Girodivite: Seenews: news report of 07.04.2009

Seenews: news report of 07.04.2009

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Thursday 7 May 2009, by Emanuele G. - 642 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Albania’s End-March M3 Money Supply Rises 6.7% Y/Y – Table May 07, 2009, 17:37 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Albania’s M3 broad money supply totalled 805.3 billion leks ($8.1 billion/6.1 billion euro) at the end of March, up by 6.7% on the year, central bank statistics indicated on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_send-marm3moneysupplyrises6_7_y_y___table-172135

Albania’s Q4 2008 Retail Sales Index Rises 20.1% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 17:19 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Albania’s retail sales index for the fourth quarter of 2008 rose by 20.1% on the year, figures of the country’s National Statistics Institute (INSTAT) showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_sq4retailsalesindexup20_1_y_y-164703

Albanian Banks’ End-March Deposit Portfolio Falls 0.6% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 17:16 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of commercial banks operating in Albania totalled 604.4 billion leks ($6.1 billion/4.6 billion euro) at the end of March, 0.6% lower than a year earlier, data of the central bank data showed on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianbanks_end-mardepositportfoliofalls0_6_y_y-170913

Albania’s Q4 Public Sector Salaries Rise 7.5% Y/Y - Stats Office May 07, 2009, 17:13 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Albania’s public sector was 38,310 leks ($387/291 euro) in the fourth quarter of 2008, up 7.5% from a year earlier, data of the National Statistics Institute showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_sq4publicsectorsalariesrise7_5_y_y-statsoffice-164309

Albanian Banks’ End-March Loan Portfolio Rises 31.6% Y/Y – Table May 07, 2009, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of commercial banks in Albania amounted to some 416.4 billion leks ($4.2 billion/3.17 billion euro) at the end of March, up by 31.6% from a year earlier, central bank statistics indicated on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianbanks_end-marloanportfoliorises31_6_y_y___table-170216

Albanian police seize 40kg of heroin at border with Greece May 07, 2009, 16:40 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — Police seized 40kg of heroin Saturday (May 2nd) near the Kakavija crossing at the border with Greece and arrested five alleged smu... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianpoliceseize40kgofheroinatborderwithgreece-164052126

Albanian opposition lawmaker murdered May 07, 2009, 16:40 CET | Story | SETimes Police have offered a 250,000-euro reward for any information that could help them capture those behind Saturday’s murder of an opposition lawmaker. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianoppositionlawmakermurdered-164037461

Eastern European Economies To Contract 5.0% in 2009 - EBRD May 07, 2009, 16:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA, May 7 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday issued forecasts about the economic development of countries in Eastern Europe in 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdseeseasterneuropeaneconomiescontractin5_0_in2009-154852

EBRD Mulls Lending 24 Mln Euro to Albania’s Capital for Beltway Construction May 07, 2009, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering the lending of 24 million euro ($31.9 million) to Albania’s capital Tirana to finance the construction of a section of the beltway around the city, the bank said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdmulls24mlneuroloantotiranamunicipalityforringroadconstruction-125423

Greece’s Cosmote Albanian Arm Q1 Operating Income Falls 17% Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 13:11 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), the Albanian arm of Greek wireless operator Cosmote, posted a 16.8% annual drop in its first-quarter operating income to 19.3 million euro ($25.7 million), Greek telecoms group OTE, which fully owns Cosmote, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotealbanianarmq1operatingincomefalls17_-table-122945

Albania Signs 7.5 Mln Euro Loan Deal with Bank Austria To Buy Medical Equipment May 07, 2009, 11:57 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Albania has signed a 7.5 million euro ($10 million) loan deal with Bank Austria, part of Italy’s UniCredit banking group, to finance the purchase of equipment for its main university hospital in Tirana, Albania’s finance ministry said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniasigns7_5mlneuroloandealwithbankaustriaforhospitalequipmentpurchase-114633

Albania Press Review - May 07 May 07, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insighthas not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapressreview-may07-115543596

World Bank Provides 60 Mln Euro Guarantee for Albanian Power Distributor OSSH’s Privatisation May 07, 2009, 11:04 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The World Bank has approved a 60 million euro ($79.8 million) partial risk guarantee for the sale of Albania’s electricity distributor OSSH to Czech power utility group CEZ, the bank has said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/worldbankgives60mlneuroasguaranteeforsaledealofalbania___selectricityossh-100351

US Endorses Albanian Prosecutors’ Work May 07, 2009, 10:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The US ambassador to Albania in an impassioned speech on Wednesday harshly attacked attempts by politicians to exert pressure on prosecutors, robustly upholding the profession’s independence.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/usendorsesalbanianprosecutors_work-101532321

Albania Panned Over Kosovo Road Loan May 07, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Opposition parties and independent economists have panned Tirana’s centre-right government for acting ’’irresponsibly’’ by accepting what they say is an exorbitantly high interest rate on a commercial loan to finance the Albania-Kosovo highway.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapannedoverkosovoroadloan-094535110

Albanian Institute of Statistics - Foreign Trade - Mar 2009 May 06, 2009, 22:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd During March of 2009 were exported 7,956 mln leks commodities, increasing 5.9 percent compared with February 2009 and decreasing 13.5 percent compared with the March 2008.There were imported 33,478 mln leks commodities increasing 0.3 percent compared with February 2009 and increasing 0.8 percent compared with respectively month of the previous year.This month the trade deficit is 25,522 mln leks signing a decrease of 1.4 percent compared with February 2009 and signing an increase of 6.3 percent compared with March 2008.Trade with the EU countries is 68.5 percent. The main trade partners remain Italy and Greece. With Italy the export is 63.7 percent and the import 28.1 percent, while with Greece the export is 16.1 percent and the import 14.7 percent.Some of the partner countries with which our export and import is increased are: in exports, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Croatia, Spain, etc and in imports, Austria, Italy, China, Macedonia, Spain, etc.The comparison with the previou s month of some group commodities shows that:Export of group “Chemical and plastical products” increased 82.9 percent, “Minerals, fuels, electricity” increased 20.4 percent, “Wood manufactured and article of paper” increased 17.7 percent, etc. While export of group “Machinery, equipment, spare parts” decreased 21.1 percent.Import of “Leather and leather manufactured” increased 22.7 percent, “Chemical and plastical products” increased 22.3 percent, “Food, beverages, tobacco” increased 11.9 percent, etc. While import of group “Construction materials and metals” decreased 22.1 percent.In March 2009, the import of goods with excise is 3,024 mln leks or 9 percent of the total import. During this month, the import of goods with excise is decreased 0.7 percent, compared with February of 2009. Oil fuel products are the main imported goods in the group of goods with excise (63.2 percent). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianinstituteofstatistics-foreigntrade-mar2009-220908

