Countries:

* Albania *

Canada’s Bankers Petroleum Says Proven Oil Reserves in Albanian Oiliields Exceed Estimates by 23% Feb 16, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), February 16 (SeeNews) - Canadian oil and gas company Bankers Petroleum said the proven reserves in its two Albanian oilfields totalled 62.6 million barrels, 23% higher than the 2007 estimates. link

Passenger Traffic at Albania’s Sole Intl Airport Rises 14.6% in 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 13:31 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), February 16 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Tirana International Airport (TIA) rose by 14.6% to 1.267 million passengers last year, the airport said. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s Federation Jan Industrial Producer Prices Rise 0.2% M/M, Up 3.2% Y/Y - Table Feb 16, 2009, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 16 (SeeNews) - January industrial producer prices in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation rose by 0.2% month-on-month and were 3.2% higher than in January 2008, official statistics indicated on Monday. link

Bosnia Federation Jan CPI Falls 0.1% M/M, Up 2.6% Y/Y - Table Feb 16, 2009, 15:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 16 (SeeNews) - January consumer prices in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation edged down by 0.1% month-on-month and were 2.6% higher on the year, official data showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Federation Dec Average Net Salary Up 3.0% M/M - Table Feb 16, 2009, 13:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 16 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation grew by 3.0% month-on-month to 790.21 marka ($516/404 euro) in December after falling by 0.5% in November, official statistics showed on Monday. link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Stocks Retreat on Global Markets Weakness Feb 16, 2009, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices snapped a two-day winning streak on Monday on global markets’ weakness, brokers said. link

Yields on Bulgaria’s 5-Yr T-Notes Fall to 6.35% Feb 16, 2009, 16:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Yields on a 30 million lev ($19.6 million/15.3 million euro) issue of Bulgarian five-year fixed-rate Treasury notes fell on Monday to a weighted average of 6.35% from 6.88% at the previous auction. link

KD Securities - Bulgaria Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Feb 9-13, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 16:31 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. SOFIA STOCK EXCHANGE EVOLUTION link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Feb 16, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 16:30 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgarian Leasing Companies’ Receivables Surge Rise 59% to 2.976 Bln Euro in 2007 Feb 16, 2009, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - The receivables of Bulgarian leasing companies increased by 59% to 5.822 billion levs ($3.798 billion/2.976 billion euro) last year, the country’s central bank said on Monday. link

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Rise 1.39% in Week Ended Feb 13 Feb 16, 2009, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 23.851 billion levs ($15.561 billion/12.191 billion euro) on February 13, up 1.39% from a week earlier, BNB data showed on Monday. link

Bulgarian Car Battery Maker MonBat Launches 0.73% Share Buyback on Tuesday Feb 16, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s blue-chip car battery maker MonBat said on Monday it will launch a 0.73% share buyback in the range of 3.0 - 5.0 levs ($1.96 - $3.26/1.53-2.56 euro) per share on Tuesday aiming to support its share price. link

BULGARIAN CAR BATTERY MAKER MONBAT SAYS LAUNCHES 0.73% SHARE BUYBACK ON TUESDAY Feb 16, 2009, 16:02 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Feb 16, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 15:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Prices of Newly-Built Homes in Bulgaria Down 30% Y/Y in January - Industry Official Feb 16, 2009, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) – The prices of newly-built homes in Bulgaria went down by 30% year-on-year in January as a result of the global financial turmoil, the Bulgarian unit of U.S.-based real estate company ERA, ERA Bulgaria, said on Monday. link

Canada’s Dundee Bulgarian Unit To Raise Gold/Copper Concentrate Output in 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 13:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (DPM) said on Monday it plans to increase this year the output of gold/copper concentrate at its Chelopech mine in Bulgaria and to establish next month a joint company with the Bulgarian government to build a $160 million (125 million euro) finished products plant. link

Bulgarian River Shipping Company To Be Dropped from Two Dow Jones Indices as of Feb 18 Feb 16, 2009, 13:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian river shipping company BRP will be removed from two Dow Jones indices as of February 18, European stock indices provider STOXX said. link

U.S.-based Direct Petroleum Exploration Finds 6.0 Bln Cu M Gas in Bulgarian Well – Media Feb 16, 2009, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - U.S.-based oil and gas exploration company Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc. (DPE) has found six billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Deventci well in northern Bulgaria, local media reported on Monday. link

