Girodivite: Seenews: news report of 13.10.2008

Seenews: news report of 13.10.2008

Updated news from Balkan Europe powered by www.seenews.com
Monday 13 October 2008, by Emanuele G. - 609 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Greece’s Alapis Renames CEEurope Units Under New Brand Oct 13, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Greek pharmaceutical group Alapis, former Veterin, said on Monday it will rename some of its central and southeast European subsidiaries under its new brand. link

Albania’s Textile Industry Faces Crisis Over Blocked Exports To Italy Oct 13, 2008, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Most of Albania’s textile companies are facing closure after shipments to their main trading partner, Italy, were blocked by a shortage of export licences, an industry official said on Monday. link

Bank of Albania - Monthly Statistical Report - July 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 13:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bank of Albania has released its monthly statistical report for July 2008. link

Slovenian, Croatian Companies Dominate SeeNews’ 2007 Top 100 Ranking Oct 13, 2008, 12:44 CET | Analysis | AII Data Processing Ltd Sofia (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenian and Croatian companies dominate a Southeast Europe Top 100 ranking in terms of net sales revenue for 2007 prepared by SeeNews. A total of 23 Slovenian and 21 Croatian companies rank among the 100 best performers. link

Bank of Albania - Financial Stability Report - 2007 Oct 13, 2008, 11:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews FOREWORD link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia To Call Tenders for Construction of Key Motorway Sections Oct 13, 2008, 16:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 13 (SeeNews) – Bosnia on Monday invited interested companies to take part in upcoming tenders for the construction of sections of a key north-to-south motorway across the country co-financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank said. link

Bosnian Sanitary Paper Producer SHP Celex 9-Mo Net Profit Rises 69% - Table Oct 13, 2008, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 13 (SeeNews) - Bosnian sanitary paper producer SHP Celex, majority owned by Slovakia’s SHP Group, said on Monday it has raised its net profit in the first nine months of this year by 69% to some 358,000 marka ($250,000/183,000 euro), as revenue rose faster than costs. link

Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Quarterly Bulletin - Jan - June 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews INTRODUCTION link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Oct 13 - Nov 20 Oct 13, 2008, 08:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in orrelated to Bosnia and Herzegovina through November 20. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

BULGARIAN INSURER EUROINS TO SEEK 10 MLN LEVS (5.1 MLN EURO) IN CAPITAL HIKE Oct 13, 2008, 18:26 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport Passenger Traffic To Rise to 3.1 Mln in ’08, Up 19% Y/Y in Jan-Sept Oct 13, 2008, 17:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at the international airport in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia rose by 19% year-on-year to 2.49 million in the first nine months of 2008 and is seen rising to 3.1 million by the end of the year, the airport has said. link

Romania’s Anti-Trust Body Endorses Sale of Owner of Euroins Romania Asigurare-Reasigurare to Basildon Holding, Eurohold Bulgaria Oct 13, 2008, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romania’s competition regulator on Monday said it has endorsed the sale of EuroIns Insurance Group (EIG), the owner of the Romanian insurer Euroins Romania Asigurare-Reasigurare, to Basildon Holding and Eurohold Bulgaria. link

Bulgarian Stocks Bounce Back on Global Rally Oct 13, 2008, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian stocks gained ground on Monday, reversing some of last week’s sharp falls and tracking European markets, brokers said. link

Bulgaria May Seek Additional Gas Supplies from Gazprom Oct 13, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s gas monopoly Bulgargaz may seek additional natural gas supplies from Russia’s Gazprom as of next year in order to make up for the dwindling output of a major local gas field and to meet an expected rise in industrial consumption, a senior official of the Bulgarian company said on Monday. link

Kraft Foods Bulgaria Doubles Coffee Processing Capacity, Pledges more Investments Oct 13, 2008, 14:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Kraft Foods Bulgaria said on Monday it has spent 800,000 euro ($1.1 million) to double its coffee-processing capacity and pledged to invest another 1.0 million levs ($696,000/511,000 euro) in raising capacity next year. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Exports and Imports with Third Parties - Jan - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 14:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on exports and imports with third parties for August 2008. link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 13:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar continued to be preferred currency during the crisis link

