Girodivite: Seenews: news report of 28.05.2009

Seenews: news report of 28.05.2009

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Thursday 28 May 2009, by Emanuele G. - 820 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Amnesty Pans Albania on Human Rights May 28, 2009, 17:20 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The annual report of the human rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticized the Albanian government over its poor record intrafficking, violence against women and torture and ill treatment. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/amnestypansalbaniaonhumanrights-172040225

Albania’s poverty levels in decline May 28, 2009, 14:11 CET | Story | SETimes Economic growth and reforms have spelled good news for Albania’s poor, but the current global financial crisis poses a challenge. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_spovertylevelsindecline-14113166

Albanian parties to receive campaign funding May 28, 2009, 14:11 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — The state will offer funding to political parties running in the June parliamentary elections, earmarking about 500,000 euros for... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianpartiestoreceivecampaignfunding-141114543

Albania reportedly far from visa liberalisation May 28, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — Albania is "on the right track" towards visa liberalisation, but has so far failed to fully meet EU standards in this field, local... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniareportedlyfarfromvisaliberalisation-141058437

Albania’s C-Bank Keeps Key Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.75% May 28, 2009, 13:38 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 28 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank said on Thursday it decided to keep its key repo rate unchanged at 5.75% after annual inflation in April remained below the bank’s target band of two to four percent. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_sc-bankkeepskeyreporateunchangedat5_75_-132720

Albania Parties Seek Face Lift Ahead of Vote May 28, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Political leaders are tapping into civil society to revive their parties’ images ahead of the June 28th parliamentary elections. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapartiesseekfaceliftaheadofvote-133547901

ALBANIA’S C-BANK SAYS KEEPS KEY REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 5.75% May 28, 2009, 13:27 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_sc-banksayskeepskeyreporateunchangedat5_75_-132555

Albania Press Review - May 28 May 28, 2009, 11:31 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insighthas not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapressreview-may28-113107160

Albanian Institute of Statistics - Construction Cost Index - Q1 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:51 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the first quarter 2009, Construction Cost Index reached 128.5 per cent (Q.IV 1999 = 100) signing an decrease of 0.4 per cent against the previous quarter, while the annual change of it was 0.9 percent. In the same period of year 2008, this change was 0.7 per cent. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianinstituteofstatistics-constructioncostindex-q12009-114447

Albania To Auction 17 Bln Leks (128 Mln Euro) in 3-mo, 12-mo T-bills on Tuesday May 28, 2009, 09:19 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 28 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 17 billion leks ($177.0 million/127.9 million euro) in three-month and twelve-month Treasury bills on June 2, it said on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniatoauction17blnleks_128mlneuro_in3-mo_12-mot-billsontuesday-083540

* Bosnia *

Dačić pledges rehab center inquiry May 28, 2009, 17:20 CET | Story | B92 The IM has pledged an inquiry into the finances of the Crna Reka rehab center, while it’s emerged the center’s former manager was found guilty of abuse in 2006. A week after the footage of the scenes of violence at the drug rehabilitation center first came into the spotlight, the Crna Reka case has now been entrusted to the courts. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/da__i__pledgesrehabcenterinquiry-172004819

16 dead in Bulgarian bus accident May 28, 2009, 16:45 CET | Story | B92 16 people died in an accident in southeast Bulgarian after a bus ran off a mountain road and into a group of people on their way to a religious celebration. According to initial information, around 20 people were injured, four of whom seriously. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/16deadinbulgarianbusaccident-164538581

"Bosnia suspended Tuzla Column investigation" May 28, 2009, 16:45 CET | Story | B92 Serbian War Crimes Prosecution spokesman Bruno Vekarić says the Bosnian Prosecution has suspended the investigation into the “Tuzla Column“ case. “We received that information from Sarajevo. It was said at a Round Table. But you have to ask the Bosnian prosecution. Only one person who took shots at the JNA troops was sentenced in that case, to eight years in prison. I presume that the proceedings came to an end afterwards,“ Vekarić told Banja Luka daily Glas Srpske. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_bosniasuspendedtuzlacolumninvestigation_-164522201

Russian police find feral girl in Siberia May 28, 2009, 16:45 CET | Story | B92 Russian police have taken into care a 5-year-old girl who has been shut up in a flat in the company of cats and dogs for her entire life, police said Wednesday. The girl, who lived in the Eastern Siberian city of Chita, could not speak Russian and acted like an dog when police took her into care. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russianpolicefindferalgirlinsiberia-164504791

Al report: Qualified praise of Serbia May 28, 2009, 15:45 CET | Story | B92 AI says Serbia has made progress in terms of extraditing Hague fugitives and trying war crimes suspects, but still has problems when it comes to discrimination. Amnesty International’s (AI) report for 2009 states that another problem is impunity when it comes to ethnic violence. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/alreport_qualifiedpraiseofserbia-154521722

Obama, Abbas to discuss Mid-East Peace May 28, 2009, 15:45 CET | Story | B92 Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas is expected to call for an end to Israel’s settlement activity in the West Bank during talks in Washington with Barack Obama. Aides to Abbas say the Palestinian leader also will urge Obama to press Israel to accept the creation of a separate Palestinian state, alongside Israel. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/obama_abbastodiscussmid-eastpeace-154504968

Bosnia Serb Republic April Avg Net Salary Up Real 2.2% M/M - Table May 28, 2009, 15:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 28 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Serb Republic increased in April by a real 2.2% month-on-month to 786 marka ($558/402 euro), official statistics showed on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniaserbrepublicaprilavgnetsalaryupreal2_2_m_m-table-131624

Inzko highlights BiH Constitutional Court’s role May 28, 2009, 14:14 CET | Story | SETimes SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — High Representative Valentin Inzko visited the Constitutional Court on Monday (May25th) and met with Court... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/inzkohighlightsbihconstitutionalcourt_srole-141415826