* Bosnia *

Wildfire nearing California town May 07, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | B92 Thousands of people in California are leaving their homes as a wildfire threatens the town of Santa Barbara. The rapidly moving blaze has burned more than 500 acres, leading California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/wildfirenearingcaliforniatown-171518865

EP: Serbia is “engine for integration” May 07, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | B92 EP Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin says that Serbia is the “engine, generator and catalyst” for the Balkans’ EU integration, but could also be an obstacle. Kacin said that “how fast Serbia moves” will have a bearing on the speed of integration of other countries in the region. He explained that this did not mean that other countries in the region were hostages to Serbia, but that positive progress on Serbia’s part would have a direct impact on the political climate in these countries. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ep_serbiais___engineforintegration___-171504394

“Journo murder wasn’t planned in Montenegro” May 07, 2009, 16:40 CET | Story | B92 Montenegrin police official Tamara Popović claims that the murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanić was not planned in Montenegro. She pointed to earlier checks carried out by the police related to the murder, which had been reported to the Croatian police. Popović said that the Montenegrin police were not able to say what information had been given to their Croatian colleagues, because they were important to the ongoing investigation. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___journomurderwasn___tplannedinmontenegro___-164019615

Serbian, Macedonian foreign ministers meet May 07, 2009, 16:40 CET | Story | B92 Serbian and Macedonian FMs Vuk Jeremić and Antonio Miloshoski say the naming of a new Macedonian ambassador to Serbia should help increase cooperation. “Last year was not easy for relations between the two countries—Belgrade and Skopje do not have the same stance on the future status of Kosovo, and, unfortunately, there is no way of changing these stances,” Jeremić told reporters after meeting with his Macedonian counterpart. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbian_macedonianforeignministersmeet-164004432

“Parties concealing real donors” May 07, 2009, 16:05 CET | Story | B92 Daily Danas writes that political parties in Serbia are hiding their real financiers in the reports they present to parliament. The daily writes that the real donors are fronted by either bogus or bankrupt companies. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___partiesconcealingrealdonors___-160520144

Brđani Serbs demand equal rights May 07, 2009, 16:05 CET | Story | B92 Serbs from Brđani in northern Kosovo have asked EULEX police for permission to begin reconstruction of their houses, just as local Albanians are already doing. Serb representative Siniša Lazić said that it had been agreed to continue talks tomorrow with the EU mission’s coordinator for northern Kosovo, Michael Charis. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/br__aniserbsdemandequalrights-160505139

Striking workers’ health deteriorates further May 07, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | B92 Emergency medical staff intervened to help several Partizan factory workers who have been on a two-week hunger strike and are still refusing to eat. Ambulances took one worker to the Kragujevac Clinical Center Emergency Room after his health continued to worsen. After analyzing his heart and blood, he refused to stay in the hospital and returned to the factory, where he continued the hunger strike. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/strikingworkers___healthdeterioratesfurther-143520458

Poll: Few Russians believe Medvedev controls power May 07, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | B92 Only 1 in 8 Russians believes Dmitry Medvedev holds real power, exactly a year after he was inaugurated today, according to Russian pollsters Levada. Twelve percent said power in Russia lay with Medvedev. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/poll_fewrussiansbelievemedvedevcontrolspower-143504383

Bosnia’s February Jobless Rate Rises to 40.4% from 40.2% in Jan - Table May 07, 2009, 14:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 7 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s unemployment rate rose to 40.4% in February from 40.2% a month earlier, official statistics showed on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sfebruaryjoblessraterisesto40_4_from40_2_injan-table-142522

“Journo murder wasn’t planned in Montenegro” May 07, 2009, 14:05 CET | Story | B92 Montenegrin police official Tamara Popović claims that the murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanić was not planned in Montenegro. She pointed to earlier checks carried out by the police related to the murder, which had been reported to the Croatian police. Popović said that the Montenegrin police were not able to say what information had been given to their Croatian colleagues, because they were important to the ongoing investigation. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___journomurderwasn___tplannedinmontenegro___-140504325

"Bomb threat came from West," say Kosovo police May 07, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | B92 Yesterday’s hoax tip-off that a bomb had been planted in the Kosovo government building came from a Western country, says provincial police chief Arber Beka. According to the Priština press, the message was sent to the government and the Public Administration Ministry at 09:00 CET on Wednesday. Personnel working on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of government HQ and the entire premises of the Public Administration Ministry were evacuated as a result. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_bombthreatcamefromwest__saykosovopolice-133519617

Đukanović in line for sixth stint as PM May 07, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | B92 Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović has offered Milo Đukanović his sixth mandate as the country’s prime minister. Under the Montenegrin Constitution, the president proposes a new prime minister to parliament following consultations with representatives of the parliamentary parties. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/__ukanovi__inlineforsixthstintaspm-133504402

Bosnia’s Press Review – May 07 May 07, 2009, 13:01 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia___spressreview___may07-130117973

Talks between Russia, Georgia, separatists break off May 07, 2009, 13:00 CET | Story | B92 A 2nd meeting between Georgia, its rebel region of S.Ossetia and Russia under EU auspices was broken off today, with accusations traded over who was to blame. Russia and Georgia fought a brief war in August for control of South Ossetia, which has been under separatist control since the break-up of the Soviet Union and is backed by Moscow. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/talksbetweenrussia_georgia_separatistsbreakoff-130035240

Serbia to host 300 km of South Stream May 07, 2009, 13:00 CET | Story | B92 A source close to the negotiations with Russia over the route of the South Stream pipeline says that a significant section will run through Serbia. The agreement on forming a joint company for construction of the pipeline, which is due to be signed by Gazprom and Srbijagas by May 15, will confirm that the headquarters of the new Serbian-Russian company will be located in Switzerland and that the new mixed company will begin a feasibility and profitability study for the entire project. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiatohost300kmofsouthstream-130020302

"Kosovo funds corruption inquiry to be dropped" May 07, 2009, 13:00 CET | Story | B92 The EU and UN have dropped an inquiry into alleged large-scale fraud and corruption linked to EUR 70mn that Brussels sent to Kosovo, writes the Daily Telegraph. The London daily states that evidence existed of theft, bribery and breaches of tender regulations in activities financed by the EU and implemented by the UN between 1999 and 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_kosovofundscorruptioninquirytobedropped_-13000564