Elana - BSE Highlights - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 12:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The stock market rebounded on Monday, following the green wave in Europe. SOFIX opened with almost 8% increase in very low volumes. Some blue chips weakened during the session, including First Investment Bank and Lead & Zink Complex. Other stocks continued to move lower from the levels of the last week and didn’t manage to recover. The lagers included Sparky Eltos (13% down), M+S Hydraulic (9% down) and insurer Euro Ins, which fell 2%. Banks outperformed due to the broader spreads. Thus, the vulnerability of the market will remain in short term. link

UK-Listed Bulgarian Land Development Says To Generate Higher-Than-Planned Profit on Bulgarian Project Oct 13, 2008, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - London-listed Bulgarian Land Development (BLD) said on Monday it will generate a higher-than-expected profit of 900,000 British pounds ($1.5 million/1.1 million euro) on one of its projects in Bulgaria after it renegotiated the terms of its sale. link

Elana - BSE - Sofia Weekly Overview - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 12:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Trend link

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - Oct 6 - 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 12:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgaria Expects Economic Growth To Slow Down to 5.0-5.5% in 2009 - Deputy PM Oct 13, 2008, 11:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria expects its economic growth to slow down to 5.0%-5.5% in 2009, Deputy Prime Minister Ivailo Kalfin said on Sunday, cutting earlier forecasts for 6.0%-6.5% growth next year. link

Eurohold Bulgaria Group To Consolidate Leasing Operations Oct 13, 2008, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria plans to consolidate its leasing business in Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia into a new unit, the company said on Monday. link

Bulgarian-Portugese JV Plans To Invest 150 Mln Euro in Biomass Power Plants in Bulgaria by 2012 Oct 13, 2008, 11:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian-Portugese joint venture company Mape Development plans to invest 150 million euro ($204.3 million) in the construction of six biomass-fueled power plants in Bulgaria by 2012. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market wrap-up link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria’s September Consumer Price Inflation Quickens to 1.1% M/M Oct 13, 2008, 10:43 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Bulgarian, Romanian Bourses Rebound in Early Trading Oct 13, 2008, 10:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) – The Romanian and Bulgarian stock indices rallied soon after the start of trade on Monday after suffering sharp losses last week. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - Oct 6 - 12, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview link

Bulgaria’s September Consumer Price Inflation Quickens to 1.1% M/M - Table Oct 13, 2008, 10:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s consumer prices rose 1.1% month-on-month in September, after rising by a monthly 0.1% in August, the National Statistics Office said on Monday. link

BULGARIA’S SEPT HARMONISED CPI +0.9% M/M, +11.4% Y/Y VS -0.1% M/M, +11.8% Y/Y IN AUG - STATS OFFICE Oct 13, 2008, 10:07 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:06 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews U.S. stock markets seem to be bottomless link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Financial Crisis Increased Dollar Demand As A Safe Haven link

BULGARIA’S SEPT CPI +1.1% M/M, +11.0% Y/Y VS +0.1% M/M, +11.2% Y/Y IN AUG - STATS OFFICE Oct 13, 2008, 10:04 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange Expands Price Ranges Triggering Halts in Trading by 30% Oct 13, 2008, 09:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday said it expanded by 30% the price ranges causing suspension of trading due to increased global market volatility. link

BULGARIAN STOCK EXCHANGE SAYS EXPANDS PRICE RANGES TRIGGERING HALTS IN TRADING BY 30% Oct 13, 2008, 09:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Oct 13 - Nov 25 Oct 13, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through November 25. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:52 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Orgachim AD-Ruse /5ORG/ submitted to X3 News the following notification:1. Orgachim JSC is included in the new regional index of Dow Jones Stoxx Eastern Europe Total Market Index, which includes 513 companies from Eastern Europe /16 public companies from Bulgaria/ and covers approximately 95% of the free-float market capitalization of 18 companies in the region.2. Deals under the frame contract according to art. 114 (1) of the POSA - sales to Policolor at the total amount of Euro 500,368.65 in the period from 03.10.2008 till 09.10.2008.3. New products:3.1. BG 3100 Epoxy Anticorrosive primer rich in Zn. Usage - for priming of preliminary cleaned and oil-free surfaces of ferrous metals, exploited in strongly aggressive environment. 3.2. BVI Intermediate epoxy paint. Usage - as an intermediate layer in a system with BG 3119 Epoxy Anticorrosive Primer, rich in Zn as a first layer and epoxy or polyurethane enamel as a finishing coating.Please, refer to the entire notification at h ttp://www.x3news.com. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its report on turnover and prices for October 10, 2008. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Stocks Rally Oct 13, 2008, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The Croatian share indices rallied by more than 13% each on Monday on a wave of investor optimism, analysts said. link

