, 2009, 15:34 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Pros http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_zakiko_industryfocus_rfidtechnologyinretail-partiii-142642

INDUSTRY FOCUS: RFID Technology in Retail - Part II Jun 01, 2009, 15:29 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Applying RFID in the retail sector makes it possible to track every product from the moment when it is produced to the moment it is sold in the retail chain. This is being done thanks to the RFID tag, placed upon production. The antennae and the reading devices, installed in warehouses, logistic centres, stores or at cash registers, identify the tag of a certain product and via specialised software the information is stored and processed. The rfid.bg site offers a model scheme for working with a radio frequency identification system:- upon the product’s entry into the storehouse, the system registers it and files it as „in stock”. On the basis of this information, the operator can get instructions as to where to place the product;- once the product leaves the storehouse, the system registers it and sends a signal for reduction under a given quantity; - the product’s entry is registered on the way in; - when the product leaves the storehouse on its way to the shelv es, the system could send a signal for quantity reduction; - the antennae installed at the store’s cash register allow for automatic registration of the sale and establishing a connection with the system for automatisation of the payments; - used packaging can also be tracked before recycling.RFID tags fall into two groups – depending on power supply and on their capabilities of reading and recording information. The first group splits into passive tags – fed by a signal coming from a reading device, active tags – containing a battery that enables them to read from a longer distance and could have an in-built microprocessor and feature additional functions, and semi-passive tags, where the battery serves to feed the chip, but does not transmit radio frequency energy. Depending on their reading and recording capabilities the tags can be Read Only or RO, programmed with a serial number, hence they can be identified by the reader; Write Once Read Many or WORM, where the information is fed to the chip only once and Read Write or RW, ere information can be в changed over and over again. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_zakiko_industryfocus_rfidtechnologyinretail-partii-142442

INDUSTRY FOCUS: RFID Technology in Retail - Part I Jun 01, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology using radio waves that has been known for nearly 25 years. Only four or five years ago, however, did it start being put to wider use. Initially, RFID was applied in transport and logistics but soon it gained popularity in spheres like issuing IDs, making different types of payments, product tracking and bookmarking in libraries. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_zakiko_industryfocus_rfidtechnologyinretail-parti-141938

Albania, Kosovo Open First Ever Motorway Link Jun 01, 2009, 14:14 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Albania and Kosovo opened a 5.5-kilometre tunnel, the first ever motorway connection between the two countries, on Sunday, more than a year after Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia and nearly 20 years after the fall of communism in Albania. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_kosovoopensfirstevermotorwaylink-121728

National Bank of Greece Q1 Net Profit From SEE Operations Falls 26% Y/Y Jun 01, 2009, 12:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) – The first-quarter net profit of the National Bank of Greece (NBG) from operations in southeast Europe (SEE) fell by 26% on the year to 37 million euro ($53 million) burdened by higher provisions, the bank said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nationalbankofgreeceq1netprofitfromseeoperationsfalls26_y_y-121507

Albania-Kosovo Highway Marks Milestone Jun 01, 2009, 12:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Crews working on the tunnel of the new highway connecting Albania and Kosovo completed work on Sunday, inaugurating the breakthrough with a celebration ceremony attended by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha.
http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania-kosovohighwaymarksmilestone-121516315

Albania Press Review - June 1 Jun 01, 2009, 10:36 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapressreview-june1-103642616

Albania’s Pensions a ‘Time Bomb Waiting to Explode’ Jun 01, 2009, 09:35 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com With too few contributors, too many beneficiaries and rampant fraud, the system is close to collapse. But no government seems ready to oversee the painful reforms required. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania___spensionsa___timebombwaitingtoexplode___-0935139

* Bosnia *

Minister: South Stream route not final Jun 01, 2009, 17:30 CET | Story | B92 Energy Minister Petar Škundrić said in Niš on Monday the route for the South Stream pipeline has not been confirmed yet. This will be determined once the feasibility study is completed, he explained. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/minister_southstreamroutenotfinal-173004444

DSS calls for opposition to unite Jun 01, 2009, 17:00 CET | Story | B92 Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) official Slobodan Samardžić said that the opposition parties in Serbia need to get their stances closer. This should come in preparation for the next elections, he told reporters in Belgrade on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/dsscallsforoppositiontounite-170005403

MUP, customs seize 9 kilos of heroin Jun 01, 2009, 16:25 CET | Story | B92 MUP’s Border Police and Customs officers on Sunday at the Horogoš border crossing with Hungary confiscated nine kilograms of heroin hidden in a car. car.The driver of the Ranault Megane that had the drugs hidden inside it was identified as Gabriela Ahmeti Šinkova, a Czech national. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mup_customsseize9kilosofheroin-162505360

Gay rights NGO files charges Jun 01, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | B92 The Gay Straight Alliance has filed charges against Mario Sarkezi, who created a Facebook group calling for violence against LBGT persons. The Zemun resident is suspected of creating the group “Breaking up the August 23 Gay Parade,” on May 28, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/gayrightsngofilescharges-155054389

Council for National Security meets Jun 01, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | B92 B92 has learned that the Council for National Security is currently meeting in Belgrade. The council is made up of Serbia’s president and prime minister, parliament speaker, ministers of justice and defense, foreign and internal affairs, BIA intelligence agency director, Serbian Army CoGS and heads of military security services. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/councilfornationalsecuritymeets-15503876