Rehn still waiting for Slovenian reply May 07, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | B92 Representatives of Slovenia’s political parties have failed to agree on Olli Rehn’s latest proposal for a solution to the border dispute with Croatia. After an unsuccessful meeting with Prime Minister Borut Pahor yesterday, they are scheduled to meet again on Tuesday, so that no answer is likely until the end of next week. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rehnstillwaitingforslovenianreply-115504793

UniCredit Gets 432.4 Mln Euro EBRD Financing To Boost SMEs in CEE May 07, 2009, 11:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit will support small and medium sized (SMEs) businesses in Central and Eastern Europe through a 432.4 million euro ($575.3 million) investment of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unicreditgets432_4mlneuroebrdfinancingtoboostsmesincee-111109

IMF Deal Staves off Bosnia’s Collapse May 07, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Standby arrangement means public spending cuts in both entities, which will cause more pain in the spendthrift Federation than in the Republika Srpska. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/imfdealstavesoffbosnia___scollapse-11204480

Government to debate new stimulus plan May 07, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | B92 The government will be debating a new package of measures for the economy, which are intended to maintain production levels and help keep people in work. The government will be debating this new, additional package of anti-crisis measures at its cabinet meeting today. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/governmenttodebatenewstimulusplan-112020115

Slovenia submits opinion to ICJ May 07, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | B92 Slovenia supports Kosovo’s independence before the International Court of Justice and doesn’t believe this will negatively impact on Slovenia-Serbian relations. A spokesman for the Slovenian Foreign Ministry, Milan Balažic, yesterday confirmed that Slovenia had submitted its opinion on Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration to the ICJ. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sloveniasubmitsopiniontoicj-112004784

Thousands flee as Pakistani jets hit Swat May 07, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | B92 Thousands of people took advantage of a break in a curfew in Pakistan’s Swat valley to get out of the region as government aircraft attacked Taliban positions. The government’s handling of Swat has become a test of its resolve to fight a growing Taliban militant insurgency. President Asif Ali Zardari assured U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington Wednesday of Islamabad’s commitment to defeating al Qaeda and its allies. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thousandsfleeaspakistanijetshitswat-104534831

Brammertz confirms destruction of evidence May 07, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | B92 Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says that around 1,000 items of evidence taken from mass graves around Srebrenica have been destroyed in The Hague. Speaking in Sarajevo yesterday following a meeting with the Mothers of the Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves association, Brammertz added that information still existed about the destroyed material. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/brammertzconfirmsdestructionofevidence-104519953

Anti-government clash in Georgia May 07, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | B92 Anti-government protesters and police have clashed in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, amid rising national tensions. Riot police used batons on protesters trying to enter a police compound where three people were being held over the alleged beating of a local journalist. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/anti-governmentclashingeorgia-104504331

Weapons found in Damir Dokić’s home May 07, 2009, 10:15 CET | Story | B92 Damir Dokić, the father of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokić, was arrested yesterday for threats he made to the Australian ambassador to Serbia. According to Interior Minister Ivica Dačić, it was the police’s duty to protect all diplomatic and consular representatives in Serbia. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/weaponsfoundindamirdoki_____shome-101504692

IMF vote results still secret May 07, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 IMF official Alistair Thomson says that the organization will be announcing the results of the vote on Kosovo’s membership application in the coming days. Thomson confirmed that the IMF Board of Directors had held a secret ballot on the province’s membership on Tuesday, but that board members had several days to reconsider their vote and express any misgivings, if any exist. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/imfvoteresultsstillsecret-09450581

Father of Australian tennis player arrested May 06, 2009, 20:30 CET | Story | B92 Father of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokić, Damir Dokić, was arrested Wednesday for threatening the Australian ambassador to Serbia. The threats were sent through the media, Interior Minister Ivica Dačić revealed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fatherofaustraliantennisplayerarrested-203019859

Colombian Interpol: Ceku is here May 06, 2009, 20:30 CET | Story | B92 Interior Minister Ivica Dačić revealed today that Colombia’s Interpol office has notified Serbia that Agim Ceku is in that country. Serbia’s Interpol has an international arrest warrant out for the arrest of the ethnic Albanian, formerly one of the leaders of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, and after the 1999 conflict in the province one of its prime ministers. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/colombianinterpol_cekuishere-203004940

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Insurance Market Grows 20% in 2008 May 07, 2009, 18:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian insurance market grew by 20% last year to 1.8 billion levs ($1.2 billion/920 million euro), the country’s financial regulator said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianinsurancemarketgrows20_in2008-182108

Bulgaria’s Chimimport To Hike Capital of Subsidiaries, Invest in Seaports/Airports May 07, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian industrial conglomerate Chimimport plans to raise the capital of its financial and river shipping units and invest in seaport and airport construction, the company said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria___schimimporttohikecapitalofsubsidiaries_investinsea_airports-173235

Slovak Company Plans to Invest 600 Mln Euro in Blood Plasma Equipment Plants in Bulgaria - Media May 07, 2009, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) – An unnamed Slovak company plans to invest 600 million euro ($799.5 million) in blood plasma equipment plants in Bulgaria, state-run news agency BTA reported on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovakcompanyinterestedtoinvest600mlneuroinbulgaria-media-163604

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Rise to 11.789 Bln Euro at End-April - Table May 07, 2009, 16:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 23.063 billion levs ($15.71 billion/11.789 billion euro) on April 30, up 0.8% from April 24, BNB data showed on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sc-bankfxreserves___atapril30-table-161619

EU Contribution for Gas Projects in SEE Under 3.98 Bln Euro Economic Recovery Plan - Table May 07, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a breakdown of European Union funding for gas projects in southeast Europe (SEE) under a 3.98 billion euro ($5.3 billion) economic recovery programme for 2009-2010 for the 27 member states of the bloc, adopted by the European Parliament on May 6. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eucontributionforgasprojectsinseeunder___blneuroeconomicrecoveryplan—145236

UPDATE 1 - Bulgarian Stocks Rally on Global Market Gains May 07, 2009, 14:38 CET | Story | SeeNews (updates with end-session data) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-bulgarianstocksrallyonglobalmarketgains-133725

Greece’s Cosmote Bulgarian Unit Q1 Operating Income Rises 2.9% - Table May 07, 2009, 13:18 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - The operating income of Globul, the Bulgarian unit of Greek mobile phone operator Cosmote, in the first quarter of 2009 rose 2.9% year-on-year to 17.9 million euro ($23.8 million), Cosmote’s owner OTE said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotebulgarianunit-table-121637

