Countries:

* Albania *

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

Albania Launches 1.75 Mln Euro EU-Funded Projects Nov 21, 2008, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Albania has launched two EU-funded projects worth a combined 1.75 million euro ($2.19 million) aiming to improve the country’s judicial system and health care, the EU said. link

Albanian Low-Cost Airline Belle Air Starts Tirana-Zagreb Flights Nov 21, 2008, 13:17 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Albanian private low-cost carrier Belle Air said it has launched daily flights between Albania’s capital Tirana and the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. link

Greeve’s Titan Signs Debt, Equity Finance Deal with EBRD, IFC for Cement Plant in Albania Nov 21, 2008, 13:11 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Greek building materials manufacturer Titan said it has signed an equity and debt financing deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the construction of a cement plant in Albania. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnian Share Indices Keep Echoing World Gloom, Turnovers Slightly Rise Nov 21, 2008, 16:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Bosnian stock indices kept reverberating in tune with the global credit crunch and dropped further this week, while volumes showed a slim rise, a broker said on Friday. link

Bosnia’s Jan-Oct Trade Gap Widens 26.1% Y/Y to 4.168 Bln Euro - Table Nov 21, 2008, 15:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit rose by 26.1% on the year to 8.152 billion marka ($5.286 billion/4.168 billion euro) through October, as imports increased faster than exports, the Bosnian Statistics Agency said on Friday. link

BOSNIA’S JAN-OCT TRADE GAP WIDENS 26.1% Y/Y TO 4.168 BLN EURO - STATS OFFICE Nov 21, 2008, 15:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Suspends Sale of 4.53% of Concrete Products Firm Betonski Proizvodi on Bourse Nov 21, 2008, 11:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (SeeNews) - The Investment and Development Bank of Bosnia’s Serb Republic (IRBRS), responsible for the region’s privatisation, decided to suspend the auctioning of a 4.53% state-owned stake in concrete products maker Betonski Proizvodi on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE), scheduled for November 24. link

Bosnia’s Federation Offers to Sell Hotel Operator BNT Commerce Tours Nov 21, 2008, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (SeeNews) – The Privatisation Agency of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation offered to sell via direct negotiations 100% of hotel and restaurant operator BNT Commerce Tours, it said. link

Bosnia’s Federation Calls Tender for Sports & Recreation Centre SRC Vlasic Nov 21, 2008, 11:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (SeeNews) – The Privatisation Agency of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation has called a tender for 100% of sports and recreation centre SRC Vlasic, it said. link

UN Extends Mandate of EU’s Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia by One Year Nov 21, 2008, 11:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (SeeNews) - The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia by another year, it said late on Thursday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Nov 21-Jan 9 Nov 21, 2008, 09:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), November 21 (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 *

Bulgarian Leasing Market To Maintain Strong Growth Despite Global Crisis – Industry Official Nov 21, 2008, 18:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - The growth of Bulgaria’s leasing market will slow down to some 30% next year from 50% projected for 2008 and yet it will continue to outpace markets elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe, the head of the Bulgarian leasing unit of Italian financial group UniCredit said on Friday. link

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

Bulgarian Bourse Bounces Back Mirroring Asian, European Markets Nov 21, 2008, 16:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stock indices bounced back on Friday mirroring positive sentiment in Asian and European markets, brokers said. link

EIB Lends 105 Mln Euro for Extension of Sofia Underground Railway Nov 21, 2008, 12:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - The Sofia municipality and the European Union’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), on Friday signed a 105 million euro ($131.6 million) loan deal for the extension of the capital city’s underground railway. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Reserve Template - Nov 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 12:33 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity for November 2008. link

HP Bulgaria General Manager To Head HP Projects in 27 Countries Nov 21, 2008, 11:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Hewlett-Packard (HP) Bulgaria General Manager said on Friday she has taken the position of director of HP’s public sector projects in 27 countries in central and eastern Europe. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Labour Force Survey - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its quarterly labour force survey for the third quarter of 2008. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Nov 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:38 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Bourse Bounces Back in Morning Trade Nov 21, 2008, 11:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian bourse indices rebounded in morning trade on Friday, after sustaining hefty losses this week, bourse data showed. link