Kosovo transportation company workers block road Jun 01, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | B92 Workers of the Kosmet Prevoz company from Kosovska Mitrovica have blocked a road this morning, not allowing buses of other companies to pass through. Kosmet Prevoz workers are not allowing buses driven by the Kolašin Prevoz and other private minibus transporters to pass through the city. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovotransportationcompanyworkersblockroad-155021790

Passenger jet vanishes off Brazil’s coast Jun 01, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | B92 An Air France jetliner with 228 people on board disappeared off the coast of Brazil Monday, airline officials said. Airport authorities in Paris said an Airbus A330-200 jet dropped of radar screens somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Rio de Janeiro for Paris, the Times of London reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/passengerjetvanishesoffbrazil_scoast-155005132

Bosnia C-bank April Foreign Reserves Drop 2.1% M/M to 3.0 Bln Euro - Table Jun 01, 2009, 15:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 1 (SeeNews) - The gross foreign reserves of Bosnia’s central bank, CBBH, totalled 5.926 billion marka ($4.3 billion/3.0 billion euro) at the end of April, down from 6.055 billion marka at the end of March, central bank data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniac-bankaprilforeignreservesdrop2_1_m_mto3_0blneuro-table-150636

Skopje "could rescind Kosovo recognition" Jun 01, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 Macedonia could revoke its decision to recognize Kosovo after President Fatmir Sejdiu refused to visit Skopje. This is according to an article in today’s Albanian language daily Koha Ditore. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/skopje_couldrescindkosovorecognition_-131521249

Arrests at controversial singer’s concert Jun 01, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 During and after the concert Croatian singer Marko Perković, a.k.a. Thompson in Zagreb, police arrested six persons, three for displaying Ustasha symbols. The Ustasha were members of the puppet-Nazi Independent State of Croatia (NDH) regime, set up during the Second World War and responsible for running death camps. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/arrestsatcontroversialsinger___sconcert-131504767

EU sees S. Ossetia elections as "illegitimate" Jun 01, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | B92 The European Union has announced that yesterday’s elections in Georgia’s breakaway republic of South Ossetia were "illegitimate". Brussels said "it would not accept" the results of the vote. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/euseess_ossetiaelectionsas_illegitimate_-124504324

Dačić announces "new arrests" Jun 01, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | B92 Interior Minister Ivica Dačić has announced new arrests of those involvement in corruption, including "politicians from the ruling parties". He told the Belgrade tabloid Press that some municipal presidents and company directors would be apprehended on suspicion of their involvement in corruption. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/da__i__announces_newarrests_-11411119

U.S. economic decline slows Jun 01, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 The US economy is still in a bad way, but it is improving; GDP shrank at an annual rate of 5.7 percent between January and March. The figures have just been revised upwards from the government’s initial estimate of 6.1 percent. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_economicdeclineslows-114054633

Deadline for charter flights expires Jun 01, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 The Serbian Directorate for Civil Aviation deadline for Turkey to make it clear whether Jat Airways would receive license for charter flights expires today. The problem with charter flights was solved temporarily through the regular flights, which meant that there would be layover in Istanbul before taking off to the final resort destination. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/deadlineforcharterflightsexpires-114038403

More hemorrhagic fever cases in Kosovo Jun 01, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 The number of patients with hemorrhagic fever is increasing daily in Kosovo, reports say. The virus is contracted from tick bites. One married couple from a Kosovo village died as a result of the virus in the Priština Clinical Center last week, while their daughter is also being treated. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/morehemorrhagicfevercasesinkosovo-114022128

Intl. arms fair to open in Belgrade Jun 01, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 The International Fair of Defense Systems and Equipment Partner 2009 will be held June 2-5 at the Belgrade Fair. More than 70 exhibitors from the country and abroad are expected to take part. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/intl_armsfairtoopeninbelgrade-114005464

Chrysler’s sale to Fiat approved Jun 01, 2009, 10:36 CET | Story | B92 U.S. car group Chrysler has secured court approval to sell most of its assets to a consortium led by Italy’s Fiat. The move, which is backed by both the US and Canadian governments, should enable Chrysler to exit bankruptcy protection in the near future. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/chrysler_ssaletofiatapproved-103610450

U.S. welcomes Cuban decision to resume talks Jun 01, 2009, 10:35 CET | Story | B92 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is pleased that Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the United States on immigration and direct mail services. She made the remark late Sunday after arriving in El Salvador to attend Monday’s presidential inauguration. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_welcomescubandecisiontoresumetalks-103554159

Parliament to debate income tax Jun 01, 2009, 10:35 CET | Story | B92 The Serbian parliament will debate the Draft Law on Changes to the Law on Income Tax of Citizens. As MPs meet for an extraordinary session in Belgrade on Monday, they will consider adopting the changes that would see lower taxes on royalties, which were first increased on May 8. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/parliamenttodebateincometax-103537799

Court to considers freezing Ulemek assets Jun 01, 2009, 10:35 CET | Story | B92 The Special Court for Organized Crime will debate the possibility of freezing Milorad Ulemek’s assets and property on Monday. If Ulemek’s property is seized, it will be the first decision of the court made according to a law for seizing property gained through criminal activities, which came into effect earlier this year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/courttoconsidersfreezingulemekassets-103521669

Trial of B92 cameraman attackers continues Jun 01, 2009, 10:35 CET | Story | B92 The three suspects who attacked TV B92 cameraman Boško Branković during the protests after the arrest of Radovan Karadžić will be in court today. Branković was attacked on July 24, 2008, during the protests held after the arrest of war crimes indictee and former Bosnian Serb political leader Karadzic. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/trialofb92cameramanattackerscontinues-10350542

