Countries:

* Albania *

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

* Bosnia *

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Bosnian Auto Parts Makers See up to 25% Cut in 2009 Output Due to World Crisis - Media Nov 19, 2008, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 19 (SeeNews) – Bosnian auto parts producers expect their output to shrink by up to 25% next year due to reduced orders from some of the world’s biggest car makers that were hit by the global crisis, a local daily reported on Wednesday. link

Bosnian Investors Open 8.7 Mln Euro Business & Hotel Centre - Media Nov 19, 2008, 10:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 19 (SeeNews) – Bosnian investors Vinko Curic and Ferid Dervisevic have opened a 17 million marka ($10.9 million/8.7 million euro) business and hotel centre in the central town of Zenica, a local daily reported on Wednesday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Nov 19-Jan 9 Nov 19, 2008, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through January 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Italy’s Alstom Contests Pick of Italian-Chinese Group To Build Desulphursation Units at Bulgaria’s Maritsa East 2 Power Plant Nov 19, 2008, 18:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s Alstom Power has lodged a complaint with Bulgaria’s competition watchdog against the decision of local coal-fired power station Maritsa East 2 to hire an Italian-Chinese consortium to install two desulphurisation units at the plant. link

Bulgarian Stocks Mostly Rebound in Technical Bounce-back Nov 19, 2008, 17:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stocks mostly rose in a technical bounce back on Wednesday after nosediving in the previous session, brokers said. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Bulgaria’s Competition Watchdog Fines Varna Power Plant 26,000 Euro Nov 19, 2008, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it has imposed a fine of 50,000 levs ($32,000/ 26,000 euro) on coal-fired power plant Varna TPP, owned by Czech energy group CEZ, for breach of public procurement legislation. link

Low-Cost Carrier Germanwings Expects at Least 5.0% Increase in Passengers to Bulgaria in ’09 Nov 19, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) – Lufthansa’s low-cost airline Germanwings projects an increase of at least 5.0% in the number of passengers it carries to Bulgaria next year, from more than 30,000 passengers expected in 2008, the company’s PR manager said on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria Says Brazil’s CSN Interested in Investing in Insolvent Steel Plant Kremikovtzi Nov 19, 2008, 16:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Ministry said on Wednesday that Brazilian steelmaker CSN has shown "serious interest in investing" in insolvent steel plant Kremikovtzi. link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Low-cost Air Carrier easyJet Sees Bulgaria Passenger Numbers More Than Doubling in Fiscal ’09 Nov 19, 2008, 15:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - British low-cost air carrier easyJet said on Wednesday it expects passenger numbers to and from Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to rise by close to 150% to 255,000 in the fiscal year ending September 2009 thanks to three new routes it has added to its winter schedule for the southeast European state. link

Saubermacher Bulgaria To Invest 9.0 Mln Euro in Waste Management in Sofia Nov 19, 2008, 14:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Saubermacher Bulgaria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Austria’s waste management company Saubermacher, said on Wednesday it will invest 9.0 million euro ($11.36 million) in improving waste management in Sofia. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Investment Activity in Industry - 2008, 2009 - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 11:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRY link

S&P Downgrades Bulgarian American Credit Bank Outlook To Negative, Affirms Ratings Nov 19, 2008, 11:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised late on Tuesday the outlook on Bulgarian American Credit Bank (BACB) to negative from stable on increased credit risk. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Prices and Price Indices for Agricultural Products and Live Animals - Q3 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 11:11 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its quarterly report on prices and price indices for agricultural products and live animals for the third quarter of 2008. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 10:27 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Bourse Rebounds, Blue-Chip SOFIX Gains 7.32% in Morning Trade Nov 19, 2008, 10:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 18 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian bourse indices rebounded in morning trade on Wednesday, after sustaining heavy losses a day earlier, bourse data showed. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Dec 19 Nov 19, 2008, 08:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through December 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:54 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Mutual Fund BenchMark Fund-6 Money Market /5BH6/ submitted to BSE-Sofia its updated Risk Management and Assessment Rules and updated Prospectus in full and brief version, available on the BSE-Sofia web site at link link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:38 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its report on turnover and prices for November 18, 2008. link