Lithuanian VP Group Puts on Hold 500 Mln Euro Residential Project in Bulgaria - Media Nov 21, 2008, 10:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Lithuanian diversified holding company VP Group has put on hold a 500 million euro ($626.7 million) residential and retail project in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia until "better times", local weekly Capital reported. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 09:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Nov 21 - Dec 19 Nov 21, 2008, 09:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (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

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 08:14 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Risk appetite rejection supported the yen link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 08:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews S&P 500 and Nasdaq Sunk To 5-Year Lows link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 08:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Zaharni Zavodi AD-Gorna Oryahovitsa /3Z9/ has submitted to X3 News the following information:At the Management Board meeting of Zaharni Zavodi AD, held on 12.11.2008, has been taken a decision for foundation of a Sole Proprietor JSC named TEC Gorna Oryahovitsa EAD.Please, refer to the entire notice at link link

United Bulgarian Bank - Economic & Market Analyses - Oct 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the period January – September 2008, the Current and Capital account deficit was EUR 5,145.9 mn (15.1% of GDP), against a deficit of EUR 3,761.9 mn (13% of GDP) for the same period in 2007.As of end-August 2008 gross external debt was EUR 33,611.1 mn (98.8% of GDP) and increased by EUR 4,756.9 mn (16.5%) against the end of 2007 (EUR 28,854.3 mn, 99.8% of GDP).In the Q3 the GDP growth was 5.6%. Consumer price inflation slowed insignificantly to 10.9% y/y in October from 10.95% y/y in September, according to data of the statistical institute. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:31 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its report on turnover and prices for November 20, 2008. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Equity Market Rebounds in Low Turnover Nov 21, 2008, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The equity indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange on Friday rebounded, halting a five-day losing streak, an analyst said. link

Croatia Retenders 93.24% Stake in Market Operator Regionalna Veletrznica Benkovac at Token Price Nov 21, 2008, 13:37 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Croatia on Friday said it has called a new tender for 93.24% of market operator Regionalna Veletrznica Benkovac at a token price of one kuna, after its previous tender at the same price failed to attract bidders. link

Croatia’s Sept Avg Net Salary Rises Nominal 0.36% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 12:15 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Croatia rose to 5,203 kuna ($918/731 euro) in September from 5,184 kuna a month earlier, the State Statistics Bureau said on Friday. link

Croatia’s Oct Jobless Rate Rises M/M, Falls Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 12:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s October unemployment rate was 12.9%, up from 12.6% a month earlier but down from 14.3% a year ago, the State Statistics Bureau said on Friday. link

Croatian Open-end Investment Funds’ Assets Fall 63% Y/Y at End-October Nov 21, 2008, 11:52 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The assets managed by open-end investment funds in Croatia fell to 11.18 billion kuna ($1.97 billion/1.57 billion euro) at the end of October from 30.16 billion kuna a year earlier, data from the the country’s financial watchdog showed. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Indices - First Results - Oct 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The total industrial production was by 0.8% lower in October 2008 than in October 2007 and, in the period from January to October 2008, it was by 2.5% higher than the production in the same period last year. As compared to the average monthly production in 2007, the industrial production in October 2008 increased by 5.6%. Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Labour Force - Q2 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has published its quarterly report on labour force for the second quarter of 2008. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-labourforce-q22008-112209" class="spip_out">link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Consumer Price Indices - Oct 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In October 2008, as compared to September 2008, the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price indices, decreased by 0.1% on the average. As compared to October 2007, that is, at the annual level, they increased by 5.9% and on the annual average by 6.3%. link