Suspected journalist killer arrested Jun 01, 2009, 10:05 CET | Story | B92 Željko Milovanović, a.k.a. Gavra, suspected of murdering Ivo Pukanić and Niko Franjić in Zagreb, has been arrested in Belgrade. This was confirmed by Interior Minister Ivica Dačić. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/suspectedjournalistkillerarrested-100507626

N. Pazar remembers 11 killed in NATO attacks May 31, 2009, 22:00 CET | Story | B92 Flowers were laid and candles lit at the monument in memory of 11 civilians killed by NATO bombs in Novi Pazar in 1999. “Serbia and Novi Pazar endured the horror. We are obligated by this place and date to remember,” Mayor Mirsad Đerlek said at the ceremony. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/n_pazarremembers11killedinnatoattacks-2200052

* Bulgaria *

EBRD Mulls Investing up to 40 Mln Euro in Regional Private Equity Fund for SEE Jun 01, 2009, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it is considering investing up to 40 million euro ($56.8 million) in a regional private equity fund with a size of 200 million euro. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdtoinvestupto40mlneuroinregionalprivateequityfundforsee-182821

EBRD Mulls Lending up to 40 Mln Euro to Bulgarian Wind Farm Project Jun 01, 2009, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it was considering lending up to 40 million euro ($56.7 million) for a 60-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Bulgaria worth approximately 100 million euro. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdmullslendingupto40mlneurotobulgarianwindfarmproject-181831

Bulgaria’s Fuel/Building Materials Retailer Toplivo Skips 2008 Dividend Jun 01, 2009, 17:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Shareholders of Bulgarian blue-chip fuel and building materials retailer Toplivo on Monday decided to pay no dividend for 2008, the company said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sfuel_buildingmaterialsretailertoplivoskips2008dividend-174548

BULGARIAN FUEL/BUILDING MATERIALS RETAILER TOPLIVO TO PAY NO 2008 DIVIDEND Jun 01, 2009, 17:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sfuel_buildingmaterialsretailertoplivosaysnottopay2008dividend-174516

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Up 0.9% in Week Ended May 30 Jun 01, 2009, 17:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 23.045 billion levs ($16.755 billion/11.781 billion euro) on May 30, up 0.9% from a week ago, BNB data showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sc-bankfxreservesup0_9_inweekendedmay30-170202

Bulgarian Bourse Indices End Mixed in Calm Session Jun 01, 2009, 17:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian bourse indices ended mixed in sluggish trading on Monday as only certain stocks attracted investor interest, brokers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbourseindicesendmixedincalmsession-165401

UK-listed BLD To Launch Construction of Resort Complex at Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Jun 01, 2009, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) – London-listed Bulgarian Land Development (BLD) said on Monday it will launch the construction of a holiday complex at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, as it has received sufficient initial deposits from purchasers. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/uk-listedbldtolaunchbulgarianblackseacoastresortconstruction-163742

Leasing Demand in Bulgaria To Recover in 2010-2011 - Media Jun 01, 2009, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) – Market demand for financial leasing in Bulgaria will start to recover in 2010-2011 after contracting sharply on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2009, local media reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariantransportleasingsectortorecoverin2010-2011-media-144014

Bulgaria’s Chimimport Reports 33,446,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 32,214,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Chimimport issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_schimimportreportsn_alevsinq12009consolidatednetresultvs-15571182

BULGARIA’S CHIMIMPORT REPORTS 33,460,000 LEVS IN Q1 2009 CONSOLIDATED NET RESULT VS 32,214,000 LEVS YEAR AGO Jun 01, 2009, 15:57 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_schimimportreportsn_alevsinq12009consolidatednetresultvs-155710829

Bulgaria Reports First Case of Swine Flu Jun 01, 2009, 15:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA(Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria on Monday reported the first case of swine flu in humans on its territory, the Health Ministry said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariareportsfirstcaseofswineflu-153320

Greece’s Eurobank EFG Romanian Unit Ends Q1 with Loss; Bulgarian, Serbian Units Profitable Jun 01, 2009, 13:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Greece’s Eurobank EFG group said on Monday its Romanian banking unit ended the first quarter with a loss, while the units in Bulgaria and Serbia were profitable. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_seurobankefgromanianunitendsq1withloss_bulgarian_serbianunitspost-134216

Sofia Credit Rating Remains Positive Jun 01, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The international credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has decided to preserve the BB+ rating for the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sofiacreditratingremainspositive-135017142

Bulgarian Deputy Interior Minister Fired Jun 01, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has fired Deputy InteriorMinister Roumen Andreev for attending a birthday party on May 29, a dayof national mourning for the 17 victims of a tragic bus accident on the previous day. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariandeputyinteriorministerfired-131546641

Bulgaria Descends to 9th Place in Global House Price Growth in Q1’09 - Research Jun 01, 2009, 13:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria descended to the ninth place in terms of house price growth in the first quarter of 2009 from the second position a year earlier in the global rankings of UK-based real estate consultancy Knight Frank, the company said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaranksninthinglobalq1___09housepricegrowthresearch-knightfrank-124902

Geopolitics Fuels Russia’s Bulgarian Projects Jun 01, 2009, 12:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

Тhe three large-scale Russian energy projects planned for Bulgaria are unlikely to be affected by the global economic crisis as they are driven largely by geopolitical motives, an expert says.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/geopoliticsfuelsrussia_sbulgarianprojects-121534682