Hague: No appeal in Milutinović case May 28, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | B92 The Hague Tribunal prosecution will not be lodging an appeal in the case of former Serbian President Milan Milutinović, says daily Novosti. This was confirmed to the daily by Tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran, who said that after studying the first-instance ruling in detail regarding Milutinović’s individual criminal responsibility, the prosecution had concluded that it would stand little chance in an appeal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hague_noappealinmilutinovi__case-141038942

“MPs in line for pay rise” May 28, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | B92 The ruling coalition is debating increasing MPs’ salaries, but doing away with their lump sum payment which makes up about 40 percent of their earnings. However, the rest of the draft law in parliament is still unknown, because, according to daily Blic, the ruling coalition parties, namely the Democrats and G17 Plus, are in two minds over giving parliament decision-making autonomy or leaving it as a voting machine for daily political issues and point-scoring. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___mpsinlineforpayrise___-141022625

U.S. names new Kosovo ambassador May 28, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | B92 U.S. President Barack Obama has named Christopher Dell as the new American ambassador to Kosovo. Dell is Washington’s second ambassador to Priština, after Tina Kaidanow, since the province unilaterally declared independence on February 17, 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_namesnewkosovoambassador-141005401

Bosnia Serb Republic Construction Output Value Up 20.7% Y/Y in March - Table May 28, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 28 (SeeNews) - The value of construction output in Bosnia’s Serb Republic grew by 20.7% year-on-year and by 43% on the month in March, data of the Republic’s Statistics Office showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniaserbrepublicconstructionoutputvalueup20_7_y_yinmarch-table-133857

Bosnia Federation Average Net Salary Up by Real 1.4% M/M in March - Table May 28, 2009, 13:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 28 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation grew by a real 1.4% month-on-month to 795.20 marka ($564/407 euro) in March after falling by 0.8% in February, official statistics showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniafederationaveragenetsalaryupreal1_4_m_minmarch-table-132834

Kosovo snubs CEFTA meeting May 28, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo government officials were absent from a CEFTA meeting in Budva yesterday after refusing to be represented at the meeting under the name of UNMIK. Priština media report that Kosovo Trade and Industry Minister Lutfi Zharku said that the province’s no-show at the meeting did not constitute a boycott, and that it just wanted to legally define its position at these meetings. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovosnubsceftameeting-13352223

Trustee: Port ultimatum “unconstitutional” May 28, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | B92 The ultimatum sent by the Belgrade Port to the Anti-Corruption Council is “unconstitutional and illegal,” says Public Information Trustee Rodoljub Šabić. “Such ultimatums, especially if followed by any kind of unpleasantness, and in specific and any other cases, impair the functioning of government bodies and undermine the implementation of the Constitution and laws protecting the rights of citizens,” warned the trustee for information of public importance. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/trustee_portultimatum___unconstitutional___-133505186

Massive earthquake strikes near Honduras May 28, 2009, 13:05 CET | Story | B92 A tsunami watch is in effect for parts of Central America after a powerful earthquake struck early Thursday morning off the coast of Honduras. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 7.1 magnitude quake struck about 64 kilometers northeast of the Honduran city of Roatan, with a depth of just 10 kilometers. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/massiveearthquakestrikesnearhonduras-130504916

Serbia, France agree strategic partnership May 28, 2009, 12:35 CET | Story | B92 French and Serbian Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Boris Tadić agreed in Paris yesterday that there must be no new conditions for Serbia’s EU integration. They also stated that they had reached agreement over the key elements of a strategic partnership between the two countries. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_franceagreestrategicpartnership-123505563

Mesić: Crisis yet to kick in May 28, 2009, 11:30 CET | Story | B92 Croatia has yet to feel the true force of the economic crisis, Croatian President Stipe Mesić has warned. Speaking as a guest at the third annual Jewish Film Festival, Mesić said that his forecast was based on those of the IMF and contradicted Prime Minister Ivo Sanader’s earlier statements, who said that signs of recovery were discernible. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mesi___crisisyettokickin-11303853

PM confident of investment after crisis May 28, 2009, 11:30 CET | Story | B92 Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković said yesterday that Serbia could expect major inward investment once the economic crisis had blown over. "Foreign investors are keeping an eye on goings-on in Serbia, and we can expect major investment after the crisis,” Cvetković said after talks with representatives of the European Round Table (ERT) of industrialists from Brussels. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pmconfidentofinvestmentaftercrisis-113021518

Germans rate Serbian economic climate as "negative" May 28, 2009, 11:30 CET | Story | B92 72 percent of Germany companies working in Serbia say the economic situation in Serbia is negative. Presenting the results of a survey of German businessmen on the economic situation in Central and Eastern European countries where they are doing business, the head of the German business delegation in Serbia, Michael Schmidt, said that the general economic situation was worse than last year and that negative market trends were expected. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/germansrateserbianeconomicclimateas_negative_-113005170

Sejdiu cancels Macedonia visit May 28, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has canceled his planned trip to Skopje after the Macedonian side altered the character of the visit, Sejdiu’s cabinet announced. Media in Priština reported yesterday that the character of today’s planned visit had changed from an official visit to a private one without state ceremony, which was why the visit had been called off. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sejdiucancelsmacedoniavisit-105521637

Pakistani Taliban claim bombing May 28, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | B92 The Pakistani Taliban have said they carried out a gun and bomb attack in Lahore which killed at least 26 people. A deputy to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud told the BBC by telephone the attack was in response to the army’s operation in the Swat valley. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pakistanitalibanclaimbombing-10550589

