Countries:

* Albania *

UPDATE 1 - Albania’s Dec CPI Rises 0.9% M/M, Up 2.2% Y/Y Jan 08, 2009, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Albania’s Dec CPI Rises 0.9% M/M, Up 2.2% Y/Y - Table Jan 08, 2009, 13:04 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Albania’s December consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.9% month-on-month, after a 0.1% monthly decrease in November, the National Statistics Office, INSTAT, said on Thursday. link

ALBANIA DEC CPI +0.9% M/M, +2.2% Y/Y VS -0.1% M/M, +2.6% Y/Y IN NOV - STATS OFFICE Jan 08, 2009, 12:57 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Albania To Auction 25.2 Bln Leks (202 Mln Euro) in 6-mo, 12-mo T-Bills on Tuesday Jan 08, 2009, 08:51 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 25.2 billion leks ($274.5 million/201.7 million euro) in six-and twelve-month Treasury bills on January 13, it said on Thursday. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnians Freeze in Frustration as Russian Gas Supplies Cease Jan 08, 2009, 15:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) – Bosnians on Thursday grew more and more frustrated in search for heating for a third day running in sub-zero temperatures after Russian natural gas deliveries to the Balkan country ceased on Tuesday afternoon. link

Bosnia Serb Republic Nov Construction Output Rises 41.5% Y/Y - Table Jan 08, 2009, 14:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) - The construction output in Bosnia’s Serb Republic, measured by value, rose in November by 41.5% year-on-year and by 2.0% month-on-month, the Republic’s Statistics Office said on Thursday. link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Nov Tourist Numbers Unchanged Y/Y - Table Jan 08, 2009, 12:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Bosnia’s Serb Republic in November 2008 decreased by 20.5% month-on-month and remained unchanged on the year at 17,090, official data showed on Thursday. link

Bosnia Serb Republic Insurers H1 Premium Income Rises 11.5% Y/Y to 28.4 Mln Euro - Table Jan 08, 2009, 12:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) – The combined premium income of insurance companies in Bosnia’s Serb Republic rose by 11.5% on the year to 55.55 million marka ($38.8 million/28.4 million euro) in the first half of 2008, official figures showed on Thursday. link

Bosnia’s Sirbegovic Group, Energoinvest Sign 1.8 Mln Euro Construction Deal Jan 08, 2009, 11:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bosnian construction company Sirbegovic Group said it has signed a 3.5 million marka ($2.4 million/1.8 million euro) contract with the country’s biggest engineering firm Energoinvest for the supply and instalment of steel structures for a project in neighbouring Serbia. link

Bosnia’s End-Nov M1 Money Supply Down 2.8% M/M to 3.0 Bln Euro - Table Jan 08, 2009, 10:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s narrow money, M1, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, fell to 5,875.8 billion marka ($4.079 billion/3.009 billion euro) at the end of November from 6.045 billion marka a month earlier, central bank figures showed on Thursday. link

Bosnian Bank PBS Picked Best Bidder for Bankrupt Una Banka - Media Jan 08, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) – Bosnian privately held bank Privredna Banka Sarajevo (PBS) was chosen the best bidder for local bankrupt bank Una Banka, Bosnian daily Nezavisne Novine reported on Thursday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Jan 8 – Oct 7 Jan 08, 2009, 09:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through October 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

WRAPUP - Companies Across SEE Stop Production over Halt in Russian Gas Supplies Jan 07, 2009, 19:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Companies across southeast Europe halted operations on Wednesday as suspension of Russian gas supplies to the region bit deeper. link

* Bulgaria *

Greece, Spain, Hungary, Portugal Open Labour Markets for Bulgarian, Romanian Workers Jan 08, 2009, 18:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Greece, Spain, Hungary and Portugal have lifted restrictions on access to their labour markets for Bulgarian and Romanian workers, the European Commission said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Stocks Mostly Fall in Thin Volumes Jan 08, 2009, 17:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stocks mostly extended their losses on Thursday in low volumes and subdued investor activity, brokers said. link

Austria’s LLI Euromills Gets Regulatory Nod To Launch Buyout Bid for Bulgaria’s Sofia Mel Jan 08, 2009, 16:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s financial regulator on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to Austria’s LLI Euromills to launch a buyout bid for the minority stake in Bulgarian bakery Sofia Mel it does not already own. link

Luxembourg’s Basildon Gets Nod from Bulgarian Regulator to Buy Minority Stake in Insurer EIG Jan 08, 2009, 15:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on Thursday it allowed Luxembourg-based Basildon Holding, owned by Greece-based fund manager Global Finance, to acquire a minority stake in local Euroins Insurance Group (EIG) as part of its expansion in southeast Europe. link