Bulgaria’s Zarneni Hrani Reports 2,589,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 1,648,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Zarneni Hrani issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_szarnenihranireports2_589_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvs-115702918

Bulgaria’s United Milk Company Reports -1,133,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -1,683,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s United Milk Company issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sunitedmilkcompanyreports-1_133_000levsinq12009netresultvs-115644733

Bulgaria’s Sport-Depot Reports 301,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 572,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Sport-Depot issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_ssport-depotreports301_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvsago-115626645

Bulgaria’s Holding Nov Vek Reports -252,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -95,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Holding Nov Vek issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sholdingnovvekreports-252_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvs-115608502

Bulgaria’s Holding Varna A Reports 693,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 2,711,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Holding Varna A issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sholdingvarnaareports693_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvs-115550564

Bulgaria’s Orgachim Reports -2,128,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -191,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Orgachim issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sorgachimreports-2_128_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvsago-115515204

BULGARIA’S ORGACHIM REPORTS -2,128,000 LEVS IN Q1 2009 CONSOLIDATED NET RESULT VS -191,000 LEVS YEAR AGO Jun 01, 2009, 11:55 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sorgachimreports-2_128_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvsago-115514907

Bulgaria’s Katex Reports N/A Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs N/A Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Katex issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_skatexreportsn_alevsinq12009consolidatednetresultvsn_alevs-115456470

Bulgaria’s Bianor Holding Reports 11,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -336,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Bianor Holding issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sbianorholdingreports11_000levsinq12009consolidatednetvs-115438667

Bulgaria’s Prouchvane i Dobiv na Neft i Gaz Reports 2,583,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 2,502,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Prouchvane i Dobiv na Neft i Gaz issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sprouchvaneidobivnaneftigazreports2_583_000levsinq12009net-115420660

Bulgaria’s Mel Invest Holding Reports -74,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs 171,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Mel Invest Holding issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_smelinvestholdingreports-74_000levsinq12009consolidatednet-115402939

Bulgaria’s St. St. Constantine & Helena Reports -66,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -71,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s St. St. Constantine & Helena issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sst_st_constantine_helenareports-66_000levsinq12009netvs-115344522

Bulgaria’s Trace Group Hold Reports -2,382,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Consolidated Net Result Vs -1,519,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Trace Group Hold issued the following consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_stracegroupholdreports-2_382_000levsinq12009consolidatedvs-115326402

Blue-chip Industrial Holdng Bulgaria Q1 Cons Net Profit Plunges 78% Y/Y to 326,000 Euro - Table Jun 01, 2009, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - The first-quarter consolidated net profit of blue-chip Industrial Holding Bulgaria plunged 78% to 637,000 levs ($463,000/326,000 euro) as consolidated sales fell 29%, the company said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/blue-chipindustrialholdngbulgaria-112041

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - May 25-30, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 11:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariaweeklyupdate-may25-30_2009-111219

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-june1_2009-102537

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:46 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The U.S. dollar remains weak http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-june1_2009-095035

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - May 25-29, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgarianweeklynewsletter-may25-29_2009-090912

Bulgaria’s Jan-April Budget Surplus Falls to 345 Mln Euro – Table Jun 01, 2009, 10:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s budget surplus in the first four months of 2009 fell to 675.5 million levs ($490.9 million/345.2 million euro), versus a surplus of 2.7 billion levs in the same period a year ago, Finance Ministry preliminary figures showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sjan-aprilbudgetsurplusplungesto345mlneuro___table-102042

BULGARIA’S JAN-APRIL BUDGET SURPLUS SHRINKS TO 345 MLN EURO FROM 1.4 BLN EURO YR AGO - FIN MIN Jun 01, 2009, 10:19 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_s4-mo___09budgetsurplusplungesto345mlneurovs1_4blneuroyrago-fin-101747

Bulgarian Banks’ End-April Assets Rise 13.4% Y/Y - Table Jun 01, 2009, 09:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - The assets of Bulgarian commercial banks totalled close to 69.5 billion levs ($50.2 billion/35.5 billion euro) at the end of April, up 13.4% from a year earlier, central bank data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbanks_end-aprilassetsrise13_4_y_y-table-081033

Bulgaria Schedule of Events – June 1 - July 5 Jun 01, 2009, 09:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through July 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariascheduleofevents___june1-july5-091037

Bulgaria Supreme Court Bans Nationalist Extremists Party May 31, 2009, 23:05 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassations ruled Saturday to revoke the registration of the extremist, nationalist party Bulgarian National Union/ Guard.The magistrates’ decision came a month and a half after the Sofia City Court issued a decision to register the party.The party’s leader, Boyan Rasate, stated this was a move aimed to eliminate the party from the upcoming Bulgarian parliamentary elections because the Bulgarian National Union was the only alternative to the current system.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariasupremecourtbansnationalistextremistsparty-230511588

Fire Destroys Bulgaria Socialists’ Campaign Tent May 31, 2009, 23:04 CET | Story | Novinite.com The election tent of one Bulgaria’s Socialist Party (BSP) top runners for becoming a Member of the European Parliament was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.The so-called "Red Point" has been set in the park of Sofia’s "Bankya" suburb for the election campaign and Sunday event of Ilyana Yotova, who is trying to wind a seat for her second term as MEP.The "Red Points" are light tents that store the BSP election materials such as brochures, flyers and others.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/firedestroysbulgariasocialists_campaigntent-230455190