* Croatia *

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

UPDATE 1 - Moody’s Changes Outlook on Croatia’s FC Rating to Stable from Positive, Lowers LC Rating to Baa2 Nov 19, 2008, 16:38 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Croatian Bank ESB Gets 40 Mln Euro Loan from EIB Nov 19, 2008, 16:18 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Croatian commercial bank Erste&Steiermaerkische Bank (ESB) signed on Wednesday a 40 million euro loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) in support of projects drafted by small and medium-sized businesses and local governments, ESB said. link

Moody’s Changes Outlook on Croatia’s FC Rating to Stable from Positive, Lowers LC Rating to Baa2 Nov 19, 2008, 16:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Global rating agency Moody’s said on Wednesday it has changed the outlook on Croatia’s Baa3 foreign currency government bond rating to stable from positive and has lowered the government’s local currency bond rating to Baa2 from Baa1, with a stable outlook. link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

MOODY’S CHANGES OUTLOOK ON CROATIA’S FC RATING TO STABLE FROM POSITIVE, LOWERS LC RATING TO Baa2 Nov 19, 2008, 16:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatia Cuts Call Price for Three Units of Its Railways Nov 19, 2008, 15:40 CET | Story | SeeNews link

Croatian C-Bank Approves All Bids in Revrepo Auction, Weighted Rate Up Nov 19, 2008, 15:16 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 19 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank on Wednesday said it approved all bids for Treasury bills worth 6.114 billion kuna ($1.09 billion/858 million euro) placed in a reverse repo auction. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 10:23 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Dec 22 Nov 19, 2008, 09:25 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through December 22. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 08:30 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Daily comment: link

* Macedonia *

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Macedonia’s 2007 IT Market Rises 63.8% to $164 million, Emerges as Regional Pace-Setter - IDC Nov 19, 2008, 15:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s information technology (IT) market expanded by 63.8% in 2007 to almost $164 million (129.89 million euro), posting the region’s fastest growth rate, market intelligence and advisory company IDC Adriatic said on Wednesday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - March 19, 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 08:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 19 (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

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for November 18, 2008. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s 9-mo Tourist Arrivals Rise 3.8%, Overnights Up 1.1% Nov 19, 2008, 16:46 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 19 (SeeNews) - Tourist arrivals in Moldova rose by 3.8% on the year to 54,319 in the first nine months of 2008, with visitors from neighbouring Romania and from Russia topping the list, Moldova’s statistics bureau said on Wednesday. link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Moldova’s Energbank To Raise Capital to 100 Mln Lei (7.7 Mln Euro) Nov 19, 2008, 15:53 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 19 (SeeNews) – Moldovan commercial bank Energbank said on Wednesday it will raise its share capital to 100 million lei ($9.7 million/7.7 million euro) through a 19.9 million lei share issue. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Jan 2 Nov 19, 2008, 10:16 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through January 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:20 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 18, 2008. link

* Montenegro *

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:19 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 18, 2008. link

* Romania *

Austrian Steel Maker Voestalpine Starts Construction of 18 Mln Euro Steel Service Centre in Romania Nov 19, 2008, 17:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - Austrian steelmaker voestalpine started the construction of an 18.0 million euro ($22.8 million) steel service centre in Romania earlier this week, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. link