Niš wants pipeline guarantees May 28, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 The Niš city assembly wants written guarantees from the govt. that the new route for the South Stream pipeline won’t bypass Niš and the rest of the region. That decision was taken yesterday at a session of the city assembly, which was not attended by the opposition, even though the session was called at their request after the route of the pipeline was altered to go through Zaječar, instead of through Dimitrovgrad as earlier planned. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ni__wantspipelineguarantees-102022154

U.S., South Korea raise military alert on North May 28, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 S.Korea and the U.S. raised the alert level for the peninsula today after the North warned the truce ending the Korean War was dead and it was ready to attack. North Korea ramped up tensions this week with a series of provocations rarely seen since the 1950-53 Korean War, including war threats, missile launches and a nuclear test that puts it closer to having an atomic bomb. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s__southkorearaisemilitaryalertonnorth-102005516

Visa-free to Russia from June 10 May 28, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 The agreement on a reciprocal visa-free regime between Serbia and Russia will enter force on June 10, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. "The agreement signed on February 20 in Moscow will make travel from one country to the other easier for citizens with valid passports. They will be able to enter and remain on the territory of the other country for up to 30 days without a visa,” the ministry says in a statement. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/visa-freetorussiafromjune10-094522439

Hague: No appeal in Milutinović case May 28, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 The Hague Tribunal prosecution will not be lodging an appeal in the case of former Serbian President Milan Milutinović, says daily Novosti. This was confirmed to the daily by Tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran, who said that after studying the first-instance ruling in detail regarding Milutinović’s individual criminal responsibility, the prosecution had concluded that it would stand little chance in an appeal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hague_noappealinmilutinovi__case-094505466

* Bulgaria *

Sixteen Killed In Bulgaria Bus Accident May 28, 2009, 17:20 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Sixteen people have died and another twenty were injured as a bus slid into a crowd of tourists Thursday morning near the town of Yambol in south- eastern Bulgaria. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sixteenkilledinbulgariabusaccident-172058198

UPDATE 1- Bulgarian C-Bank Governor Keeps Post in Controversial Re-Election - Media May 28, 2009, 17:11 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds comments, details) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-bulgarianc-bankgovernorkeepspostincontroversialre-election-media-164236

Bulgarian Shares End Mostly Down, Devin Soars on Takeover Buzz May 28, 2009, 16:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – The indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) ended mostly down on Thursday in thin volumes with water bottler Devin rocketing up on reports of a possible takeover, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariansharesendmostlydown_devinsoarsonpossibletakeover-160805

Bulgaria’s Elana Agricultural Opportunity Land Fund Changes Name to Elarg, To Pay No Dividend for 2008 May 28, 2009, 16:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian blue-chip real estate investment trust (REIT) Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity Fund said it will pay no dividend for 2008 to cover losses from previous years, and will change its name to Elarg Agricultural Land Opportunity Fund. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_selanaagriculturallandtopaynodividendfor2008-154649

Bulgaria’s MonBat Wins 2.55 Mln Euro Grant from SMEs Promotion Agency May 28, 2009, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian blue-chip car battery maker MonBat said on Thursday it has won a 4.99 million levs ($3.53 million/2.55 million euro) grant from the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency for a 10.82 million levs project. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria___smonbatwins2_5mlneurosmespromotionagencygrant-153200

Bulgarian Construction Company Moststroy To Pay No Dividend for 2008 May 28, 2009, 15:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian road and bridge builder Moststroy said on Thursday it will propose to pay no dividend for last year and use its 2008 non-consolidated net profit of 143,000 levs ($101,300/73,000 euro) to cover losses from previous years. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sconstructioncompanymoststroytopaynodividendfor2008-145428

Cost of Bulgaria’s Future N-plant May Rise by 20-25 Pct - Energy Official May 28, 2009, 14:45 CET | Story | SeeNews VARNA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s future Belene nuclear power plant, initially estimated to cost 4.0 billion euro ($5.5 billion), may cost 20 to 25 percent more upon completion, a Bulgarian energy official said on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria___ssecond4_0blneuron-plantmakesupto25_more-125032

Bulgaria’s Albena Invest Holding Turns to 132,000 Euro Net Loss in Q1 - Table May 28, 2009, 14:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian investment company Albena Invest Holding said on Thursday it had a consolidated net loss of 258,000 levs ($132,000/182,800 euro) in the first quarter of 2009 as sales revenue fell by 28.3%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_salbenainvestholdingturnstoxxeuronetlossatq1_09-table-135752

ProCredit Bank Bulgaria Gets 10 Mln Euro Loan from Germany’s KfW for Energy Efficiency May 28, 2009, 14:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - ProCredit Bank Bulgaria said on Thursday it has signed a 10 million euro ($13.8 million) loan deal with German development bank KfW to support energy efficiency projects of Bulgarian companies. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/procreditbankbulgariagets10mlneurogermanloanforenergyefficiency-135524

Balkan countries boost co-operation against terrorism May 28, 2009, 14:11 CET | Story | SETimes SOFIA, Bulgaria — The interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia signed a joint declaration Tuesday (May 19th) on mechanisms against cross-b... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/balkancountriesboostco-operationagainstterrorism-141147921

Bulgarian C-Bank Governor Keeps Post in Controversial Re-Election - Media May 28, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday re-elected central bank governor Ivan Iskrov for a second six-year term, raising questions about the legality of the procedure, state-run news agency BTA reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianparliamentre-electsiskrovforc-bankgovernor-media-131121

Bulgaria’s Second Attempt To Award Concession for Ruse Airport Fails May 28, 2009, 13:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s second attempt to award a concession for the airport in the Danube city of Ruse failed due to lack of investor interest, the government said on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariafailstoawardaconcessiononruseairportagain-125624