Bulgaria To Seek EU Funds for Building Gas Links with Greece, Romania Jan 08, 2009, 15:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria, severely hit by the cut-off of Russian gas supplies to Europe, will seek European Union financing for the construction of links to the natural gas networks of its neighbours Greece and Romania, Bulgarian Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Thursday. link

Austria’s EVN Plans Solar Park in Bulgaria Jan 08, 2009, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Austrian power utility EVN said on Thursday it plans to build a solar park in southeastern Bulgaria as part of its plans to diversify energy production in Southeast Europe (SEE). link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Jan 8, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 13:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgaria’s Enemona Signs Over 51 Mln Euro Deal for Office Building Construction Jan 08, 2009, 11:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian engineering, construction and energy group Enemona said on Thursday it has signed a deal worth over 100 million levs ($69.5 million/51 million euro) for the construction of an office building for the state administration. link

Bulgaria Opens Tender for Construction of Key Motorway Stretch by End-Jan – Media Jan 08, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria will open a tender for the construction of a section of its key Trakia motorway by the end of the month, local Standart daily reported on Thursday. link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The Dollar continued to rise against the euro link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:31 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews US Indices Continue To Consolidate link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:18 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Doverie - Brico AD-Sofia /D1OA/ notified through X3 News of the following:On 05 January 2009, Brico Spec D.O.O - Serbia, a company 100% owned by Doverie - Brico AD, signed a contract for the acquisition of land in Nis. The total value of the contract, including the costs for the additional services connected to the contract conclusion, is EUR 1,748,000. The entire notification is posted on link link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:11 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for January 7, 2009. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Macroeconomic Indicators - Dec 2008 Jan 08, 2009, 08:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has updated its monthly statistical report on the country’s main macroeconomic indicators for December 2008. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Jan 8 - March 11 Jan 08, 2009, 08:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through March 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bulgarian National Bank - Long-term Interest Rate for Convergence Assesment Purposes - Dec 2008 Jan 08, 2009, 08:35 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 December 2008. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 07:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgarian Drug Maker Sopharma ’08 Sales Rise 6.0% Jan 07, 2009, 19:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip drug maker Sopharma said on Wednesday its sales rose by 6.0% to over 167 million levs ($116.1 million/85.3 million euro) in 2008, in line with expectations, backed by growth in exports. link

BULGARIAN DRUG MAKER SOPHARMA SAYS 2008 SALES RISE 6.0% TO 167 MLN LEVS (85.3 MLN EURO) Jan 07, 2009, 19:17 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

WRAPUP - Companies Across SEE Stop Production over Halt in Russian Gas Supplies Jan 07, 2009, 19:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Companies across southeast Europe halted operations on Wednesday as suspension of Russian gas supplies to the region bit deeper. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Post First Fall for 2009 in Calm Trading Jan 08, 2009, 18:17 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Croatian share indices fell for the first time this year, reflecting global uncertainty in calm trading, market players said on Thursday. link

Croatian Blue Chip Viro Halts Production over Russian Gas Supply Crisis, Four Other Firms Seriously Affected - Media Jan 08, 2009, 13:19 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip sugar maker Viro stopped its production after Russian gas supplies to southeast Europe were completely halted last night as a result of a price dispute between Russia and Ukraine, Zagreb-based Poslovni Dnevnik daily reported on Thursday. link

Erste Securities - Availability of Stocks to MPFs and OIFs - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 13:09 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities has published its daily report on the availability of stocks to Mandatory Pension Funds (MPFs) and Open-end Investment Funds (OIFs) with prices as of January 7, 2009. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Jan 8 - Feb 18 Jan 08, 2009, 10:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through February 18. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Jan 8, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:38 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 07:35 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Daily comment: link

WRAPUP - Companies Across SEE Stop Production over Halt in Russian Gas Supplies Jan 07, 2009, 19:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Companies across southeast Europe halted operations on Wednesday as suspension of Russian gas supplies to the region bit deeper. link

* Macedonia *

Macedonia Takes Diplomatic Action To Overcome Gas Supply Crisis Jan 08, 2009, 17:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Macedonia is undertaking an intensive diplomatic action in coordination with the European Commission and other countries from Southeast Europe to overcome the crisis caused by the halt of Russian gas supplies, Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration Ivica Bocevski said on Thursday. link