Low Turnout Seen in Bulgaria for EP Poll May 07, 2009, 12:30 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com A recent survey shows that Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov’s party, Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria, GERB has the support of 23 to 24 per cent of Bulgarians intending to vote in the June 7 elections for European Parliament. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lowturnoutseeninbulgariaforeppoll-12302010

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - GFSM 2001 - Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 12:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on consolidated fiscal programme according to Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001) standard for March 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianministryoffinance-consolidatedfiscalprogramme-gfsm2001-mar2009-120316

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Republican Budget - Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 11:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on republican budget as of March 31, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianministryoffinance-republicanbudget-mar2009-115919

Bulgaria Close to Deal on Pirate Ransom May 07, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Negotiations over the ransom for 16 Bulgarian sailors on board a British ship abducted by Somali pirates are nearing conclusion. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaclosetodealonpirateransom-115600311

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Consolidated Fiscal Programme - National Methodology - Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 11:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on the consolidated fiscal programme as of March 31, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianministryoffinance-consolidatedfiscalprogramme-national-mar2009-115604

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Fiscal Reserve Account - Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 11:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on fiscal reserve account as of March 31, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianministryoffinance-fiscalreserveaccount-mar2009-115245

Bulgarian National Bank - Long-term Interest Rate for Convergence Assesment Purposes - Apr 2009 May 07, 2009, 11:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on long-term interest rate for convergence assesment purposes for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalbank-long-terminterestrateforconvergenceassesment-apr-114806

Bulgarian Stocks Rally in Morning Trade on Global Markets Gains May 07, 2009, 11:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian stock market rallied in morning trade on Thursday after a week-long holiday, tracking gains on global markets, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockmarketralliesinearlytradeonglobalmarketsgains-104955

Bulgarian National Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Apr 2009 May 07, 2009, 11:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly bulletin for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalbank-monthlybulletin-apr2009-110707

SeeNews Research & Profiles - Bulgaria Macro Report - Q4 2008 May 07, 2009, 11:01 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews SUMMARY >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/seenewsresearch_profiles-bulgariamacroreport-q42008-101650

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:59 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-may7_2009-104910

Karoll - Bulgarska Roza-Sevtopolis Financial Results Q1 2009 - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:57 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Pharmaceutical producer Bulgarska Roza-Sevtopolis [4BJ] released its first-quarter non-consolidated financial statements. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgarskaroza-sevtopolisfinancialresultsq12009-may7_2009-100349

Karoll - Devin Financial Results Q1 2009 - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:55 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Bottled water producer Devin [6D3] released its first-quarter financial statements. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-devinfinancialresultsq12009-may7_2009-100607

Karoll - Moststroy Financial Results Q1 2009 - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Heavy construction company Moststroy [5MY] released its first-quarter financial statements. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-moststroyfinancialresultsq12009-may7_2009-100006

Karoll - Fazerles Financial Results Q1 2009 - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:59 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Fazerles [4F6] released its first-quarter non-consolidated financial statements. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-fazerles_devinfinancialresultsq12009-may7_2009-092314

Karoll - Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Financial Results Q1 2009 - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Oil & Gas Exploration & Production [4O1] released its first-quarter financial statements. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-oil_gasexploration_productionfinancialresultsq12009-may7_2009-091710

Bulgaria Schedule of Events – May 7 - July 5 May 07, 2009, 09:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 7 (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___may7-may30-090833

Bulgaria Opposition Party Fights Back in Death Throes May 06, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com Martin Dimitrov, leader of the right-wing opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), has approached the Central Election Commission with a request to make void a false registration for the European elections following a scandal that has ripped the party apart.The registration scandal erupted on April 30 when former party leader Plamen Yurukov submitted documents for the UDF’s solo running in the upcoming MEP elections.The new UDF leadership, led by Dimitrov, had decided months ago to run in coalition with the other rightist opposition party - the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) and their leader, Ivan Kostov.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaoppositionpartyfightsbackindeaththroes-233542609

EP Allots EUR 18 M for Election Campaign May 06, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com The European Parliament Europe-wide institutional election campaign will have a budget of EUR 18 M, which accounts for roughly five cents per voter. This emerged at a seminar in Strasbourg, dedicated to the upcoming elections for MEPs.The campaign focuses on choice, rather than civic duty and aims to attract 375 million voters to the ballot box and halt an ever-decreasing turnout.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/epallotseur18mforelectioncampaign-233527960

Jumbo to Boost Investments in Bulgaria May 06, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com Jumbo, the Greek chain of toy hypermarkets, announced plans to expand investments in Bulgaria and open a second store in the country due to open in 2010.Greece’s largest toy retailer reported that ten-month sales grew 15.5% year-on-year on rising demand, mainly in Cyprus.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jumbotoboostinvestmentsinbulgaria-233506184

* Croatia *

Croatia Student War on Fees Enters Week Three May 07, 2009, 17:50 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com No let-up yet in the struggle to make the government abandon its plans to force students to pay for higher education. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiastudentwaronfeesentersweekthree-175019589

Croatian Share Indices Move Higher, Turnover Up May 07, 2009, 17:43 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose in higher turnover on Thursday, bourse data showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesadvance_turnoverup-172844

Student protests sweep Croatian universities May 07, 2009, 16:41 CET | Story | SETimes Croatian students have occupied university departments, demanding the return of universally free higher education. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/studentprotestssweepcroatianuniversities-164107382

Croatia’s Vindija To Open 12 Mln Euro Factory for Poultry Products in Serbia May 07, 2009, 15:54 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Croatian food and beverage group Vindija said on Thursday it will open a 12 million euro ($16 million) factory for poultry products in the municipality of Plandiste in southern Serbia. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_svindijatoopen12mlneurofactoryforpoultryproductsinserbia-151831

Croatia’s April Industrial PPI Rises 0.5% M/M, Down 0.1% Y/Y - Stats Office May 07, 2009, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s April producer price index (PPI) of industrial goods rose 0.5% on the month and was 0.1% lower than a year earlier, the State Statistics Office said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_saprilindustrialppirises0_5_m_m_down0_1_y_y-statsoffice-153502

CROATIA’S APRIL INDUSTRIAL PPI +0.5% M/M, - 0.1% Y/Y, VS -1.2% M/M, -0.1 Y/Y IN MARCH - STATS OFFICE May 07, 2009, 15:26 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_saprilindustrialppi_0_5_m_m_-0_1_y_y_vs-1_2_m_m_-0_1y_yinmarch—152525