Bulgaria’s 2008 GDP Growth Slows Down to 6.0% - Flash Estimate Feb 16, 2009, 12:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a preliminary 6.0% last year, slower than the 6.2% growth recorded in the previous year, according to a National Statistics Office (NSI) flash estimate released on Monday. link

BULGARIA’S 2008 GDP GROWTH SLOWS DOWN TO 6.0% FROM 6.2% IN 2007 – STATS OFFICE FLASH ESTIMATE Feb 16, 2009, 12:05 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - Feb 9-13, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 10:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Feb 16 - March 11 Feb 16, 2009, 09:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 16 (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 Statistical Institute - Consumer Price Indices by Months of 2009 - Preliminary Data - Jan 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on consumer price indices by months for January 2009. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Consumer Price Indices - Preliminary Data - Jan 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on consumer price indices for January 2009. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Consumer Price Index Series by Months - May 1990 - Jan 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on consumer price index series by months for the period May 1990 - January 2009. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices - Jan 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:38 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on harmonized indices of consumer prices for January 2009. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Harmonized Index of Consumer Price Series by Months - Jan 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on harmonized index of consumer price series by months for the period January 1997 -January 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Macroeconomic Indicators - Feb 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 08:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly statistical report on the country’s main macroeconomic indicators for February 2009. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Drift Lower, Turnover Down Feb 16, 2009, 18:09 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 16 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) drifted lower on Monday, as turnover also fell, bourse data showed. link

Erste Securities - Availability of Stocks to MPFs and OIFs - Feb 13, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 15:49 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities has published its weekly report on the availability of stocks to Mandatory Pension Funds (MPFs) and Open-end Investment Funds (OIFs) with prices as of February 13, 2009. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor - Feb 13, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 15:49 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities Zagerb has published its Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor report with prices as of February 13, 2009. link

Croatian Open-end Investment Funds’ End-Jan Assets Fall 4.5% M/M Feb 16, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 16 (SeeNews) - The assets managed by open-end investment funds in Croatia fell to 9.443 billion kuna ($1.6 billion/1.3 billion euro) at the end of January from 9.890 billion kuna a month earlier, data from the country’s financial watchdog showed on Monday. link

Croatia’s End-Jan Mandatory Pension Fund Assets Rise 1.3% M/M Feb 16, 2009, 13:07 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 16 (SeeNews) - The four mandatory pension funds operating in Croatia held a total 22.88 billion kuna ($3.9 billion/3.1 billion euro) in net assets at the end of January, up 1.3% from a month earlier, data from the country’s financial watchdog showed on Monday. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Feb 16 - March 13 Feb 16, 2009, 12:16 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through March 13. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Feb 16, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 10:12 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

* Macedonia *

Seven Candidates To Run for President of Macedonia in March Feb 16, 2009, 17:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Seven candidates will participate in Macedonia’s presidential elections to be held on March 22, state-run Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reported on Monday. link

INTERVIEW - Macedonia Continues Investment Promotion Campaign Despite Global Turmoil Feb 16, 2009, 15:51 CET | Interview | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) – Macedonia continues promoting itself as business destination abroad, hoping that potential investors will consider coming to the southeast European country once the global financial turmoil is over, the head of the government’s Foreign Investment Agency said. link

Macedonian Brewery Prilepska Pivarnica To Invest 5.0 Mln Euro in New Equipment Feb 16, 2009, 14:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Macedonian brewery Prilepska Pivarnica AD said on Monday it will invest a total of 5.0 million euro ($6.37 million) in new equipment this year to double its annual capacity to 500,000 hectolitres. link

Value of Macedonian Bank Card Transactions Falls 26% M/M in January - Table Feb 16, 2009, 14:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) - The value of bank card transactions in Macedonia in January fell 26% month-on-month to 6.379 billion denars ($133.9 million/104.9 million euro), while their number decreased by a monthly 20%, central bank statistics showed on Monday. link

Macedonia’s Jan-Nov FDI Falls 20.6% to 365.8 Mln Euro - Table Feb 16, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Macedonia fell by 20.6% on the year to 365.8 million euro ($466.4 million) in the first eleven months of 2008, central bank statistics showed on Monday. link