Croatian Insurers’ Jan-Oct Premium Income Rises 7.3% Y/Y Nov 21, 2008, 11:07 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia) November 21 (SeeNews) - The insurance companies operating in Croatia reported a combined premium income of 8.12 billion kuna ($1.43 billion/1.14 million euro) for the first ten months of 2008, up from 7.57 billion kuna a year earlier, the country’s financial watchdog data showed. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Producers’ Building Material Price Indices - Oct 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:04 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Monthly and cumulative building material price indices for the period from 2004 to 2008 are published in table 1. Annual chain indices for the period from 1979 to 2007 are presented in table 2. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Actual Yield of Early Crops and Fruits - Preliminary Data - Aug 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:56 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2008, the actual yield of wheat amounted to 856 120 tonnes, which was by 5% more than the last year’s yield. The total yield of barley increased by 24%, the yield of oats by 19% and the yield of rapeseed by high 60%. The increase in the yield of crops is due to the increase in the sown area. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Producers’ Price Indices of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing Products - Sept 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Croatian Bureau of Statistics has released its monthly report on producers’ price indices of agricultural, forestry and fishing products for September 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Purchase and Sale of Agricultural, Fishing and Forestry Products - Sept 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:41 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In September 2008, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, fishing and forestry products amounted to 879 535 395 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 461 299 882 kuna (52.4%) and the purchase from private family farms was 418 235 513 kuna (47.6%). link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Building Permits Issued - Sept 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In September 2008, there were 1 345 building permits issued, which was by 15.9% more than in September 2007. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Transport and Communication - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This Release reports on data concerning the transport of passengers and goods on land, water and in the air, supporting activities in transport and postal, courier and telecommunication services. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Land Transport and Transport via Pipelines - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:18 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This release presents data on transport of passengers and goods in the land transport and transport via pipelines. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Nov 21 - Dec 22 Nov 21, 2008, 10:11 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), November 20 (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

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Water Transport and Supporting Transport Activities - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:11 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This Release reports on data concerning the transport of passengers and goods in the water transport and supporting activities in transport. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Air Transport and Supporting Activities - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:05 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This Release reports on data concerning air transport of passengers and freight as well as on traffic of aircraft, passengers and freight in airports. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Transhipment - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 09:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This Release reports on data concerning transhipment of goods. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Nov 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 09:39 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:52 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Daily comment: link

* Macedonia *

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange Tumbles on Global Economic Woes – Table Nov 21, 2008, 16:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 21 (SeeNews) – The Macedonian Stock Exchange JSC (MSE) tumbled this week on fears about the state of the global economy, a broker said on Friday. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Business Tendencies in the Construction - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 12:08 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Estimation of the managers of the enterprises from the construction sector about the current business situation in the third quarter of 2008 link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Forestry - Q3 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 11:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Timber production in the third quarter of 2008, in correlation to the third quarter of 2007 decrease by 11.2%. link

Macedonia’s End-October M1 Money Supply Falls 1.9% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s M1 money supply, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, totalled 47.107 billion denars ($958.5 million/762.2 million euro) at the end of October, 1.9% down from a month earlier, central bank data showed on Friday. link

Macedonia’s Commercial Banks End-October Total Assets Falls 1.3% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 10:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The consolidated assets of Macedonian commercial banks totalled 178.437 billion denars ($3.63 billion/2.89 billion euro) at the end of October, 1.3% down from a month earlier, central bank data showed on Friday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Nov 21 - March 19, 2009 Nov 21, 2008, 10:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), November 21 (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 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:29 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for November 20, 2008. link

* Moldova *

Moldova Seeks at Least 2.13 Bln Lei (163 Mln Euro) from Sale of Stakes in 18 Companies Nov 21, 2008, 15:58 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 21 (SeeNews) – The Moldovan government on Friday called a tender for the sale of its stakes in 18 companies, hoping to earn at least 2.13 billion lei ($205.4 million/163 million euro). link

Moldova To Offer for Sale on Bourse Stakes in 61 Companies Nov 21, 2008, 15:30 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova will offer for sale on the Moldovan Stock Exchange, BVM, its stakes in 61 companies, the government’s asset-selling agency, APP, said on Friday. link

UK To Grant 926,545 British Pounds (1.1 Mln Euro) to Help Moldova Reduce Poverty Nov 21, 2008, 14:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 21 (SeeNews) – The United Kingdom will grant Moldova 926,545 British pounds ($1.4 million/1.1 million euro) to help the ex-Soviet country reduce poverty, Moldovan Finance Ministry said on Friday. link

Moldova’s Jan-Oct Freight Traffic Volume Rises 3.6% Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 14:11 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 21 (SeeNews) - The volume of Moldova’s railway, road and air freight traffic rose by 3.6% on the year to 14.4 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2008, the country’s statistics bureau said on Friday. link

Moldova’s October Industrial PPI Remains Flat M/M, Up 6.9% Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 14:00 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), November 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s October producer price index (PPI) for the industrial sector remained unchanged from a month earlier and was up 6.9% from a year earlier, the country’s statistics bureau said on Friday. link