Chuck Norris Guards Croatia Bakery May 07, 2009, 14:05 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Store bosses have seen off burglars by placing a life-sized photo of Hollywood action star Chuck Norris in the window. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/chucknorrisguardscroatiabakery-140532737

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Trade in Goods - Provisional Data - Jan-Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 12:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to the provisional data, in the period from January to March 2009, the total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 13 975 million kuna. At the same time, the import was 27 415 million kuna. The foreign trade deficit amounted to 13 440 million kuna. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-foreigntradeingoods-provisionaldata-jan-mar-123725

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Persons Employed Indices and Labour Productivity Index in Industry - First Results - Mar 2009 May 07, 2009, 12:11 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The total number of persons employed in industry in March 2009 was by 8.2% lower than in March 2008 and, as compared to February 2009, it was by 0.2% lower. As compared to the average monthly number of persons employed in 2008, in March 2009 this number decreased by 7.6%. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-industrialpersonsemployedindicesandlabourindex-122221

Croatia’s Atlantic Grupa Q1 Cons Net Profit Rises 35% to 24.2 Mln Kuna (3.3 Mln Euro) - Table May 07, 2009, 11:43 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue chip Atlantic Grupa, a consumer goods distributor and manufacturer of healthcare products, said on Thursday its consolidated unaudited net profit rose to 24.2 million kuna ($4.4 million/3.3 million euro) in the first quarter of 2008, up from 17.9 million kuna a year earlier. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_satlanticgrupaq1consnetprofitrises35_to24_2mlnkuna_3_3mlneuro_—112142

CROATIA’S ATLANTIC GRUPA SAYS Q1 CONS NET PROFIT RISES TO 24.2 MLN KUNA (3.3 MLN EURO) FROM 17.9 MLN KUNA YR AGO May 07, 2009, 11:07 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_satlanticgrupasaysq1consnetprofitrisesto24_2mlnkuna_3_3mlneuro_yr-110707

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:58 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Banks get HRK 855.6mn at repo auction >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-may7_2009-101404

Croatia Schedule of Events - May 7 – June 8 May 07, 2009, 10:56 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through June 8. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiascheduleofevents-may7___june8-103116

Croatian National Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Q1 2009 May 07, 2009, 10:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Introduction >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiannationalbank-monthlybulletin-q12009-103532

Croatia’s End-Mar M1 Money Supply Down 0.3% M/M - Table May 07, 2009, 10:02 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s M1 money supply fell to 46.637 billion kuna ($8.4 billion/6.34 billion euro) at the end of March from 46.762 billion kuna a month earlier, central bank figures indicated. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_send-marm1moneysupplydown0_3_m_m-table-095208

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:52 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-may7_2009-090638

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 07:15 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd World stock markets rose today and continued its’ newest rally as investors shrugged off news that U.S. banks may need more capital than previously thought. Domestic market followed in similar manner jumping 4.1% on HRK 41.6 m turnover.Ericsson Nikola Tesla (ERNT-R-A) announced today signing of new export deals at the Russian market worth more than HRK 19.5 m. Ericsson share didn’t responded on positive news as its stock slipped 0.2% attracting HRK 2.3 m turnover.At the Annual General Meeting scheduled for mid June, shareholders of construction company Viadukt (VDKT-R-A) will be deciding on the payment of dividend from last year’s profit. Net profit in 2008 was HRK 6.9 m and the management proposes to pay out HRK 5.8 m in dividends. Viadukt was traded today on HRK 0.2 m turnover advancing 4.8%. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-may6_2009-223508

* Macedonia *

Macedonia’s Q1 Trade Gap Shrinks 5.4% to $620.2 Mln Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s trade deficit was $620.2 million (466.5 million euro) in the first quarter, 5.4% down from a year earlier, the Macedonian Statistics Office said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___sjan-marchtradegapshrinks5_4_to_620_2mlny_y-table-152931

Macedonia’s Cosmofon Q1 Operating Loss Widens Nearly Fourfold Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 15:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 7 (SeeNews) – Macedonian wireless operator Cosmofon AD Skopje, formerly a unit of Greek wireless operator Cosmote, widened its operating loss in the first quarter of 2009 to 3.4 million euro ($4.5 million) from 900,000 euro a year earlier, Cosmote’s owner OTE said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotemacedonianex-unitq1operatinglosswidensnearlyfourfoldy_y—145453

MACEDONIA’S JAN-MARCH TRADE GAP SHRINKS TO $620.2 MLN FROM $655.4 MLN YR-AGO - STATS OFFICE May 07, 2009, 15:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___sjan-marchtradegapshrinksto_620_2mlnfrom_655_4mlnyr-ago-stats-152716

Austrian Insurer Wiener Staedtische Buys 100% of Macedonia’s Sigma for 6.0 Mln Euro May 07, 2009, 14:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 7 (SeeNews) – Austrian insurer Wiener Staedtische, part of Vienna Insurance Group, bought Macedonian insurance company Sigma AD Skopje for 368.5 million denars ($8.0 million/6.0 million euro), Sigma’s general director said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/austrianinsurerwienerstaedtischebuys100_ofmacedonia___ssigmafor6mlneuro-121656

Macedonia Postpones Introduction of HACCP Food Safety Standards Until 2010 May 07, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 7 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s government said it will postpone the official introduction of food safety standards Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) until 2010. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniapostponesintroductionofhaccpfoodsafetystandardsby2010-132924

Macedonia Schedule of Events – May 7 – June 10 May 07, 2009, 10:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 7 (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___may7___june10-091451

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 08:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 6, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-may6_2009-072741

* Moldova *

Moldova’s April CPI Rises 0.3% M/M, Falls 0.3% Y/Y – Table May 07, 2009, 15:28 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 7 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.3% month-on-month in April, following a 0.8% monthly fall in March, the country’s statistics office said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_saprilcpirises0_3_m_m_falls0_3_y_y___table-152523

MOLDOVA’S APRIL CPI +0.3% M/M, -0.3% Y/Y VS -0.8% M/M, +1.2% Y/Y IN MARCH - STATS OFFICE May 07, 2009, 15:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_saprilcpi0_3_m_m_-0_3_y_yvs-0_8_m_m__1_2_y_yinmarch-statsoffice-151557