MACEDONIA’S JAN-NOV FDI FALLS 20.6% TO 365.8 MLN EURO ($466.4 MLN) - C-BANK Feb 16, 2009, 13:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Feb 16 - March 19 Feb 16, 2009, 09:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Moldova *

Moldovan Metal Structures Maker Agat Raises Capital to 42.7 Mln Lei (3.2 Mln Euro) Feb 16, 2009, 16:22 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 16 (SeeNews) - Moldovan metal structures maker Agat has raised its share capital by 14 million lei to 42.7 million lei ($4.04 million/3.2 million euro), the Moldovan Securities Commission, CNPF, said on Monday. link

Moldova Cuts Starting Price for Insolvent Drug Maker Perfuzon’s Assets to 3.5 Mln Euro Feb 16, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 16 (SeeNews) - Moldova said on Monday it has cut the starting price for the assets and trademarks of pharmaceutical company Perfuzon to 3.5 million euro ($4.5 million) from 4.9 million euro. link

Moldova’s FX Reserves Edge Down to $1.48 Bln in Week Ended Feb 6 Feb 16, 2009, 13:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 16 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $1.48 billion (1.2 billion euro) on February 6 from $1.5 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Monday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Feb 16 - April 5 Feb 16, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 16 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through April 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Montenegro *

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Tourism - Dec 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:56 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In December Montenegro was visited by 17044 tourists who had 70484 overnights.There was 5293 domestic tourists who had 11958 overnights, and 11751 foreign tourists who had 58526 overnights.The greatest visit, as well as the number of overnight stays was in the coastal resorts. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Tourism - Nov 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:51 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In November Montenegro was visited by 17717 tourists who had 97654 overnights.There were 4087 domestic tourists who had 16196 overnights, and13630 foreign tourists who had 81458 overnights.The greatest visit, as well as the number of overnight stays was in the coastal resorts. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Tourism - Oct 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In October Montenegro was visited by 34304 tourists who had 180251 overnight stays.There were 6633 domestic tourists who had 29183 overnight stays, and 7671 foreign tourists who had 151068 overnight stays. The greatest visit, as well as the number of overnight stays was in the coastal resorts. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Tourism - Sept 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:37 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In September Montenegro was visited by 138996 tourists who had 925777 overnight stays. There were 17473 domestic tourists who had 99420 overnight stays, and 121523 foreign tourists who had 826357 overnight stays. The greatest visit, as well as the number of overnight stays was in the coastal resorts. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Costs of Living Index - Nov 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Costs of living for November 2008 compared to October 2008 godine decreased by 0.2% (expenditure for food increased by 0,6%, expenditure for goods decreased by 0.3%, and expenditure for services increased by 0.2%). In comparison with December 2007 they increased by 6.1%. Costs of living for the period January-November 2008 compared to the same period increased by 8.6%. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Retail Prices - Nov 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Retail prices in November 2008 compared to October 2008 decreased by 0.8%(prices of goods decreased by 1,1%, and prices of goods increased by 0.2%). In comparison with December 2007 they increased by 6.6%. For the period January-November 2008 compared to same period in the previous year the retail prices increased by 9.4%. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Industrial Production - Dec 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Industrial production in Montenegro for December decreased by all indicators: for the period January - December 2008 compared to the same period in the previous year 2.0%, compared to the average monthly production in the previous year 5.6% , compared to the previous month 9.0% , and compared to the same month previous year for 20.1%. link

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Industrial Production - Nov 2008 Feb 16, 2009, 12:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Industrial production in Montenegro for January-November 2008 compared to the same period in the previous year increased 0.1%, compared to average monthly production from previous year 3.7%, and compared to the previous month 12.6%, while compared to the same month in the previous year 7.2%. link

* Romania *

Romanian Bourse Extends Steep Losses on Domestic, Global Woes Feb 16, 2009, 17:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (SeeNews) – Domestic and global economic woes weighed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, on Monday, keeping the indices in negative territory for a second trading day in a row, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Closes Tad Weaker vs Euro, Dealers Suspect C-bank Support Feb 16, 2009, 17:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu closed a touch weaker against the euro on Monday but its losses were smaller than those registered by the currencies of other emerging markets in the region, probably thanks to a central bank intervention in support of the leu, dealers said. link