Macedonian C-Bank Absorbs 4.435 Bln Denars (74.2 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Jan 08, 2009, 14:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank said on Thursday it absorbed 4.435 billion denars ($101.1 million/74.2 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link

Macedonia’s Stopanska Banka Bitola Extends Deadline for Shareholders to Pool 51% Stake for Sale Jan 08, 2009, 14:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 8 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s Stopanska Banka AD Bitola said on Thursday it has extended to September 30 the deadline for shareholders to pool together a 51% stake that will be offered for sale to a strategic foreign investor. link

Austria’s EVN Plans Solar Park in Bulgaria Jan 08, 2009, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Austrian power utility EVN said on Thursday it plans to build a solar park in southeastern Bulgaria as part of its plans to diversify energy production in Southeast Europe (SEE). link

Macedonia Schedule of Events – Jan 8 - March 19 Jan 08, 2009, 10:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 19, 2009. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* Montenegro *

Montenegro’s Budva Resort To Fork Out 62 Mln Euro in Infrastructure in 2009 - Media Jan 08, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 8 (SeeNews) – Montenegro’s Adriatic seaside resort of Budva plans to invest 62 million euro ($85 million) in infrastructure projects this year, Serbian broadcaster B92 reported on Thursday. link

Montenegro’s KAP Needs Govt’s Help to Survive – Media Jan 08, 2009, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 8 (SeeNews) – Montenegrin aluminium smelter KAP, controlled by Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, will not survive another three months without support from the government, local daily Vijesti reported on Thursday. link

Montenegro’s Govt Opens Way for Early Elections To Enhance EU Accession Jan 08, 2009, 13:03 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 8 (SeeNews) – The government of European Union aspiring Montenegro said it has proposed to the parliament to dissolve to enable the holding of early general elections and give the new government and parliament a full term in office to lead the country into the EU. link

* Romania *

Greece, Spain, Hungary, Portugal Open Labour Markets for Bulgarian, Romanian Workers Jan 08, 2009, 18:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Greece, Spain, Hungary and Portugal have lifted restrictions on access to their labour markets for Bulgarian and Romanian workers, the European Commission said on Thursday. link

Romanian Stock Indices Fall, Blue-chip Banca Transilvania Dominates Trading Jan 08, 2009, 18:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, lost ground on Thursday, mirroring the trend on European markets, and blue-chip bank Banca Transilvania dominated the turnover in its second day of trading after a four-month pause, brokers said. link

UPDATE 1 - Romanian Leu Closes at Record Low Against Euro Jan 08, 2009, 16:47 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds closing figures) link

Romanian Leu Hits Record Low Against Euro Jan 08, 2009, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu on Thursday hit an all-time low against the single currency in very low trading volumes, dealers said. link

Bulgaria To Seek EU Funds for Building Gas Links with Greece, Romania Jan 08, 2009, 15:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria, severely hit by the cut-off of Russian gas supplies to Europe, will seek European Union financing for the construction of links to the natural gas networks of its neighbours Greece and Romania, Bulgarian Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Thursday. link

Romanian Fertiliser Maker Azomures Not To Restart Production as Planned Due to Low Demand, Gas Supplies Crisis - TV Jan 08, 2009, 15:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s largest chemical fertiliser producer Azomures will not restart production on January 12, as planned, due to low demand for its output and a halt in Russian gas supplies to the country, Romanian TV channel Antena3 reported on Thursday. link

Romania Sells 152.2 Mln Lei (36.9 Mln Euro) in 5-Yr T-Notes Jan 08, 2009, 14:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romania on Thursday sold 152.2 million lei ($50.6 million/36.9 million euro) worth of five-year Treasury notes, far below its 500 million lei target offer, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

Gas Stockpiles, Domestic Production to Get Romania Through Winter - PM Jan 08, 2009, 13:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romania has sufficient domestic energy resources to last it through the rest of the winter, Prime Minister Emil Boc said. link

Romanian Telecoms Group RCS&RDS Bids for Mobile Operator Licences in Hungary – Media Jan 08, 2009, 12:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romanian telecommunications group RCS&RDS has submitted bids in the tenders for two mobile operator licences in Hungary, financial daily Ziarul Financiar reported on Thursday. link

Romania Signs 4.0 Mln Euro Deal with Local Consortium on Railway Technical Services Jan 08, 2009, 11:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Romania said it has signed with a local consortium a four million euro ($5.4 million) contract on technical assistance services to its railway sector. link