35% of Bulgaria’s Voters to Secure EP Seats for 5 Parties - Poll May 31, 2009, 23:04 CET | Story | Novinite.com Two weeks before the scheduled elections for European Parliament (EP), about 35% of all Bulgarian voters say they will show up at the polls.The research was conducted by the Bulgarian marketing and sociology agency MBMD, among 1 206 people between May 21 and 25.The forecast is for five parties to enter the EP - the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) with five to six seats, Coalition for Bulgaira - four of five, the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) - three or four, the nationalist "Ataka" - one or two and the "Blue Coalition" with one.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/35_ofbulgaria_svoterstosecureepseatsfor5parties-poll-230438891

Bulgaria Alternative UDF Relentless in Battle with Blue Coalition May 31, 2009, 23:04 CET | Story | Novinite.com Former UDF Secretary, Plamen Radonov, submitted Sunday, a new complaint against the CEC’s decision to register the rival Blue Coalition to run at Bulgaria’s upcoming electionsThe new attempt of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) adds another chapter to the court and registration drama and scandals involving former UDF high ranking members such as Radonov himself and the former UDF Chair, Plamen Yurukov, and the Blue Coalition.The news about the complaint was reported by the daily "Dnevnik", citing the spokesperson of the Central Election Commission, (CEC), Ralitsa Negentsova.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaalternativeudfrelentlessinbattlewithbluecoalition-230422542

Football Legend Stoichkov Slams Deputy Minister Dismissal May 31, 2009, 23:04 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s football legend, Hristo Stoichkov, slammed Interior Minister, Mihail Mikov, over the decision to dismiss his Deputy, Rumen Andreev.Stoichkov made a phone call to the "Tete-a-Tete" show, airing on Bulgaria’s TV channel Nova Televizia Sunday to say he was appalled by the way a charitable cause has been turned into political PR.The football star was adamant that reports about loud music, dancing, heavy drinking and smoking of expensive cigars at the questionable party were false and aimed to discredit certain people and while other would gain ground before Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/footballlegendstoichkovslamsdeputyministerdismissal-230406257

Bulgaria Opposition Blue Coalition Demands to Meet President May 31, 2009, 23:03 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s rightist, opposition Blue Coalition insists on an emergency meeting with President, Georgi Parvanov to discuss violations of the Election Act.The leaders of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), Martin Dimitrov, and the leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, (DSB), Ivan Kostov have sent an official letter to Parvanov requesting a dialogue over the series of decisions issued by the Central Election Commission and the Court, related to attempts to violate the right of Bulgarian citizens to exert free political choice.The request is made, despite Parvanov’s press release, issued Saturday, in which he states he would not take any sides in the election campaign brawls.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaoppositionbluecoalitiondemandstomeetpresident-230349931

British MEP Van Orden: Yanev’s RZS is Bulgaria’s Moving Force May 31, 2009, 23:03 CET | Story | Novinite.com At least two members of the "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party will make it to the European Parliament (EP) after the June 7 elections.This is the belief of the the former rapporteur for Bulgaria and British Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Geoffrey Van Orden.Van Orden visited Bulgaria over the weekend to support the RZS and its leader, Yane Yanev.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/britishmepvanorden_yanev_srzsisbulgaria_smovingforce-230333561

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Mostly Rise in Higher Turnover Jun 01, 2009, 17:38 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) mostly rose in higher turnover on Monday, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesmostlyriseinhigherturnover-171114

Croatian Ice-Cream Maker Ledo Plans To Pay 20 Mln Kuna (2.7 Mln Euro) in 2008 Dividend Jun 01, 2009, 16:46 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Croatian ice-cream producer Ledo proposed on Monday to pay a dividend of 20 million kuna ($3.9 million/ 2.7 million euro) for last year, up from 12 million kuna it paid for 2007. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianice-creammakerledoplanstopay20mlnkuna_2_7mlneuro_in2008dividend-162019

Croatia’s Petrokemija Issues 100 Mln Euro Commercial Papers Jun 01, 2009, 16:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) – Croatian mineral fertiliser producer Petrokemija has issued 100 million euro ($142 million) worth of commercial papers, issue arranger Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ) said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia___spetrokemijaissues100mlneuroworthcommercialpapers-152822

Croatia: HDZ Suffers Poll Setback Jun 01, 2009, 14:50 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Croatia’s ruling Croat Democratic Party, HDZ, has suffered a major setbackin local elections, losing out to the opposition for keymayoral posts. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_hdzsufferspollsetback-145018482

EBRD Mulls Lending up to 25 Mln Euro to Croatian Retailer Spar Jun 01, 2009, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said late on Friday that it is considering providing a long-term loan of up to 25 million euro ($36 million) to Croatian retailer Spar, fully-owned by Austria’s Spar Osterreichische Warenhandels AG. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdconsiderstoprovideupto25mlneuroloantocroatianretailcompanyspar-132736

Croatia C-Bank End-April FX Reserves Fall to 8.885 Bln Euro - Table Jun 01, 2009, 12:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank’s foreign exchange reserves fell to 8.885 billion euro ($12.6 billion) at the end of April from 9.929 billion euro a year earlier, it said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiac-bankend-aprilfxreservesfallto8_9blneurofrom9_9blneuroyearago—121744

Erste Securities - Availability of Stocks to MPFs and OIFs - May 29, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 11:46 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities has published its weekly report on the availability of stocks to Mandatory Pension Funds (MPFs) and Open-end Investment Funds (OIFs) with prices as of May 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-availabilityofstockstompfsandoifs-may29_2009-112209