EBRD To Finance Construction of Bulgarian Nuclear Waste Depot Worth at Least 50 Mln Euro - Media May 28, 2009, 12:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will finance the construction of a nuclear waste depot in Bulgaria, estimated to cost at least 50 million euro ($69.2 million), Bulgarian state-run news agency BTA reported on Wednesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdtoprovidefundingforbulgaria___snuclearwastedepotworthatleast50mlneuro-105134

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Business Climate - May 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:41 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews After the serious drop of the total business climate indicator* since October 2008 and reaching its lowest level in February 2009 of 9.7%, over the last three months (including May) the indicator seems to be moving away from the lowest point, fluctuating around 12.5 - 12.6% (Figure 1). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-businessclimate-may2009-124745

Bulgarian May Business Sentiment Index Stays Flat M/M May 28, 2009, 12:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s May business sentiment index remained almost unchanged and continued fluctuating around 12.5 - 12.6% for a third consecutive month after reaching its lowest level in February 2009, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianmaybusinesssentimentindexstaysflatm_m-110637

Shares in Bulgarian Water Bottler Devin Surge On Stake Sale Talk May 28, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Shares in Bulgarian water bottling company Devin surged on Thursday after it said its majority owner, Austrian diversified group Soravia, is considering exiting the company. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sharesinbulgarianwaterbottlerdevinsurgeonpossiblemajoritystakesale-114508

Bulgaria Awards 3.3 Mln Euro Concession on Danube Freight Terminal to Local Oktopod - S May 28, 2009, 11:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on Thursday it granted local company Oktopod - S a 6.445 million lev ($4.6 million/3.3 million euro) concession on the freight terminal in the Danube port of Somovit. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaawards3_0mlneurodanubefreightterminaltolocaloktopod-s-105415

Bulgaria’s Holding Roads To Pay No Dividend for 2008 May 28, 2009, 11:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip infrastructure group Holding Roads said on Thursday it will propose to pay no dividend for last year and retain its 2008 non-consolidated net profit of 5.39 million levs ($3.8 million/2.8 million euro). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sholdingroadstopaynodividendfor2008-112304

BULGARIA’S HOLDING ROADS TO PAY NO DIVIDEND FOR 2008 May 28, 2009, 11:34 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sholdingroadstopaynodividendfor2008-111530

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009, 11:31 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-may28_2009-094845

Bulgaria: Sofia Housing Prices Plummet May 28, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

A significant fall of the prices of residential properties in Bulgaria has been registered in the first four months of the year.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sofiahousingpricesplummet-105548413

Bulgaria Exposes Communist Era Collaborators May 28, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The special panel investigating Bulgaria’s communist-era police files, has released the names of State Security agents and collaborators, who are currently prosecutors and military investigators. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaexposescommunisteracollaborators-102050663

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:27 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-may27_2009-081513

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - May 26, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-may26_2009-132545

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - May 26, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:12 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Major Currencies Traded In Range In A Thin Volumes Session http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-may26_2009-081926

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Orgachim AD-Ruse /5ORG/ submitted to X3 News a notification about: - Concluded deals in the time frame 19.05. - 26.05.2009 at the total value of Euro 370,810 pursuant to the frame contract with Policolor AD-Bucharest within the scope of Art. 114 (1) of the POSA. Please, refer to the entire notification available at http://www.x3news.com. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-may27_2009-073518

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 27, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-may27_2009-072947

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - May 28 - July 5 May 28, 2009, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through July 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariascheduleofevents-may28-july5-082648

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 07:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPSOFIX lost 0.71% to 371.59 on Tuesday after a session without any surprises and super low volumes. The total turnover reached BGN 1.2m, but more than 53% out of it came from the bonds sector and all the shares finished with just BGN 579k traded. Among the most active names were Central Cooperative Bank (4CF) which stepped down to BGN 1.40 (-0.71%) with more than 52k traded and First Investment Bank (5F4) which declined to BGN 2.328 (-4.00%) after the news that Moody’s had put its financial strength rating on review for possible downgrade. The real estate index performed quite strong, fixing 40.32 (+2.13%), driven mainly by Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (5BU) which added 7.47% to its market cap, closing at BGN 0.806. The fund advanced after the announcement that the annual GSM would be held on 29th of June, and the shareholders will vote for BGN 0.47922 gross dividend per share. The most significant negative change was registered by Bulgarian River Shiping (5BR) w hich lost 15.64% down to BGN 1.65 with more than 34k traded. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-may27_2009-131440

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - May 22, 2009 May 28, 2009, 07:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews US indices traded on negative territory http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-may22_2009-133002

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - May 22, 2009 May 28, 2009, 07:41 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar dropped for 4 day in a row against the euroThe U.S. dollar continue to decline against the major currencies, as the main driver of this weakness is the lack of confidence among the market participations engendered by U.S. monetary and fiscal policies.The dollar slid 1% against the euro to $1.3923, the weakest level since Jan. 5. The dollar fell 0.9% to 94.26 yen to 93.95, the lowest since March 19. The euro increased 0.1% to 130.93 yen from 130.77.The sterling managed to erase its initial drop by 2% caused by Standard & Poor’s credit agency, which downgrade its outlook for national debt. In the end of the day the pound was trading with 0.5% gain at 1.5840 thanks to the speculations that Standard & Poor’s revise wasn’t imminent and two other rating companies affirmed the U.K.’s “stable” outlook.On fundamental level in Britain retail sales rose with 0.9% in April, beating analyst expectations of 0.5% gain. Today in Britain the focus is on the revised GDP data for the first quarter. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-may22_2009-133235