Moldova’s Q1 Trade Gap Narrows 28.7% Y/Y to $502 Mln - Table May 07, 2009, 15:07 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 7 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s trade deficit in the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 28.7% on the year to $502 million (377 million euro) as imports fell faster than exports, the country’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1tradegapnarrows28_7_y_yto_502mln-table-150353

MOLDOVA’S Q1 TRADE GAP NARROWS 28.7% Y/Y TO $502 MLN - STATS OFFICE May 07, 2009, 14:59 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1tradegapnarrows28_7_y_yto_502mln-statsoffice-145902

Moldova Schedule of Events - May 7 - June 3 May 07, 2009, 11:48 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through June 3. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-may7-june3-174435

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 08:57 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 6, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-may6_2009-072425

* Montenegro *

January Net FDI Inflow in Montenegro at 23.6 Mln Euro May 07, 2009, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Montenegro was 23.6 million euro ($31.4 million) in January, the country’s central bank said without issuing comparative figures. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegrojanuarynetfdiat23_6mlneuro___c-bank-162921

MONTENEGRO’S JAN NET FDI AT 23.6 MLN EURO - C-BANK May 07, 2009, 16:25 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sjannetfdiat23_6mlneuro-c-bank-162527

Montenegro’s January Industrial Producer Prices Down 1.2% M/M, Up 5.7% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s January producer prices in the industrial sector dropped 1.2% on the month but were 5.7% higher than a year earlier, the central bank said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sjanuaryindustrialproducerpricesdown1_2_m_m_up7_1_y_y-160022

Montenegrin President Asks PM Djukanovic To Form Next Government May 07, 2009, 16:01 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanovic asked Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to form the country’s next government, the president’s office said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegrinpresidenthandspmdjukanovicmandatetoformnewgovernment-152855

MONTENEGRO’S JAN INDUSTRIAL PPI -1.2% M/M, +5.7% Y/Y VS +7.1% Y/Y IN DEC- C-BANK May 07, 2009, 16:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sjanindustrialppi-1_2_m_m__5_7_y_yvs_7_1_y_yindec-c-bank-155934

Montenegro’s Q1 GDP Posts Zero Growth, Q1 Trade Gap Shrinks 63% Y/Y – Fin Min May 07, 2009, 15:36 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s gross domestic product showed a zero growth in the first quarter of 2009, compared to a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sq1gdpflaty_y_q1tradegapshrinks63_y_y___finmin-151131

Montenegro’s Q1 Tourist Numbers Drop 14.4% Y/Y, Overnights Down 16.7% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 15:09 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Tourists in Montenegro in the first quarter of 2009 numbered 56,558, down 14.4% from a year earlier, the country’s Finance Ministry said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sq1touristnumbersdrop14_4__overnightsdown16_7_y_y-145518

Telenor’s Montenegrin Unit Q1 Operating Profit Rises Sharply Y/Y to 44 Mln Norwegian Crowns (5.1 Mln Euro) May 07, 2009, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor said on Thursday its Montenegrin unit, ProMonte, posted an operating profit of 44 million Norwegian crowns ($6.8 million/5.1 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009, up from 6.0 million crowns a year earlier. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/telenor_smontenegrinunitq1operatingprofitrisesto44mlnnorwegiancrowns_5_1-135116

Montenegro’s Jobless Rate Falls to 10.76% in Early May May 07, 2009, 13:11 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 7 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s jobless rate dropped to 10.76% at the beginning of May from 11.38% a year earlier, official figures showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sjoblessratefallsto10_76_inearlymay-130907

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 08:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 6, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-may6_2009-072123

* Romania *

Romania’s SIF 3 Transilvania Cuts Price in Secondary Offering of Orsova Shipyard Stake May 07, 2009, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romanian investment fund SIF 3 Transilvania cut the price-per-share in an ongoing secondary offering of an 11.8% stake in Romanian shipyard Santierul Naval Orsova (SNO) to 7.0 lei ($2.2/1.7 euro) from 8.5 lei, Actinvest, the intermediary of the offering, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_ssif3transilvaniacutsprice-per-shareinongoingsecondaryofferingof-174945

Romanian Leu Strenghtens vs Euro May 07, 2009, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu ended much stronger against the euro on Thursday, after appreciating throughout the day in line with the currencies of other emerging markets, dealers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleustrenghtensvseuro-164927

Romanian Stocks Surge on Global Rally May 07, 2009, 17:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) – Rallying international stock prices lifted the Romanian market to seven-month highs in surging turnover on Thursday, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianstockssurgeonglobalrally_investors___optimism-170933

Citibank Sees Romania’s C-Bank Cutting Monetary Policy Rate to 8.75% from 9.5% by End-’09 May 07, 2009, 17:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank, BNR, is expected to bring its key interest rate to 8.75% by the end of the year from the current 9.5%, Citibank said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/citibankseesromaniac-bankcuttingmonetarypolicyrateto8_75_byend-yrfrom9_5_-162912

Romanian Wages Rise 17.7% in March May 07, 2009, 16:42 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Salaries Romania rose 17.6 per cent on the year in March, and also were slightly up compared to the month before, the National Statistics Board reported on Thursday.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianwagesrise17_7_inmarch-164203610

Romanians Lackluster About EU Elections May 07, 2009, 16:41 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Campaigning for seats in the European Parliament officially started on Thursday, with around 350 independent candidates and parties’ representatives competing in June 7 elections.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianslacklusterabouteuelections-164148851

Science and Technology: Romania acts to prevent swine flu May 07, 2009, 16:41 CET | Story | SETimes Romanian hospitals have received medicines and equipment to help in combating swine flu. Also in science and technology: valuable medieval coins were unearthed in Macedonia and Turkish Army command staff receives special encrypted mobile phones. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/scienceandtechnology_romaniaactstopreventswineflu-164123444

Romania’s Begacom, Two Individuals Buy 0.03% of Machine Maker Faur in Buyout Bid May 07, 2009, 16:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romanian retail company Begacom and two individual investors acquired a 0.03% stake in Romanian machine manufacturer Faur in a buyout bid, the intermediary of the bid, SSIF Broker, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sbegacom_twoindividualsbuy0_03_ofmachinemakerfaurinbuyoutbid_of-153114

Greece’s Cosmote Romanian Arm Slashes Q1 Operating Loss by 78.7% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The Romanian arm of Greek cellphone operator Cosmote pared its first-quarter operating loss by 78.7% on the year to 5.5 million euro ($7.3 million), Cosmote’s parent, Greek telecoms group OTE, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmoteromanianarmq1operatinglossnarrows78_7_y_y-141345