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 11:45 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Computer sales in Croatia drop 25 per cent http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-june1_2009-111852

Pukanic Assassin Suspect Arrested Jun 01, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Zeljko Milovanovic, suspected of involvement in the murder of the Croatia’s Nacional weekly co-founder Ivo Pukanic and the publication’s marketing director Niko Franjic, was arrested in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday.
http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pukanicassassinsuspectarrested-111020589

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:45 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-june1_2009-092813

Croatia Schedule of Events - June 1 - July 4 Jun 01, 2009, 09:47 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through July 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiascheduleofevents-june1-july4-093836

Bosnia and Croatia Reach Trade Truce Jun 01, 2009, 09:35 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia on Monday lifted mutual trade barriers on some food products, taking a significant first step towards ending a two-week-long trade war. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniaandcroatiareachtradetruce-093531941

Croatia’s End-Apr M1 Money Supply Down 0.5% M/M - Table Jun 01, 2009, 09:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s M1 money supply fell to 46.419 billion kuna ($8.9 billion/6.3 billion euro) at the end of April from 46.637 billion kuna a month earlier, central bank figures indicated on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_send-aprm1moneysupplydown0_5_m_m-table-083909

* Macedonia *

Macedonia’s May Retail Prices Down 1.1% Y/Y, Up 0.3% M/M - Table Jun 01, 2009, 15:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s retail prices dropped by 1.1% on the year in May, after decreasing by an annual 1.0% in April, data of the Statistics Office showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___smayretailpricesdown1_1_y_y_up0_3_m_m-table-144756

Macedonia’s April Retail Prices Down 1.0% Y/Y, Up 0.2% M/M - Table Jun 01, 2009, 15:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s retail prices dropped by 1.0% on the year in April, after decreasing by an annual 0.7% in March, data of the Statistics Office showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___saprilretailpricesdown1_0_y_y_up0_2_m_m-table-145340

Macedonia’s May CPI Rises 0.4% Y/Y - Table Jun 01, 2009, 14:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s May consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4% year-on-year, after falling by 0.5% in April, data of the State Statistics Office showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___smaycpirises0_4_y_y-table-143244

MACEDONIA’S MAY CPI +0.4% Y/Y, +1.0% M/M VS -0.5% Y/Y, -0.2% M/M IN APRIL - STATS OFFICE Jun 01, 2009, 14:33 CET | Alert | SeeNews

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Macedonia’s Fuel Retailer Makpetrol To Buy Back 7.12% of Its Shares Jun 01, 2009, 12:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNew) - Macedonia’s largest fuel retailer Makpetrol AD said on Monday it will buy back 7.12% of its own shares over a period of one year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sfuelretailermakpetroltobuyback7_12_ofitsshares-124739

Macedonian Fuel Retailer Makpetrol To Pay Flat 2008 Net Dividend Jun 01, 2009, 12:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest fuel retailer Makpetrol said on Monday it will pay a net dividend of 1,000 denars ($23.1/16.2 euro) per share for 2008, the same as the dividend it paid a year earlier. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianfuelretailermakpetroltopayflat2008netdividend-121136

MACEDONIAN FUEL RETAILER MAKPETROL TO PAY FLAT 2008 NET DIVIDEND OF 1,000 DENARS (16.2 EURO) PER SHARE Jun 01, 2009, 12:09 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianfuelretailermakpetroltopayflat2008netdividendof1_000denars_16_2-120854

Macedonian Food Co Vitaminka To Pay Lower Net Dividend for 2008 Jun 01, 2009, 11:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Macedonian food company Vitaminka said on Monday it will pay a net dividend of 175.5 denars ($3.98/2.81 euro) per share for 2008, 6.1% down from a year earlier. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianfoodcovitaminkatopay6_1_lowernetdividendfor2008-112224

Macedonia Schedule of Events – June 1 – June 10 Jun 01, 2009, 09:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through June 10. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___june1___june10-084814

* Moldova *

Moldova Schedule of Events - June 1 - June 29 Jun 01, 2009, 09:24 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through June 29. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-june1-june29-091157

* Montenegro *

Montenegro Extends Bidding Deadline for Sale of 18.3% Stake in Power Co EPCG Jun 01, 2009, 10:47 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), June 1 (SeeNews) - The Montenegrin privatisation agency said it has extended the deadline in a tender for the sale of an 18.3% stake in its power monopoly Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) to July 17 from June 1. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegroextendsagainbiddingdeadlineforsaleof18_3_stakeinpowercoepcgto17-101551

* Romania *

S&P Says Places Romania’s Hidroelectrica ’BB’ Ratings On CreditWatch Negative Due to Weak Liquidity Jun 01, 2009, 18:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) – Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s said on Monday it has placed on CreditWatch with negative implications its ’BB’ long-term foreign and local currency corporate credit ratings on Romanian state-owned hydropower generator and supplier Hidroelectrica S.A. due to weak liquidity. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/s_psaysplacesromania___shidroelectrica_bb_ratingsoncreditwatchnegativedue-180037

Romania’s Blue Air To Fly Bucharest-Nice Route Jul 2-Sept 20 Jun 01, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air said on Monday it will fly twice a week between the Romanian capital Bucharest and Nice in France from July 2 until September 20. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sblueairtooperateflightsbetweenniceandbucharestbetweenjul_sept-171603