Romania To Decide on IMF Loan in Two Weeks – Media Feb 16, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (SeeNews) – Romania would decide whether to seek financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in maximum two weeks, news agency Mediafax reported. link

Total of 90,000 Shares of Romanian Metal Structures Manufacturer Bega Tehnomet Trade for 1.5 Mln Lei (347,700 Euro) Feb 16, 2009, 15:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (SeeNews) - A total of 90,000 shares of Romanian metal structures manufacturer Bega Tehnomet changed hands for a combined 1.5 million lei ($443,600/347,700 euro) in two transactions on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ on Monday, bourse data showed. link

Romania Sells 2.0 Bln Lei (463.3 Mln Euro) in One-Month T-bills, Yields Fall Feb 16, 2009, 14:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (SeeNews) - Romania on Monday sold 2.0 billion lei ($591.5 million/463.3 million euro) in one-month Treasury bills, double its 1.0 billion lei target offer, as yields fell, the country’s central bank said. link

Moody’s Says Agreement with EU or IMF Would Help Romania’s Rating – Media Feb 16, 2009, 13:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Moldova), February 16 (SeeNews) – A financing agreement between Romania and the European Union or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could determine the Moody’s rating agency to maintain its present rating for Romania, Bucharest-based daily Business Standard reported on Monday. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Feb 16 - Oct 19 Feb 16, 2009, 12:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 16 (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 (*). link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Feb 16, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 10:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistAZO will release today its Prelim. FY 2008 results. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Romanian Small Caps - Q4 2008 Results - Feb 16, 2009 Feb 16, 2009, 10:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Banca Carpatica 4Q 08 results Banca Carpatica (BCC) has reported its 4Q 08 figures, with a negative loan growth of 1% on the previous quarter. Over the whole year the loan book grew 4% to RON 1.4 bn. Net interest income (NII) for the quarter stood at RON 16.8 mn, down 10% yoy, while the fees&commissions decreased also 10% yoy to RON 17.3 mn. On the other hand, non-interest expenses went up 11% yoy, to RON 33.9 mn, driven mainly by administrative expenses. The bank’s cost/income ratio is in the region of 90%. Provision charges came in at RON 4.8 mn, down 47% yoy, while the bottom line was a net loss of RON 0.8 mn, versus a net profit of RON 1.9 mn for the same quarter of 2007. BCC’s FY 2008 net profit stood at RON 0.7 mn. link

* Serbia *

Serbia’s End-2008 Foreign Debt Rises to 21.80 Bln Euro from 17.79 Bln Euro at End-2007 - Table Feb 16, 2009, 15:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s foreign debt rose to 21.80 billion euro ($27.82 billion) at the end of 2008 from 17.79 billion euro a year earlier, preliminary figures from the country’s central bank showed on Monday. link

SERBIA’S END-2008 FOREIGN DEBT RISES TO 21.80 BLN EURO FROM 17.79 BLN EURO AT END-2007 - C-BANK Feb 16, 2009, 15:39 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

FEATURE – One Year into Independence Kosovo’s Wishes Remain the Same Feb 16, 2009, 14:37 CET | Analysis | SeeNews PRISTINA, February 16 (SeeNews) - On Tuesday Kosovo will blow out its first birthday candle to celebrate the first year of its long dreamed-of independence from Serbia and will make its wishes for the future. link

* Slovenia *

CORRECTED - Slovenia’s Dec Avg Net Salary Rises by Real 5.6% Y/Y - Table Feb 16, 2009, 18:21 CET | Story | SeeNews In LJUBLJANA story "Slovenia’s Dec Avg Net Salary Rises by Real 5.6% Y/Y - Table" please read in the table corrected figures for the month-on-month percentage change in real terms of net and gross salaries for December 2008, -3.8% and -5.4%, respectively. link

Slovenian Stocks Fall in Low Volumes Feb 16, 2009, 17:56 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices fell on Monday in low volumes, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. link

Slovenia’s Dec Avg Net Salary Rises by Real 5.6% Y/Y - Table Feb 16, 2009, 12:28 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 16 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s average net monthly salary was 938.66 euro ($1,198) in December, 5.6% higher on the year in real terms, the Statistics Office said on Monday. link

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