Romanian Stock Indices Fall in Listless Trading Nov 19, 2008, 17:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - The Romanian share indices closed lower in dull trading on Wednesday, as investors remained indifferent to the newsflow, brokers said. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Romanian Leu Ends Flat vs Euro Nov 19, 2008, 16:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Wednesday ended almost unchanged at 3.8300/8375 per euro compared to 3.8300/8350 on Tuesday, in relatively high trading volumes, dealers said. link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Romanian Prosecutors Launch Criminal Probe Against CEO of Turceni Power Plant Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - Romania’s anti-graft authority, DNA, said on Wednesday it has launched a criminal investigation against Cristea Dumitru, director general of state-owned coal-fired power plant Turceni, regarding alleged abuse of power. link

Erste Bank’s Romanian Arm Says Businessman Dinu Patriciu Among Bidders for Anglo-Romanian Bank Nov 19, 2008, 15:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - The Romanian arm of Austria’s Erste Bank, BCR, on Wednesday denied recent media reports that it has reached an agreement to sell its U.K.-based subsidiary Anglo-Romanian Bank to Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu, but confirmed that he was one of the bidders. link

Romania Sells 597.1 Mln Lei (155 Mln Euro) in 3-Month T-bills Nov 19, 2008, 15:11 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - Romania on Wednesday sold 597.1 million lei ($196 million/155 million euro) worth of three-month Treasury bills, below its 700 million lei target offer, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

Germany’s ERGO, Italy’s UniCredit Group Start Selling Insurance Products in Slovenia Nov 19, 2008, 14:42 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - German insurance group ERGO Versicherungsgruppe and Italian banking group UniCredit Group have started selling ERGO insurance products at UniCredit bank branches in Slovenia, ERGO Versicherungsgruppe said on Wednesday. link

Romania’s Sept Construction Output Annual Growth Highest in EU - Eurostat Nov 19, 2008, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - Romania’s construction output rose by an annual 27% in September, the highest growth rate among all European Union member states, the bloc’s statistics office reported on Wednesday. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Jan 6 Nov 19, 2008, 10:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through January 6. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Flash News - Petrom Retail Sales Growth to Slowdown - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 10:10 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Petrom retail sales growth to slowdown link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 10:09 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Ieba Trust - Company Update - Petrom Bucuresti 9-mo Results - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 09:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Oversold due to stretched outlook and market sentiment, in spite of strong results link

Romanian National Bank - Balance of Payments - Jan - Sept 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 08:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In January-September 2008, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 12,704 million, 14.8 percent higher compared to January-September 2007, due largely to the wider trade deficit (EUR 13,661 million), up 11.7 percent from the same period of last year. Export growth outpaced import growth January through September 2008 by 2.4 percentage points. link

Romanian National Bank - Business Survey - Oct 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 08:07 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews October 2008: Still Favourable Developments of Key Indicators in Industry and Construction; Longer-term Worsening Signs Looming link

Romanian National Bank - Developments in Romanian Financial Markets - Nov 3 - 7, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 08:05 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has released its weekly report on the developments on the local financial markets for the week November 3 - 7, 2008. link

Romanian National Bank - FDI Statistical Survey - 2007 Nov 19, 2008, 08:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Statistical Survey on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Romania in 2007 link

Romanian National Bank - Financial Behaviour of Households and Companies by County - Sept 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has released its monthly report on the financial behaviour of households and companies by county for September 2008. link

Romanian National Bank - Inflation Report - Summary - Nov 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Developments in inflation and its determinants link

Romanian National Bank - International Reserves of the National Bank of Romania - Oct 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews At end-October 2008, foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania stood at EUR 27,318 million, compared to 26,021 at end-September 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:37 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for November 18, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for November 18, 2008. link

* Serbia *

Crisis-hit U.S. Remington Freezes Cooperation Deal with Serbian Arms Maker Zastava Oruzje Nov 19, 2008, 17:48 CET | Story | SeeNews KRAGUJEVAC (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - U.S. firearms maker Remington, hit by the global crisis, has frozen cooperation with Serbian arms producer Zastava Oruzje, the Serbian company’s drector general Rade Gromovic said on Wednesday. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Serbian Stocks Drop Further in Persistently Low Turnover Nov 19, 2008, 16:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) fell further on Wednesday in tiny volumes that continued to nag the market, brokers said link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Serbia’s Delta Maxi To Invest 10 Mln Euro in Retail/Wholesale Centre in Kosovo Nov 19, 2008, 16:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbian retailer Delta Maxi said on Wednesday it will build a 10 million euro ($12.6 million) retail and wholesale centre in Kosovo. link