MP Threatens to Reveal Truth about Cherney’s Bulgaria Funds May 27, 2009, 23:14 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgarian MP Dimitar Abadzhiev has stated that he is ready to tell the truth about the money of Russian businessman Michael Cherney.In an interview for Bulgarian daily newspaper Trud, Abadzhiev, an MP for the conservative Order, Law and Justice Party, said that he will reveal all about Cherney’s money after this summer’s general elections.He added that he will do so in front of former PM and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) leader, Ivan Kostov.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mpthreatenstorevealtruthaboutcherney_sbulgariafunds-231413509

Bulgaria Court Postpones Tomov Trial over EP Candidature May 27, 2009, 23:13 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Sofia City Court has postponed proceedings against the former "Kremikovtzi" and CSKA Sofia FC Director, Alexander Tomov, due to him running in the EP elections.Tomov is being tried along with 3 other defendants, but due to the legal immunity that European Parliament election candidates receive, their trial has been postponed.The court revealed that Tomov will also receive immunity until after the results of the Bulgarian general elections as he is set to run as a candidate for them too.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariacourtpostponestomovtrialoverepcandidature-231357443

Bulgaria Councilor Calls for Politician Drug Tests May 27, 2009, 23:13 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgarian municipal councilor, Georgi Ivanov, has proposed that all Burgas councilors in the Black Sea city of Burgas, are tested for drugs and alcohol before and after each meeting.Ivanov has officially proposed the idea to local lawmakers and it is expected that a vote will be held on the issue at the next Burgas City Council meeting.Ivanov suggested the tests to make sure that all the important decisions made for the future of Burgas are made by people who are fully aware of what they are doing and that they are not handicapped by stimulants that disturb their judgment, BGNES reported Wednesday.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariacouncilorcallsforpoliticiandrugtests-231341299

Sofia Mayor Borisov Moves to Rename Street over Israeli Protest May 27, 2009, 23:13 CET | Story | Novinite.com Sofia Mayor, Boyko Borisov, is submitting a report to the Sofia City Council asking the councilors to renounce their decision with which they named a street in the capital after Bogdan Filov.Bogdan Filov was Bulgaria’s Prime Minister in 1940-1943, and the statesmen who signed Bulgaria’s accession to the Tripartite (Axis) Pact.The decision to name a street after Bogdan Filov was made at the meeting of the Sofia City Council last Thursday.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sofiamayorborisovmovestorenamestreetoverisraeliprotest-231325214

European Commission Evacuated over Latest Building Incident May 27, 2009, 23:13 CET | Story | Novinite.com The European Commission building in Brussels closed once again Wednesday over a hot water leak.The information was reported by the EC spokesperson.The "Berlaymont" was evacuated at 11:20 am as a preventive measure, after a serious hot water leak during water pipe repair works.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/europeancommissionevacuatedoverlatestbuildingincident-231309131

Bulgaria to Send 2 Officers to Help EU Fight Somali Pirates May 27, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s government is going to decide Thursday whether the country would participate in the anti-piracy military operation of the EU.Bulgaria is envisaged to send two navy officers to take part in the first ever naval operation of the EU - Operation Atalanta, whose aim is to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia - the Bulgarian government press service has announced.A total of 12 EU member states are already supporting Operation Atalanta but there was a shortage of personnel at the operational headquarters in Northwood near London where only 76 out of 106 positions are filled.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariatosend2officerstohelpeufightsomalipirates-231253142

European Voters Drum up in EP Elections’ Wake May 27, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com The European Union citizens are becoming more mobilized to participate in the European parliamentary elections.The data was released in a pre-electoral survey carried out between May 4 and 15 by TNS Opinion within the framework of the contract with the European Parliament.49% of the people polled by TNS say they would vote in the European Elections.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/europeanvotersdrumupinepelections_wake-231236941

Drinking Accusations Fan Bulgaria MPs Brawl May 27, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com The scandal that erupted Tuesday between the independent Member of the Bulgarian Parliament, Georgi Georgiev, and Olimpi Katev from NMSP raged again Wednesday.Olimpi Katev, from the party of former Tsar and PM, Simeon Saxe-Coburg - the National Movement for Stability and Progress, (NMSP), complained Tuesday that Georgiev had hit him. Georgiev denied the allegations and said he had been upset because Katev repeatedly accused him of coming to work drunk.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/drinkingaccusationsfanbulgariampsbrawl-231220845

Varna Prosecutors Firm on Keeping Murky MP Hopefuls behind Bars May 27, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Varna Regional Prosecutor’s Office decided Wednesday to keep behind bars Vesselin and Hristo Danovi, despite the fact that they will run for seats in Bulgaria’s next parliament.The two Municipal Councilmen from Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital, Vesselin and Hristo, are a father and a son and have been in custody for almost a year over allegations of racketeering, enticement into prostitution and money laundering.On Tuesday, the Varna Electoral Commission accepted their registration to run in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, on the ticket of the Bulgarian Patriots Union party, effectively making them MP candidates.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/varnaprosecutorsfirmonkeepingmurkymphopefulsbehindbars-231204780

Bulgaria Energy Minister: Kremikovtzi Gas Supply Stays Off May 27, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Petar Dimitrov, has suggested that the gas supply to Bulgarian steel mill Kremikovtzi will not be re-started.Dimitrov categorically stated that the gas supply to Kremikovtzi can not be turned back on unless the debts to Bulgargaz are paid in full, after earlier reports that they would be re-started on June 1.The gas supply to Kremikovtzi was cut by Bulgargaz on May 14 after the mill amounted debts to the company of BGN 105 M.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaenergyminister_kremikovtzigassupplystaysoff-231144379

Bulgaria Registers April Decrease in Foreign Visitors May 27, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Novinite.com Foreign visitor numbers to Bulgaria decreased by 5,4 % in April compared to the same month last year.The National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported Wednesday that 485 817 foreigners visited Bulgaria in April with large year on year decreases in visitors from Denmark (37,6%), Serbia (27%), Japan (22%), France (17,3%) and Greece (16.3%).... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaregistersaprildecreaseinforeignvisitors-231128278