MOLDOVA’S OCT INDUSTRIAL PPI FLAT M/M, +6.9% Y/Y, VS +0.5 M/M, +8.9% Y/Y IN SEPT - STATS OFFICE Nov 21, 2008, 13:48 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova’s Jan-Oct Industrial Output Rises Real 2.0% Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 13:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), Novembr 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s industrial output rose by a real 2.0% on the year in the first ten months of 2008, official figures showed on Friday. link

MOLDOVA’S JAN-OCT INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES REAL 2.0% Y/Y - STATS OFFICE Nov 21, 2008, 12:56 CET | Alert | SeeNews

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Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:20 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 20, 2008. link

* Montenegro *

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

Montenegro Opens Tender to Lease Bigovo-Traste Resort Complex Nov 21, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) – The Montenegrin privatisation agency on Friday invited investors to express interest in taking a 30-year lease on the Bigovo-Traste recreation facility and the adjacent former military barracks without setting a starting price. link

Montenegro’s Oct Cost of Living Index Rises 7.8% Y/Y, Unchanged M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 14:13 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s October cost of living index rose by 7.8% on the year and remained unchanged month-on-month, official statistics showed on Friday. link

Montenegro’s Oct Avg Net Salary Falls by Real 1.4% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 14:05 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s October average net monthly salary fell by a real 1.4% month-on-month to 423 euro ($530), data from the country’s Statistics Office showed on Friday. link

Montenegro’s Oct CPI Flat M/M, Up 7.4% Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 13:58 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s October consumer prices remained unchanged on the month and were 7.4% higher than a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Friday. link

Montenegro’s Oct Retail Price Index Rises 8.9% Y/Y, Drops 0.2% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 13:58 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s October retail price index rose by 8.9% on the year but was 0.2% lower month-on-month, official data showed on Friday. link

MONTENEGRO OCT CPI FLAT M/M, +7.4% Y/Y VS +1.0% M/M, +8.4% Y/Y IN SEPT - STATS OFFICE Nov 21, 2008, 13:50 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Montenegro’s Oct Industrial Output Falls 21% Y/Y, Down 16% M/M - Table Nov 21, 2008, 13:39 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s October industrial output fell by 21% on the year and was 16% lower than a month earlier, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Friday. link

MONTENEGRO’S OCT INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT -21.1% Y/Y, -16.1% M/M VS +12% Y/Y, +16.3% M/M IN SEPT - STATS OFFICE Nov 21, 2008, 13:38 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 20, 2008. link

* Romania *

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

Romania’s Rompetrol Petrochemicals To Cut Polymer Output by 55% in Dec-Jan due to Crisis Nov 21, 2008, 17:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Rompetrol Petrochemicals, part of Romania’s second-largest oil group Rompetrol, said on Friday it will cut its polymer production by 55% in December 2008-January 2009 in response to the global financial crisis. link

Romanian Stocks Rise on Global Rebound Nov 21, 2008, 17:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - The Romanian share indices followed the global rebound and gained ground on Friday amid thin volumes and in the absence of investors, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Gains vs Euro in Moderate Volumes Nov 21, 2008, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Friday continued to strengthen, closing at 3.8100/8150 per euro, compared to 3.8200/8290 on Thursday, in moderate trading volumes, dealers said. link

Romanian Chemical Plant Oltchim Plans 100 Mln Euro Loan To Buy Oil Refinery Arpechim Nov 21, 2008, 15:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian petrochemical producer Oltchim said on Friday it plans to take out a 100 million euro ($125 million) bank loan to finance the acquisition of the Arpechim oil refinery from oil and gas group Petrom. link

Greek Wholesaler Elgeka To Distribute Shell Lubricants in Romania Nov 21, 2008, 13:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Greek wholesale trader and distributor Elgeka said on Friday its Romanian unit has signed a three-year agreement with the lubricants division of global oil group Shell to start marketing its products in Romania as of December 1. link

Romania Proposes Cosmote, Telemobil, RCS&RDS To Start Cutting Interconnection Fees as of ‘09 Nov 21, 2008, 13:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Romania’s telecoms regulator, ANC, said on Friday it has proposed three of the country’s mobile operators, Cosmote, Telemobil, and RCS&RDS, to start cutting the fees for calls between their networks gradually as of next year. link

Romania Extends Aircraft Manufacturer Avioane Craiova Bid Submission Deadline to Dec 10 Nov 21, 2008, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (SeeNews) - Romania on Friday said it has extended the deadline for submission of bids for its 80.9778% stake in aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova by 15 days to December 10 on the bidders’ request. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 10:25 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices slide again link