Serbia’s C-Bank Hails Commercial Banks’ Move to Boost Liquidity Nov 19, 2008, 15:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s central bank, NBS, on Wednesday welcomed an initiative by the country’s four largest commercial banks to ease loan repayment plans saying that it would boost liquidity and customer confidence. link

Serbian Dinar Weakens Further, Dealers Uncertain if C-bank Will Intervene Nov 19, 2008, 14:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – The Serbian dinar weakened to 87.75 to the euro in midday trading on Wednesday despite an intervention by the central bank a day earlier but dealers said it is not clear whether the bank will step in again. link

Serbia’s C-bank Raises End-’08 Core Inflation Target to 10.9%, Sets End-’09 Target at 3.0-6.0% Nov 19, 2008, 11:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s central bank, NBS, raised its core inflation target for the end of 2008 to 10.9% from an earlier 8.7%, and set the target for the end of next year at 3.0-6.0%. link

Serbia Picks Local Consortium as Best Bidder for Tractor Manufacturer IMR Nov 19, 2008, 11:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Privatisation Agency has approved a domestic consortium as best bidder for the 90.05% state-owned stake in tractor and engines producer Industrija Motora Rakovica (IMR), it said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Jan 7 Nov 19, 2008, 10:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through January 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for November 19, 2008. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:21 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 18, 2008. link

Crisis-hit U.S. Remington Freezes Cooperation Deal with Serbian Arms Maker Zastava Oruzje Nov 19, 2008, 17:48 CET | Story | SeeNews KRAGUJEVAC (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - U.S. firearms maker Remington, hit by the global crisis, has frozen cooperation with Serbian arms producer Zastava Oruzje, the Serbian company’s drector general Rade Gromovic said on Wednesday. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Serbian Stocks Drop Further in Persistently Low Turnover Nov 19, 2008, 16:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) fell further on Wednesday in tiny volumes that continued to nag the market, brokers said link

INTERVIEW – UniCredit Bank Sees Moderation of SEE Economy In 2009, Cuts Growth Fcast to Avg 4.0% Nov 19, 2008, 16:07 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italian banking group UniCredit expects growth across southeast Europe to moderate next year amidst a global economic downturn and has cut its national forecasts to an average 4.0%, a senior official said. link

Serbia’s Delta Maxi To Invest 10 Mln Euro in Retail/Wholesale Centre in Kosovo Nov 19, 2008, 16:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbian retailer Delta Maxi said on Wednesday it will build a 10 million euro ($12.6 million) retail and wholesale centre in Kosovo. link

Serbia’s C-Bank Hails Commercial Banks’ Move to Boost Liquidity Nov 19, 2008, 15:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s central bank, NBS, on Wednesday welcomed an initiative by the country’s four largest commercial banks to ease loan repayment plans saying that it would boost liquidity and customer confidence. link

Serbian Dinar Weakens Further, Dealers Uncertain if C-bank Will Intervene Nov 19, 2008, 14:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – The Serbian dinar weakened to 87.75 to the euro in midday trading on Wednesday despite an intervention by the central bank a day earlier but dealers said it is not clear whether the bank will step in again. link

Serbia’s C-bank Raises End-’08 Core Inflation Target to 10.9%, Sets End-’09 Target at 3.0-6.0% Nov 19, 2008, 11:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s central bank, NBS, raised its core inflation target for the end of 2008 to 10.9% from an earlier 8.7%, and set the target for the end of next year at 3.0-6.0%. link