Bulgarian Workers Mark Tax Freedom Day May 27, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Novinite.com Working Bulgarians begin Wednesday to earn money for themselves instead of contributing to the State.The information was announced by the Institute for Market Economy, proclaiming May 27 as the so-called 2009 "Freedom Day." The Institute’s experts estimate that each year 40% of the total income of the Bulgarian workers is slated for taxes meaning that out of 12 months they spent 5 months earning the State’s income.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianworkersmarktaxfreedomday-231112100

EIF Secure JEREMIE Credit Source for Bulgaria Businesses May 27, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The European Investment Fund (EIF) secured a credit resource for Bulgaria worth EUR 200 M on Wednesday.The Framework and Financial agreement for implementation of the JEREMIE initiative between the Bulgaria government and the EIF has been signed Wednesday at an official ceremony in Sofia.The funding was signed under the "Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013" program.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eifsecurejeremiecreditsourceforbulgariabusinesses-2310554

Sofia Housing Prices Plummet to EUR 500 per Square Meter May 27, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com A significant fall of the prices of residential properties in Bulgaria has been registered in the first four months of the year.The data was released Wednesday by the real estate brokerage company "Address."... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sofiahousingpricesplummettoeur500persquaremeter-231039943

Bulgaria Elections, Funding Issues Threaten Belene Nuclear Plant May 27, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The largest threat for the realization of the project for building Bulgaria’s second nuclear power plant at Belene are the coming Parliamentary Elections.This was declared by Boris Pekov, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), as quoted by the Pari Daily.According to Pekov, the fate of the Belene Nuclear Plant will be decided largely by the outcome of the Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections on July 5, 2009, as some of the opposition parties are fierce opponents of the Belene project in its current form.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaelections_fundingissuesthreatenbelenenuclearplant-231023903

PM Stanishev: Bulgaria Economic Activity Reviving in April-May May 27, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, said Wednesday Bulgarian economic entities showed signs of revival in April-May 2009.In his words, there was a rise in the state revenue during that period compared to the previous months when the Bulgarian economy is said to have hit the lowest point of economic activity, and suffered the worst effects of the global financial and economic crisis."The better statistical indicators do not remove the necessity of constant watching of the realization of the state budget.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pmstanishev_bulgariaeconomicactivityrevivinginapril-may-231007472

Bulgaria’s Corpbank Reports 10.5 Mln Euro in Jan-April Net Profit May 27, 2009, 19:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue chip Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) booked a net profit of 20.5 million levs ($14.5 million/10.5 million euro) in the first four months of the year, it said on Wednesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria___scorpbank4-monetprofitat10_5mlneuro-190000

Six Bulgarian-based Companies Place Bids in Second Tender for Digital TV Licences in Bulgaria May 27, 2009, 18:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 27 (SeeNews) - Six Bulgarian-based companies have placed bids in the second government tender for digital television licences by the Wednesday deadline, the country’s telecommunications regulator said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sixcosplacebidsintenderfordigitaltvlicencesinbulgaria-180527

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Rise, Turnover Down May 28, 2009, 17:30 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose as turnover fell on Thursday, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesrise_turnoverdown-170031

Croatia Places 750 Mln Euro Worth of Eurobonds - Media May 28, 2009, 15:58 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) – Croatia succesfully placed its highest ever eurobond issue worth 750 million euro ($1.0 billion) this week after five years of absence from the international financial market, as the issue was 60% oversubscribed, local media reported on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiasaysitissuedeurobonds-media-151112

Students in Zagreb end protests May 28, 2009, 14:12 CET | Story | SETimes ZAGREB, Croatia— Students at the University of Zagreb’s philosophy faculty decided Sunday (May 24th) to end their five-week protest against plans to... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/studentsinzagrebendprotests-141236984

Diplomatic Diary: Bakoyannis, Jeremic talk stability, economy May 28, 2009, 14:12 CET | Story | SETimes Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic visited Athens on Monday (May 25th). Also in diplomatic news: BiH Presidency Chairman Nebojsa Radmanovic is in Serbia and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Greece next month. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/diplomaticdiary_bakoyannis_jeremictalkstability_economy-141220740

Croatia rejects changes to EU proposal for resolving dispute with Slovenia May 28, 2009, 14:12 CET | Story | SETimes The EU proposal for resolving the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia is based on the principle of "take it or leave it", Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said, insisting Zagreb would accept none of Ljubljana’s demands for changes. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiarejectschangestoeuproposalforresolvingdisputewithslovenia-141204589

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Congresses and Other Business Meetings - Mar 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In March 2009, the number of business meetings held in the Republic of Croatia was 469. There were 211 meetings with overnight stays and 258 without them. The total number of days at business meetings was 822. Each meeting was held 2 days on the average. The number of participants at all meetings was 39 856, out of which the number of domestic participants was 38 335 (96%) and the number of foreign ones was 1 521 (4%). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-congressesandotherbusinessmeetings-mar2009-123508

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Radio and Television Broadcasting - 2008 May 28, 2009, 12:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd RADIO BROADCASTING http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-radioandtelevisionbroadcasting-2008-123038

Croatia March Net Salary Rises Real 2.4% M/M - Table May 28, 2009, 12:23 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Croatia was 5,367 kuna ($1,016/732 euro) in March, up by real 2.4% from the previous month, the State Statistics Bureau said on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiamarnetsalaryrisesreal2_4_m_m-table-115754