Romania Schedule of Events - Nov 21 - Jan 6 Nov 21, 2008, 09:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), November 21 (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 - Investment Daily Romania - Nov 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 09:40 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for November 20, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:33 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for November 20, 2008. link

* Serbia *

INTERVIEW - Ericsson Sees Great Potential for Development of IPTV, VOD in SEEurope Nov 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 21 (SeeNews) - Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, sees high potential for the development of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and video-on-demand (VOD) in the very competitive markets of South East Europe, which are rapidly catching up the western world in terms of innovation, a company official said. link

UPDATE 1 - Serbian C-bank Intervenes as Dinar Weakens to Record Low - Dealers Nov 21, 2008, 17:49 CET | Story | SeeNews (Releads with central bank statement, adds dealers’ quotes) link

Serbian Stock Market Tallies Up Week of Steep Losses, Block Deal Boosts Friday Turnover Nov 21, 2008, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) ended the week sharply lower as the market continued to suffer from a shortage of fresh capital, with a block deal making up half of Friday’s turnover, brokers said. link

Slovenia’s Pozavarovalnica Sava Says Serbian C-Bank Licenses Its Local Life Insurance Unit Nov 21, 2008, 15:26 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava said on Friday its subsidiary, Sava Zivotno Osiguranje, has obtained a licence from the Serbian central bank, NBS. link

Serbia’s Oct Net Monthly Salary Rises Real 6.57% Y/Y - Table Nov 21, 2008, 13:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 21 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Serbia rose by 6.57% year-on-year in real terms to 34,311 dinars ($486/388 euro) in October, the country’s statistics office said on Friday. link

Russia’s Mirax Group Eyes Montenegro’s Adriatic Airport of Tivat – Media Nov 21, 2008, 12:57 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), November 21 (SeeNews) – Russia’s Mirax Group is interested in entering a partnership or takeover deal for Montenegro’s Adriatic airport of Tivat, Montenegrin daily Vijesti reported on Friday. link

Serbian C-bank Intervenes as Dinar Weakens to New Record Low in Morning Trade - Dealers Nov 21, 2008, 11:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s central bank, NBS, sold euro to support the local currency for a third time this week after the dinar reached a new historic low of 89.00 towards the euro in morning trade on Friday, dealers said. link

Serbia Sells Water Bottler Heba to Local Juice Producer Nectar for 2.5 Mln Euro Nov 21, 2008, 09:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Serbia has sold its 70% stake in water bottling company Heba to local juice producer Nectar for 2.5 million euro ($3.1 million), the country’s Privatisation Agency said. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Nov 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for November 21, 2008. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Nov 21 - Jan 7 Nov 21, 2008, 09:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 21 (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

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Nov 20, 2008 Nov 21, 2008, 07:37 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for November 20, 2008. link

FEATURE - End of Road Comes for Serbia’s Zastava Car Nov 20, 2008, 22:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 20 (SeeNews) – You can hear the sound of your footsteps walking around the empty factory of Serbian car maker Zastava in the town of Kragujevac. link

Serbia To Buy 96,000 T of Maize at 9,000 Dinars (103 Euro)/T To Back Local Producers Nov 20, 2008, 19:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), November 20 (SeeNews) – Serbia will buy 96,000 tonnes of maize from its 2008 crop at prices 11% higher than current market prices in a bid to protect local farmers, the government said on Thursday. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Bourse Closes Dismal Week on High Note Nov 21, 2008, 18:40 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices closed in positive territory on Friday and investors headed off for a weekend break after a traumatic trading week of record falls on the bourse, brokers said. link

Slovenia’s Aerodrom Ljubljana Declines Offer To Buy Back Own Shares, Plans To Invest 48 Mln Euro in 2009 Nov 21, 2008, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Aerodrom Ljubljana, the operator of the international airport of Slovenia’s capital, said on Friday it has declined an offer to repurchase company shares owned by local state-run investment fund SOD, as it needs the money for its investment plans. link

Slovenia’s Pozavarovalnica Sava Says Serbian C-Bank Licenses Its Local Life Insurance Unit Nov 21, 2008, 15:26 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), November 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava said on Friday its subsidiary, Sava Zivotno Osiguranje, has obtained a licence from the Serbian central bank, NBS. link

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