Serbia Picks Local Consortium as Best Bidder for Tractor Manufacturer IMR Nov 19, 2008, 11:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Privatisation Agency has approved a domestic consortium as best bidder for the 90.05% state-owned stake in tractor and engines producer Industrija Motora Rakovica (IMR), it said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Nov 19 - Jan 7 Nov 19, 2008, 10:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through January 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for November 19, 2008. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 07:21 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 18, 2008. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Sink Further, Blue-Chip Shares Go "on Sale" Again Nov 19, 2008, 17:37 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices sank further on Wednesday as blue-chip shares were once again "on sale", brokers said. link

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - UniCredit Sees Economic Growth in SEE Slowing Down to 4.5% in 2009 Nov 19, 2008, 17:12 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Italy’s UniCredit banking group says it expects economic growth in Southeast Europe (SEE) to slow down to 4.5% next year from 6.8% projected for 2008 as fears of overheating weigh. link

Slovenia’s Istrabenz 9-mo Group Net Profit Slumps to 12.2 Mln Euro Nov 19, 2008, 16:41 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Slovenian energy-to-tourism group Istrabenz on Wednesday posted a group net profit of 12.2 million euro ($15 million) in the first nine months of 2008, down from 120.13 million euro it reported a year ago when it booked financial gains. link

Court Bans Slovenia’s Krka from Making, Marketing Donepezile Tablets in Norway Nov 19, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - A court in Oslo on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction prohibiting Krka Sverige AB, a subsidiary of Slovenian drug maker Krka, from starting to manufacture and market in Norway products containing donepezile as an active pharmaceutical ingredient, Krka said on Wednesday. link

Slovenia’s Banka Koper 9-mo Parent Pre-Tax Profit Rises Slightly to 28.3 Mln Euro Nov 19, 2008, 15:51 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Slovenian bank Banka Koper on Wednesday reported a parent pre-tax profit of 28.3 million euro ($36 million) in the first nine months of 2008, slightly up from 22.7 million euro a year earlier. link

Slovenia’s NKBM Bank 9-mo Group Net Profit Falls to 32.14 Mln Euro Nov 19, 2008, 15:22 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s second largest bank by assets, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), on Wednesday reported a group net profit of a preliminary 32.14 million euro ($41 million) in the first nine months of 2008, down from 51.52 million euro a year earlier due to tough conditions on global financial markets. link

SLOVENIA’S NKBM BANK SAYS 9-MO GROUP NET PROFIT FALLS TO 32.14 MLN EURO FROM 51.52 MLN EURO YR-AGO Nov 19, 2008, 15:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Apartment Prices in Slovenia Fall 5.0% Q/Q in Q3 Nov 19, 2008, 15:00 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - Average apartment prices in Slovenia fell to 1,845 euro ($2,329) per square metre in the third quarter of 2008 from 1,936 in the second quarter, Slovenia’s Surveying and Mapping Authority said. link

Germany’s ERGO, Italy’s UniCredit Group Start Selling Insurance Products in Slovenia Nov 19, 2008, 14:42 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 19 (SeeNews) - German insurance group ERGO Versicherungsgruppe and Italian banking group UniCredit Group have started selling ERGO insurance products at UniCredit bank branches in Slovenia, ERGO Versicherungsgruppe said on Wednesday. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Natural and Migration Changes of Population - Provisional Data - Q2 2008 Nov 19, 2008, 11:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the first quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 0.5% or by 10,769 persons. The population growth in the second quarter of 2008 was mostly the result of positive net migration of foreigners. link

Moody’s Changes Outlook on Slovenia’s NKBM A1 Deposit Rating to Negative Nov 18, 2008, 19:15 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 18 (SeeNews) - Global rating agency Moody’s on Tuesday changed the outlook on the A1 long-term deposit rating of Slovenia’s second largest bank by assets, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), to negative from stable. link

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