Croatian Wine Maker Kutjevo Raises Capital to 286.3 Mln Kuna (39.1 Mln Euro) May 28, 2009, 12:23 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Croatian wine maker Kutjevo has raised its share capital by 47.3 million kuna ($8.9 million/6.5 million euro) to 286.3 million kuna, it said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianwinemakerkutjevoraisescapitalto286_3mlnkuna_39_1mlneuro_-113502

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Paid off Net Earnings of Persons in Paid Employment - Mar 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:22 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Since January 2009, data have been expressed according to the National Classification of Activities – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos. 58/07 and 72/07). Information on the application of the new classification is given in the Notes on Methodology at the end of this Release. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-averagemonthlypaidoffnetearningsofpersonsin—122513

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Gross Earnings of Persons in Paid Employment - Mar 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:19 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Since January 2009, data have been expressed according to the National Classification of Activities – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos. 58/07 and 72/07). Information on the application of the new classification is given in the Notes on Methodology at the end of this Release. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-averagemonthlygrossearningsofpersonsinpaid-mar-122128

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Paid off Earnings per Hour of Work in Legal Entities - Mar 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Since January 2009, data have been expressed according to the National Classification of Activities – NKD 2007. (NN, Nos. 58/07 and 72/07). Information on the application of the new classification is given in the Notes on Methodology at the end of this Release. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-averagemonthlypaidoffearningsperhourofworkin—121734

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Persons in Paid Employment by Activity - Apr 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In April 2009, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 223 934, out of which there were 556 089 women. As compared to March 2009, the number of both persons in paid employment remained the same and the number of employed women increased by 0.1%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-personsinpaidemploymentbyactivity-apr2009-121313

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Indices, Seasonally and Working-Day Adjusted Time Indices and Trend - Apr 2009 May 28, 2009, 12:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The total industrial production in the Republic of Croatia in April 2009, as compared to March 2009, increased by 0.4%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-industrialproductionvolumeindices_seasonally—120552

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009, 11:44 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Croatia’s shipping companies sailing well at ZSEIn the first quarter of 2009, Jadroplov is the only shipping company in Croatia that managed to improve its profit, while all others recorded a drop compared with Q1 2008. Three of them (Atlantska plovidba, Losinjska plovidba, and Jadrolinija) even recorded losses in Q1. The main reason is in a drop in dry bulk fees.Slovenian analyst Petar Jencic (MP Invest) says that the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) explains around 30 percent of results of the companies in the sector. After being at an average of 1,561 points in the first three months of the year, these days it broke the 3,000-point limit, for the first time since October last year. Jencic therefore expects better results of the shipping companies, as well as an increase in their stock prices.In the past ten days at the Zagreb Stock Exchange, Atlantska plovidba’s stocks soared 17 percent, with an 8.51-percent growth on Wednesday alone. Tankerska plovidba jumped 30 percent in ten days, 8.95 percent on Wednesday. In the past ten days, Losinjska plovidba gained 59 percent, Jadroplov 60 percent, Uljanik plovidba 59 percent. (Source: www.banka.hr) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-may28_2009-113646

Croatia Schedule of Events - May 28 - July 2 May 28, 2009, 09:44 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through July 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiascheduleofevents-may28-july2-092207

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:33 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-may28_2009-092342

Moody’s Puts on Review for Possible Downgrade Croatia’s Zagrebacka Banka, Development Bank HBOR May 28, 2009, 09:05 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said it has placed on review for possible downgrade the deposit, issuer and debt ratings of Croatia’s Zagrebacka Banka (ZABA) and state-owned development bank HBOR. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moody_sputsonreviewforpossibledowngradecroatiazagrebackabanka_development-085313

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 08:04 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd World stock markets rose today encouraged by better than expected U.S. consumer confidence index and increased home sales. With today’s advance of 4.7% CROBEX is in positive territory since the start of the year by 20.9%. Strong advances on all liquid stocks were accompanied with explosion of liquidity, which accounted to excellent HRK 109.9 m of stock turnover. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-may27_2009-173825

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 08:02 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Improved solvency the biggest challenge for Croatia’s companiesResults of a poll conducted on 150 small and medium enterprises by Visa identified the biggest challenges for their business in Croatia – the biggest is improved solvency (39 percent), while 30 percent of respondents chose cuts in administrative costs and financing capital expenses.As much as 75 percent of small and medium companies think the Croatian economy is not heading in the right direction, or is not moving at all. The poll also showed that 79 percent of companies have business cards, but only 36 percent use them. Only 6 percent of companies use business cards as their primary payment method. Nearly 40 percent use direct payments, 25 percent use bank transfers, and 17 percent pay in cash. (Source: www.banka.hr) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-may27_2009-172650

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 07:56 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-may27_2009-173156

* Macedonia *

Macedonian C-Bank Raises Mandatory Reserves Requirement May 28, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 28 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, said on Thursday it decided to raise the banks’ mandatory reserves requirement in a bid to support the domestic currency’s exchange rate and the stability of the banking system. The bank raised to 13% from 10% the reserves requirement on foreign currency, and to 20% from 10% the reserves requirement on domestic currency, NBRM said in a statement posted on its website. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianc-bankincreasesbanksmandatoryreserves-163710

Science and Technology: Macedonia, Croatia, sign co-operation in health care May 28, 2009, 14:13 CET | Story | SETimes A Croatian company and the Macedonian government join forces in developing Macedonia’s health care software. Also in science news: Kosovo town gets a free wireless internet zone, and Istanbul Ericsson Telecommunication Academy opens. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/scienceandtechnology_macedonia_croatia_signco-operationinhealthcare-141326264

Series of earthquakes rock southeast Macedonia May 28, 2009, 14:13 CET | Story | SETimes SKOPJE, Macedonia — Dozens of earthquakes shook the southeast on Sunday (May 24th). The strongest measured 5.4 on the Richter scale at around 6 pm l... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/seriesofearthquakesrocksoutheastmacedonia-14131060