Romania Sells 268.65 Mln Lei (64.1 Mln Euro) in 5-Yr T-notes, Yields Fall May 07, 2009, 14:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romania on Thursday sold 268.65 million lei ($.85.2 million/64.1 million euro) in five-year Treasury notes versus 500 million lei on offer, as yields fell, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniasells268_65mlnlei_64_1mlneuro_in5-yrt-notes_yieldsfall-144215

Romania’s Alba Iulia Municipal Bonds Worth 8.5 Mln Lei (2.1 Mln Euro) To Start Trading on Bucharest Bourse on May 8 May 07, 2009, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Municipal bonds worth 8.5 million lei ($2.7 million/2.1 million euro) issued by the city of Alba Iulia, located in central Romania, will start trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, on May 8, the bourse said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaiuliamunicipalbondworth8_5mlnlei_2_1mlneuro_tostarttradingonbucharest-135227

Greece’s OTE Romanian Unit Turns to Q1 Operating Income of 13.7 Mln Euro May 07, 2009, 13:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romanian fixed-line operator RomTelecom turned to an operating income of 13.7 million euro ($18.2 million) in the first quarter of this year, from a 14.2 million euro operating loss in the year-ago period, the company’s majority owner, Greek OTE, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_soteromanianunitturnstoq1operatingincomeof13_7mlneuro-125859

Romania’s April Jobless Rate Edges up to 5.7% - Table May 07, 2009, 13:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7% in April from 5.6% a month earlier, the government’s employment agency, ANOFM, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sapriljoblessrateedgesupto5_7_-table-130259

ROMANIA’S APRIL JOBLESS RATE EDGES UP TO 5.7% FROM 5.6% IN MARCH - GOVT EMPLOYMENT OFFICE May 07, 2009, 12:49 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_saprjoblessrateedgesupto5_7_from5_6_inmarch-govtemploymentoffice-124829

Romania’s C-Bank Cuts 2009, 2010 Inflation Forecasts May 07, 2009, 12:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank, BNR, on Thursday said it cut its inflation forecast for the current year to 4.4% from 4.5%, within its target band for the year, and lowered the 2010 projection to 2.8% from 3.2%. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sc-bankcutsend-2009inflationfcastto4_4_from4_5__end-2010to2_8_at-123024

Romania Press Review – March 07 May 07, 2009, 11:21 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___march07-112102945

Romania’s March Construction Works Volume Grows 1.7% M/M, Down 1.8% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The volume of construction works in Romania in March grew by 1.7% month-on-month but was 1.8% lower on the year, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_smarchconstructionworksvaluegrows32_1_m_m_down2_1_y_y-093150

ROMANIA C-BANK LOWERS END-2009 INFLATION FCST TO 4.4% FROM 4.5%, CUTS FCST FOR END-2010 TO 2.8% FROM 3.2% May 07, 2009, 11:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniac-banksetsinflationtargetat3_5_forend-_10-101715

ROMANIA’S C-BANK SAYS KEEPS 2010 INFLATION TARGET AT 3.5% May 07, 2009, 11:14 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sc-banksayskeeps2010inflationtargetat3_5_-111230

Romania March Tourist Numbers Fall 17.4% Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 10:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania decreased by 17.4% on the year to 381,800 in March, data of the country’s statistics board, INS, showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniamarchtouristnumbersfall17_4_y_y-table-140408

Romania’s Q1 Energy Output Falls 18.9% Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 09:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s energy output fell by 18.9% on the year to 8.434 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) in the first quarter of 2009, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sq1energyoutputfalls18_9_y_y-table-094307

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-may7_2009-091149

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - May 7, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-may7_2009-090035

Romania Schedule of Events - May 7 - Oct 19 May 07, 2009, 09:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (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-may7-oct19-171111

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:49 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for May 6, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-may6_2009-073349

Romania’s March Average Net Salary Rises 3.2% M/M, Up 17.6% Y/Y - Table May 07, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 7 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Romania grew by a nominal 3.2% month-on-month to 1,402 lei ($450/339 euro) in March, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_smarchaveragenetmonthlysalaryup3_2_m_m_up17_6_y_y-table-092629

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - May 6, 2009 May 07, 2009, 09:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for May 6, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-may6_2009-073750

Electrica is short of cash in spite of record profit May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Romania’s largest state-owned company, Electrica energy transporter, is facing a severe shortage of liquidities, in spite of a record-high €489 million in gross earnings and €1.6 billion in turnover in 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/electricaisshortofcashinspiteofrecordprofit-193010303

Microsoft layoff plan affects Romanian branch May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Microsoft Romania, the local subsidiary of the world’s largest software producer, will eliminate a few positions in several business units, as part of the U.S. giant’s global plan to lay off some 5,000 employees. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/microsoftlayoffplanaffectsromanianbranch-193009946

BNR’s surprise key rate cut to 9.5% May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The National Bank of Romania (BNR) took the entire financial market by surprise on Wednesday by cutting the benchmark rate by half a percentage point, to an annual 9.5 percent from 10 percent. Moreover, the central bank decided to maintain the cash reserve ratio (CRR) on foreign currency and lei liabilities at 40 and 18 percent, respectively. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bnr___ssurprisekeyratecutto9_5_-193009670

AmCham requests that the government eliminate the lump-sum tax May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Investor members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania, AmCham, have criticized the introduction of the lump-sum tax which recently went into effect, and are interested in recommending to the government a set of measures to modify the Fiscal Code, which would include the cancelation of this tax. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/amchamrequeststhatthegovernmenteliminatethelump-sumtax-193009351

Foreign investments slow in March May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Foreign investments slow in March >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/foreigninvestmentsslowinmarch-193008996

Pfizer’s growth rate halves in 2009 May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The international pharmaceutical leader, Pfizer, estimates that its business in Romania will increase 10 percent, to half the company’s business growth in 2008, due to the recession, a drop in general consumption, and declining prices of imported medications. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pfizer___sgrowthratehalvesin2009-193008710

Agrana: Estimates are now pure speculations as clients cannot forecast demand May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Sales by the local subsidiary of the Austrian Agrana sugar producer amounted in the first quarter to a level similar to that registered in the first three months of 2008, in spite of the global crisis and the drop in demand. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/agrana_estimatesarenowpurespeculationsasclientscannotforecastdemand-193008376

The largest local HR company posted €23.2 mln in business May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The largest recruiting and temporary employment firm on the local market ended 2008 with a profit, in spite of the fact that demand for this type of service registered drops estimated at 20-30 percent, with the highest declines on the recruiting segment, up to 65 percent, according to company officials. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thelargestlocalhrcompanyposted___23_2mlninbusiness-1930072