Romania Reconnects To Grid Reactor One of Cernavoda N-Plant Jun 01, 2009, 17:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda on Monday reconnected to the grid one of its two 700-megawatt (MW) reactors that was shut down last week over a malfunction, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniareconnectstogridfirstreactorofcernavodan-plant-170344

Romanian Stocks Extend Strong Gains, SIFs Soar in Higher Turnover Jun 01, 2009, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - The Romanian stock market on Monday built on its solid gains from the end of last week with the BET-FI index, which tracks the country’s five regional investment funds, the SIFs, soaring by more than 7.0% amid a higher overall turnover, brokers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianstocksextendstronggains_sifssoarinhigherturnover-171943

Romanian Leu Firms vs Euro in Calm Trading Jun 01, 2009, 16:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu closed firmer versus the euro on Monday in calm trading and moderate volumes, dealers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleufirmsvseuroincalmtrading-164142

Romania Press Review – June 1 Jun 01, 2009, 16:25 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniapressreview___june1-16254622

Bank of Cyprus Romanian Unit Q1 After-tax Profit at 2.0 Mln Euro Jun 01, 2009, 15:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - The Bank of Cyprus Group said its Romanian unit posted an after-tax profit of 2.0 million euro ($2.84 million) in the first quarter of the year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bankofcyprusromanianunitq1after-taxprofitat2_0mlneuro-150035

Romanian C-Bank Sees Key Rate Falling in 2009 in Line with Slowing Inflation - Media Jun 01, 2009, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu expects the country’s key interest rate will decline gradually this year, in line with projections for slowing inflation, Bucharest-based news agency Mediafax reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sc-bankgovernorseeskeyinterestratefallinginlinewithinflation—121137

Romanian C-bank FX Reserves Rise to 26.852 Bln Euro at End-May Jun 01, 2009, 12:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania’s central bank, excluding gold, totalled 26.852 billion euro ($38.2 billion) at the end of May, up by a net 1.966 billion euro from a month earlier, the central bank said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianc-bankfxreservesriseto26_852blneuroatend-may-124017

Ieba Trust - Financial Markets Weekly - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 11:58 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Ieba Trust has pubished its weekly financial market report, containg a review of the financial and commodity markets of Romania. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-financialmarketsweekly-june1_2009-115205

Intl Telecommunication Services Provider TeliaSonera Sets Point of Presence in Romania Jun 01, 2009, 11:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) – International telecommunication services provider TeliaSonera International Carrier on Monday said it has set up a point of presence (POP) in Romania’s capital Bucharest as part of its expansion in southeastern Europe. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/teliasonerasetspointofpresenceinromania-101844

Romania Reports Another Two Cases of Swine Flu Jun 01, 2009, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Health Ministry on Monday reported another two cases of swine flu in humans in the country bringing their total number to five. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniareportsanothertwocasesofswineflu-101405

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:42 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-june1_2009-092244

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - June 1, 2009 Jun 01, 2009, 10:37 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-june1_2009-091651

Romania’s Cernavoda N-Plant Shuts Down Unit Over Technical Problem, No Risk to Public Jun 01, 2009, 10:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda shut down one of its two 700-megawatt (MW) reactors on Saturday due to a technical fault, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_scernavodan-plantshutsdownreactor_nuclearsafetyunaffected-095817

Romania Schedule of Events - June 1 - Oct 19 Jun 01, 2009, 09:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through October 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniascheduleofevents-june1-oct19-085645

Bank loans and Forex operations boost BNR profit May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Loans granted to commercial banks and foreign currency operations were the main factors which contributed to the profit that the National Bank of Romania (BNR) registered at the end of 2008, Adrian Vasilescu, Advisor of BNR’s Governor Mugur Isarescu, told Business Standard. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bankloansandforexoperationsboostbnrprofit-1930109

Pension funds reluctant to increase stock market exposure May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II of the local pension system) will gradually increase their exposure on the capital market, once the system matures and based on their expectations regarding the stock market, according to administrators of the top five pension funds. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pensionfundsreluctanttoincreasestockmarketexposure-193009822

OMV revises plans for Romanian refineries May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Austrian OMV energy group, owner of Romania’s largest company, Petrom, is revising its investment plans for its local refineries, considering the drop in energy prices, but a decision in this respect is to be made by year-end, said the Head of OMV’s Refinery and Marketing division, Gerhard Roiss. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/omvrevisesplansforromanianrefineries-193009637

Changes in ArcelorMittal Galati’s management May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Following a global reorganization of ArcelorMittal, Augustine Kochuparampil will no longer head ArcelorMittal Galati, Romania’s largest steel producer. As such, Galati will now host the regional coordination center for the flat product division for Southeastern Europe, one of the group’s business divisions, considering that Galati produces 40 percent of the group’s heavy plate. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/changesinarcelormittalgalati___smanagement-193009392

The mortgage market picked up slightly in April, while arrears exceeded €1.2 bln May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Mortgages taken out by Romanians registered a slight increase in April. Foreign currency-denominated mortgages registered a 0.8 percent drop in April, balanced by a 1.2 percent appreciation of the national currency. Expressed in lei, the mortgages, in both lei and foreign currencies, fell 0.7 percent, to RON 21.6 billion (€5.16 bln), according to data provided by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/themortgagemarketpickedupslightlyinapril_whilearrearsexceeded___1_2-193009219

Companies maintain frozen salaries May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Companies have not operated salary rises since the beginning of 2009, postponing these for the end of this year, according to human resource (HR) managers interviewed by Business Standard. In the case of companies who did raise employee salaries, the growth rate was reduced, and covered inflation at best. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/companiesmaintainfrozensalaries-193008864