U.S. Oil/Gas Co Toreador Resources To Exit Romania Jan 08, 2009, 11:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - U.S. oil and gas company Toreador Resources said it will exit Romania after it reached preliminary agreements to sell its exploration and production assets in the country to local company Lotus Petroleum and to U.S.-based Amromco Energy. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:30 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices plunge on return of Banca Transilvania shares on the market link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Jan 8, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:29 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Monthly Bulletin - RASDAQ - Dec 2008 Jan 08, 2009, 09:26 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock exchange (BSE) has released its monthly RASDAQ bulletin for December 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:23 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for January 7, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Jan 7, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 09:22 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for January 7, 2009. link

Romania Schedule of Events – Jan 8 – March 13 Jan 08, 2009, 09:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through March 13. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

WRAPUP - Companies Across SEE Stop Production over Halt in Russian Gas Supplies Jan 07, 2009, 19:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Companies across southeast Europe halted operations on Wednesday as suspension of Russian gas supplies to the region bit deeper. link

* Serbia *

Erste Says Four Serbian Companies, Mostly Blue Chips, Could Become Takeover Targets in 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 8 (SeeNews) – Three Serbian blue chips: soybean manufacturer Sojaprotein, engineering holding company Energoproject and cookware manufacturer Metalac, and chemical producer Galenika Fitofarmacija could become acquisition targets in 2009, Austria’s Erste Bank said on Thursday link

Belgrade Shares Drop Further, Turnover Remains Low After Orthodox Christmas Jan 08, 2009, 17:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 8 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange, BELEX, lost ground on Thursday in low volumes, following the celebration of the Orthodox Christmas in the country, brokers said. link

UPDATE 1 - Hungary To Deliver Up to 2.0 Mln Cubic Metres of Natural Gas to Serbia from Own Reserves – Media Jan 08, 2009, 14:59 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, Serbian President quotes) link

Serbia’s Largest Drug Maker Hemofarm Halts Production over Gas Crisis Jan 08, 2009, 14:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s largest drug producer Hemofarm, owned by Germany’s STADA, failed to re-start production at its main factory after the holidays following a halt in Russian gas supplies, the company said on Thursday. link

Hungary Will Deliver Natural Gas to Serbia from Own Reserves – Media Jan 08, 2009, 14:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 8 (SeeNews) – Hungary will supply natural gas to Serbia from its own reserves to help the Balkan country weather a crisis caused by a halt in Russian gas supplies to Europe, Serbian state-run news agency Tanjug reported on Thursday. link

Serbia’s Dinar Hits Record Low vs Euro Despite C-bank Intervention - Dealers Jan 08, 2009, 13:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 8 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s dinar hit a record low versus the euro despite an intervention by the central bank on Thursday, the bank’s second attempt this week to prop up the local currency, local dealers said. link

UPDATE 1 - Kosovo’s Nov Trade Gap Widens 29% Y/Y to 159 Mln Euro Jan 08, 2009, 13:22 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Kosovo’s Nov Trade Gap Widens 29% Y/Y to 159 Mln Euro - Table Jan 08, 2009, 13:11 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, January 8 (SeeNews) - Kosovo’s November trade deficit increased by 28.9% year-on-year to 159 million euro ($216.4 million) as exports fell while imports continued to increase, the Kosovo Statistics Office said on Thursday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Jan 8, 2009 Jan 08, 2009, 13:07 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for January 8, 2009. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Quotation List - Dec 2008 Jan 08, 2009, 09:30 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its monthly report on trading volumes and prices for December 2008. link

Serbia Asks Russia for Gas Supplies via Belarus Jan 07, 2009, 22:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 7 (SeeNews) - Serbia has asked Russia to supply it with natural gas via Belarus to compensate for a halt in deliveries via Ukraine, Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said on Wednesday. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Extend Winning Streak Jan 08, 2009, 18:32 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 8 (SeeNews) - The Slovenian stock indices extended their winning streak to three consecutive sessions as most blue chips gained on Thursday, brokers said. link

Renault’s Slovenian Unit 2008 Output Slightly Down from 2007 Record High Jan 08, 2009, 16:52 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 8 (SeeNews) - Slovenian automobile manufacturer Revoz, a unit of France’s Renault, said on Thursday it produced 198,096 cars in 2008, slightly down from its record high output of 200,162 cars a year earlier. link

WRAPUP - Companies Across SEE Stop Production over Halt in Russian Gas Supplies Jan 07, 2009, 19:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 7 (SeeNews) - Companies across southeast Europe halted operations on Wednesday as suspension of Russian gas supplies to the region bit deeper. link

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