RTC’s delivery division estimates 30% drop in business in 2009 May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard TCE, the transportation and delivery division of RTC holding, is to register a 30 percent drop in business in 2009, according to RTC owner, Octavian Radu. He was thus revising previous estimates of slight growth in spite of the financial crisis. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rtc___sdeliverydivisionestimates30_dropinbusinessin2009-193007725

CEO Hard Rock International: I chose a franchise for Romania because of the advantages of a local management May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Hard Rock International decided to open its largest restaurant in Europe in Romania, in partnership with the local Midi Development company, owned by Tinu Sebesanu, because a local manager, who is active in the community, knows the right people and how to make the brand’s power profitable, and ensures that the investment is a success, Hamish Dodds, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hard Rock International, told Business Standard. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ceohardrockinternational_ichoseafranchiseforromaniabecauseoftheofa-193007405

The price of one-bedroom apartments in Bucharest fell €3,000 in one month May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The price of an older one-bedroom apartment dropped €3,000 in Bucharest in April, down to €79,000, according to an analysis by the imobiliare.ro website in six of the country’s main cities. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thepriceofone-bedroomapartmentsinbucharestfell___3_000inonemonth-19300730

The insurance brokerage market could lose 100 companies May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The insurance brokerage market could lose at least 100 companies this year, of the more than 480 existing enterprises, said the General Manager of the SRBA broker, Gheorghe Grad. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/theinsurancebrokeragemarketcouldlose100companies-193006735

Caruntu, BCR: Low profits raise the risk of share overvaluation May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had a fluctuating evolution yesterday, as the decision by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) to cut the benchmark rate to 9.5 percent from 10 percent was a turning point in the evolution of BVB’s indexes. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/caruntu_bcr_lowprofitsraisetheriskofshareovervaluation-193006422

UPC put a stop to the loss of clients on the TV segment in Q1 May 06, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard UPC Romania, a major communication operator on the local market, will focus its strategy on digital television services, a segment which registered a tripling in the number of clients in the first quarter of this year, compared to the first three months in 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/upcputastoptothelossofclientsonthetvsegmentinq1-193005784

* Serbia *

Serbia’s Q1 Trade Gap Shrinks 36.6% to $1.8 Bln May 07, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s trade deficit shrank by 36.6% year-on-year to $1.8 billion (1.4 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009, the country’s statistics office said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sq1tradegapshrinks36_6_to_1_8bln-170613

Colombia Expels Former Kosovo Leader May 07, 2009, 16:42 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

Former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku has left Colombia after local authorities ordered him to leave the country, Reuters reported on Thursday.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/colombiaexpelsformerkosovoleader-164219848

Serbian Anti-Crisis Measures Debated May 07, 2009, 16:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The Serbian government is debating a package of anti-crisis measures that aim to support industry and offer cheaper loans.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiananti-crisismeasuresdebated-160642605

Serbia, Macedonia Must Cooperate May 07, 2009, 16:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

Despite clear differences regarding Kosovo’s independence, Macedonia and Serbia must focus on their joint interests, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries said Thursday.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_macedoniamustcooperate-160627942

Tadic Calls Hague’s Ruling ’Disappointing’ May 07, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The President of Serbia Boris Tadic has called the decision of the International War Crimes Tribunal to triple Veselin Sljivancanin’s sentence ’disappointing’.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tadiccallshague_sruling_disappointing_-150531137

UPDATE 1 - Kosovo’s March Trade Gap Widens 10% Y/Y to 128 Mln Euro May 07, 2009, 15:03 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-kosovo_smarchtradegapwidens10_y_yto128mlneuro-145026

Kosovo’s March Trade Gap Widens 9.8% Y/Y to 128 Mln Euro - Table May 07, 2009, 14:45 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, May 7 (SeeNews) - Kosovo’s March trade deficit increased by 9.8% year-on-year to 128 million euro ($170.3 million) as exports nearly halved, while imports rose, the Kosovo Statistics Office said on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovo_smarchtradegapwidens10_y_yto128mlneuro-table-144123

Australian Ambassador Threatened in Serbia May 07, 2009, 13:01 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Damir Dokic, father of well-known Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic, was arrested in the Serbian town of Vrdnik by police, for making serious threats against the Australian ambassador in Belgrade.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/australianambassadorthreatenedinserbia-130138590

Serbian Unit of Norway’s Telenor Q1 Operating Profit Up 10% to 138 Mln Norwegian Crowns (16 Mln Euro) May 07, 2009, 12:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor said its Serbian unit increased its operating profit by 10% on the year to 138 million Norwegian crowns ($21 million/16 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/telenor_sserbianunitq1operatingprofitup10_to138mlnnorwegiancrowns_16mln-122329

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stocks Advance in Higher Turnover May 07, 2009, 17:42 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices rose for a sixth consecutive session in higher turnover on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstocksadvanceinhigherturnover-173001

Slovenian Retailer Mercator Q1 Group Net Profit Slumps 30.8% Y/Y May 07, 2009, 14:39 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest food retailer, Mercator, on Thursday reported a 30.8% year-on-year drop in its first-quarter group net profit to 6.4 million euro ($8.6 million) mainly due to increasing financing costs. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___smercatorq1groupnetprofitslumps30_8_y_y-142459

SLOVENIA’S MERCATOR SAYS Q1 GROUP NET PROFIT DROPS 30.8% Y/Y TO 6.4 MLN EURO May 07, 2009, 14:24 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_smercatorq1groupnetprofitdrops30_8_y_yto6_4mlneuro-141838

Mid Europa Partners Agrees To Buy UPC Slovenia Cable/Broadband Operator May 07, 2009, 13:18 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 7 (SeeNews) - Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has agreed to acquire Slovenian cable and broadband operator UPC Slovenia from international cable operator Liberty Global for an undisclosed sum, its second purchase in the sector in the region of ex-Yugoslavia so far. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mideuropapartnersagreestobuysloveniancable_broadbandoperator-131206

Slovenian Statistical Office - Kindergartens - 2008/2009 May 07, 2009, 11:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the school year 2008/2009 70% of all children of the proper age are enrolled in kindergartens >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-kindergartens-2008_2009-111422

Slovenian Statistical Office - Energy - Jan 2009 May 06, 2009, 22:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd At the beginning of year 2009 LPG supply increased of as much as 127%, compared with previous month. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-energy-jan2009-221354

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