BVB listing conditions on local stock market May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) company, operator of the local capital market, needs to change its statute, annul the preemption rights for shares offered for sale, set the number of votes required in shareholder meetings for a ruling, and establish the purpose of its listing, in order to be able to have its shares traded on the local stock market. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bvblistingconditionsonlocalstockmarket-193008659

AlfaRom received the first 8 applications for the “First Home” program May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The first eight apartments reserved in the government’s “First Home” program are located in the Lily Residence building, developed by the Israeli AlfaRom Holding company, which presented its offer at the Project Expo real estate fair organized in Bucharest in 29-31 May. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/alfaromreceivedthefirst8applicationsforthe___firsthome___program-193008477

M&A season in retail May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are expected in the near future on the Romanian retail food market, significantly affected by a decline in demand, as an increasing number of local store networks are experiencing problems with solvency, according to analysts of the Deloitte advisory company and market players. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/m_amp_aseasoninretail-193008249

Low prices in foreign textile industries cut production to RON 1.93 bln May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Foreign clients of domestic textile industry exporters have cut prices by up to 25 percent in this year’s first few months, due to the economic crisis. This has produced a chain reaction on the local market, resulting in a drop in the number of orders, followed by a decline in production and exports. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lowpricesinforeigntextileindustriescutproductiontoron1_93bln-193007964

Only 60% of cars allocated through the “Rabla” trade-in program sold May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The first stage of the “Rabla” trade-in program registered sales of 11,899 new cars, some 60 percent of the total cars, with the state paying RON 45.2 million from the Environment Fund, the equivalent of the trade-in value for cars acquired in the first stage, of a total of RON 76 mln, according to the NewsIn agency. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/only60_ofcarsallocatedthroughthe___rabla___trade-inprogramsold-193007750

The Jucu factory continues its development May 31, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Nokia’s Cluj-based factory will begin producing new telephone models, as the investment of the global mobile phone giant is going according to plan, and the number of employees is unaffected by layoffs at the global level. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thejucufactorycontinuesitsdevelopment-193007252

* Serbia *

Bank Shares Lift Belgrade Market, Turnover Falls Jun 01, 2009, 16:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 1 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange, BELEX, opened the week higher on gains of blue-chip banks but traded volumes dropped further, a broker said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belexindicesriseonbanksgains_turnoverfalls-162436

Serbia’s Energy Sector Set To Absorb up to 9.0 Bln Euro in Investment by 2014-2015 - Media Jun 01, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 1 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s energy sector is set to absorb up to 9.0 billion euro ($13 billion) of investment in the next five to six years, local media quoted Energy Minister Petar Skundric as saying on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia___senergysectorsettoabsorbupto9_0blneuroinnextfive_sixyears-media-142909

Serbia Plans To Build Second Underground Gas Depot Jun 01, 2009, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s Energy Ministry and the country’s gas monopoly Srbijagas plan to build a second underground gas storage facility, which will be fully owned by the state, Energy Minister Petar Skundric said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiaplanstobuildsecondundergroundgasstorage-121341

Serbia’s Retail Property Market to Continue Steady Growth in 2009 - Colliers Jun 01, 2009, 12:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 1 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s retail property market will continue its steady growth with several shopping centres opening this year, property consultant Colliers International said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia___sretailmarkettocontinuesteadygrowthin2009-report-104032

Slovenian Food Retailer Mercator Acquires Full Control of Serbia’s M-Rodic Jun 01, 2009, 11:38 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest food retailer Mercator said on Monday it has bought a 12% stake in Serbian peer M-Rodic for an undisclosed sum, thus gaining control over 100% of the company. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianretailermercatoracquirescomplete100_inserbia_sm-rodic-112245

Serbia Schedule of Events – June 1 - June 25 Jun 01, 2009, 09:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 1 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through June 25. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiascheduleofevents___june1-june25-092706

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Share Indices End Higher, Turnover Falls Jun 01, 2009, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 1 (SeeNews) – The Slovenian stock indices rose further on Monday but total turnover dropped, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianshareindicesendhigher_turnoverfalls-165701

Probanka Increased Its Capital Jun 01, 2009, 16:34 CET | Press Release | InPR MARIBOR (Slovenia), June 1, 2009 — (InPR) — Probanka successfully concluded the process of balancing its capital adequacy, and increased its equity by issuing new capital. At the same time the Bank concluded the sale of the new issue of bonds, which will contribute to the strengthening of its long-term funding base needed for financing the development and growth of the Bank’s services. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/probankaincreaseditscapital-163419

Income growth continues, profits are lower Jun 01, 2009, 16:28 CET | Press Release | InPR LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 1, 2009 — (InPR) — Telekom Slovenia Group has continued the trend of income growth in the first three months of the year. The group had EUR 197.8 million of income, which is six percent more than in the same period of last year. The net profit did not follow this trend, amounting to EUR 12.9 million. The lower profit of the group is the result of the combined factors of the economic downturn and measures taken by the market regulator, which are very restrictive for the Telekom Slovenia Group, as well as substantially changed conditions in the electronic communications market, especially in Slovenia, and the falling numbers of classic fixed-line telephony connections. Mobitel is also noticing the continued fall in the number of prepaid users. The Telekom Slovenije supervisory board was notified of the business results yesterday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/incomegrowthcontinues_profitsarelower-162812

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