Crvenkovski re-elected as Macedonia’s SDSM leader May 28, 2009, 14:12 CET | Story | SETimes SKOPJE, Macedonia — Former President Branko Crvenkovski was unanimously elected leader of the Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM) on Sund... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/crvenkovskire-electedasmacedonia_ssdsmleader-141253907

Macedonia Schedule of Events – May 28 – June 10 May 28, 2009, 09:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through June 10. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___may28___june10-090043

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 27, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-may27_2009-071144

* Moldova *

Moldova’s ProCredit Bank Extends Q1 Loss 9.3% Y/Y May 28, 2009, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 28 (SeeNews) – Moldova’s ProCredit Bank extended its first-quarter loss to 8.2 million lei ($733,000/528,000 euro) from 7.5 million lei a year earlier, the bank said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sprocreditbankextendsq1lossby9_3_y_y-133312

Moldova’s Parliament Postpones Vote for President to June 3 - TV May 28, 2009, 12:21 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 28 (SeeNews) – The Moldovan parliament postponed the election of the country’s new president to June 3 on Thursday, because the day is a religous hoiday in the country, local privately held Pro TV Chisinau reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova___sparliamentpostponesvoteforpresidenttojune3-102422

Moldova Schedule of Events - May 28 - June 25 May 28, 2009, 09:14 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 28 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through June 25. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-may28-june25-084123

* Montenegro *

Montenegro Extends Tender Deadline for Long-Term Lease of Ada Bojana, Velika Plaza Adriatic Resorts May 28, 2009, 14:15 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 28 (SeeNews) - The Montenegrin government said on Thursday it has extended to December 1 from September 1 the deadline for the submission of binding bids for the construction, management and long-term lease of tourist facilities in the resorts of Ada Bojana and Velika Plaza. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegroextendstenderdeadlinedevelopment_long-termleaseofadabojana_-135030

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:03 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 27, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-may27_2009-070521

* Serbia *

Serbia Sets New Auction Date for Jeweller Majdanpek, Lowers Call Price May 28, 2009, 16:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s Privatisation Agency said on Thursday it will make a new attempt to sell state-owned jeweller Majdanpek at a public auction, cutting the minimum price to 4.65 million euro ($6.49 million). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiasetsnewauctionforjewellermajdanpekatlowercallprice-161830

Serbian Indices Fall in Smaller Turnover May 28, 2009, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 28 (SeeNews) – The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) fell on Thursday in small volumes and dull trading, a broker said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbianindicesfellinsmallerturnover-162105

Serbia, Russia Scrap Visas for Their Citizens on June 10 May 28, 2009, 14:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 28 (SeeNews) – An agreement between Russia and Serbia to scrap entry visas for their ciizens will take effect on June 10, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_russiavisasabolishingagreementtotakeeffectasofjune10-141251

German Firms Estimate Economic Situation in Serbia as Negative – Media May 28, 2009, 14:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 28 (SeeNews) – Out of some 300 German companies operating in Serbia, 72% estimate the current economic situation in the Balkan country as negative, Belgrade-based broadcaster B92 reported on Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/germansoperatinginserbiaestimateeconomicsituationthereasnegative___media-130008

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009, 09:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 27, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-may27_2009-071557

Belgrade Shares End Three-day Negative Run May 27, 2009, 19:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 27 (SeeNews) – The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) rose on Wednesday, ending a streak of three negative closes in a row, a broker said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradesharesriseafterthreenegativesessions-183210

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Share Indices Drift Lower, Turnover Up May 28, 2009, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 28 (SeeNews) - The Slovenian stocks lost ground on Thursday in higher turnover, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sloveniansharesindiceslosegroundinhigherturnover-164932

Slovenia’s Gorenje Turns To 14.74 Mln Euro Net Loss in Q1 May 28, 2009, 16:40 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 28 (SeeNews) - Slovenian blue-chip household appliance manufacturer Gorenje said on Thursday it has posted a net loss of 14.74 million euro ($20.4 million) in the first quarter of 2009 as a consequence of the global recession. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___sgorenjeturnsto14_74mlneuronetlossinq1-162410

Slovenian Statistical Office - Institutions, Child and Youth Homes and Other Establishments for Lodging of Children and Youth with Special Needs - 2008 May 28, 2009, 11:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd 400 children and youth with moderate, severe and profound mental disabilities resided in centres for training, work and protection, while slightly more than 100 only attended daily care activities in these institutions. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-institutions_childandyouthhomesandotherforof—114153

Slovenian Statistical Office - Work Incentive Indicators - Provisional data - 2008 May 28, 2009, 11:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to provisional data in 2008 the tax burden on labour costs in Slovenia was 0.6 of a percentage point lower than a year before. Positive financial impact of moving from unemployment to employment for a single person without children was 2.7 percentage points lower. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-workincentiveindicators-provisionaldata-2008-113422

Slovenian Statistical Office - Livestock Slaughter - 2008 May 28, 2009, 11:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd For the first time we have published data on livestock slaughter outside slaughterhouses and livestock slaughter in slaughterhouses. Data refer to 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-livestockslaughter-2008-112822

Slovenian Statistical Office - Rapid Reports - Craft Enterprises - 2007 May 28, 2009, 11:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd CRAFT ENTERPRISES, SLOVENIA, 2007 http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lovenianstatisticaloffice-rapidreports-craftenterprises-2007-111847

Slovenian Statistical Office - Livestock Production - Provisional Data - 2008 May 28, 2009, 08:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to provisional data, in 2008 the production of bovine and poultry meat increased and the production of pig meat and sheep and goat meat decreased. The production of cow’s milk decreased, while the production of ewe’s and goat’s milk increased. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-livestockproduction-provisionaldata-2008-082654

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