INTERVIEW – Global Financial Turmoil Dents Investor Confidence in Zagreb Bourse - CEO Oct 13, 2008, 18:17 CET | Interview | SeeNews NOVIGRAD (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Dwindling investor confidence is the most serious impact of the global financial turmoil on the teen-age Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) even though liqudity on it remains solid, its bourse CEO Roberto Motusic said. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Tourism - Cumulative Data - Jan - Aug, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 16:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the period from January to August 2008, as compared to the same period of 2007, number of tourist arrivals increased by 2% and the number of tourist nights by 3% in all accommodation facilities in the Republic of Croatia.|Tourists realised 48 720 531 tourist nights: 10.8% by domestic and 89.2% by foreign tourists.In the period from January to August 2008, the number of domestic tourist nights increased by 1% and that of foreign tourist nights by 3%, as compared to the same period of 2007.Concerning the structure of foreign tourist nights, the most of them (69.6%) were realised by tourists from Germany (20.2%), Slovenia (12.3%), Italy (10.7%), the Czech Republic (8.3%), Austria (8.0%), Poland (5.1%) and Netherlands (5.0%). Tourists from other countries realised 30.4% of tourist nights.1. TOURIST ARRIVALS AND NIGHTS (table) link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Retail Trade - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 16:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In August 2008, the total turnover of all legal entities, with retail trade or repair of personal and household goods as a prevailing activity, was nominally by 5.4%and really by 4.8% lower than in July 2008. As compared to August 2007, it was nominally by 6.0% higher and really by 1.7% lower.In August 2008, the retail trade turnover realised by all legal entities engaged in this activity, irrespective of their prevailing activity, was nominally by 6.1% and really by 5.5% lower than in July 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Employees Indices and Labour Productivity Index in Industry - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 16:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total number of employees in industry in August 2008 was by 2.1% lower than in August 2007 and, as compared to July 2008, it was by 0.2% lower. As compared to the average monthly number of employees in 2007, in August 2008 this number decreased by 1.7%.According to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, in August 2008, as compared to July 2008, the number of employees in Intermediate goods was by 0.3%, in Energy by 0.1%, in Durable consumer goods by 1.7% lower, while in Capital goods and in Non-durable consumer goods it remained the same.According to the NKD 2002. sections, in August 2008 the number of employees in Mining and quarrying was by 3.7% and in Manufacturing by 2.3% lower than in the same month of 2007, while in Electricity, gas and water supply it was the same.Comparing August 2008 with July 2008, according to the NKD 2002. sections, the number of employees in Mining and quarrying was by 0.6% and in Manufacturing by 0.2% lower, while in Electricity, gas and water supply it remained the same.In the period from January to August 2008, as compared to the same period last year, the labour productivity increased by 4.2%.According to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, the labour productivity in Intermediate goods was by 2.3%, in Energy by 4.4%, in Capital goods by 3.6% and in Non-durable consumer goods by 7.2% higher, while in Durable consumer goods it was by 7.6% lower than in the same period last year.According to the NKD 2002. sections, the labour productivity in Mining and quarrying was by 2.6%, in Manufacturing by 3.9% and in Electricity, gas and water supply by 6.5% higher than in the same period last year. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Vessels on Cruise, Jan - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the period from January to August 2008, foreign vessels realised 540 cruises in the Republic of Croatia. During these cruises, the total of 621 546 passengers arrived. They stayed for 1 085 days in the Republic of Croatia, 2 days on the average. Most of the cruises were realised in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Completed Buildings and Dwellings - 2007 Oct 13, 2008, 15:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In 2007 there were 10 561 buildings completed, of which 80.3% were residential and 19.7% non-residential.The floor area of completed buildings was 5 164 904 m2, which was by 15.0% more than in 2006.There were 25 609 dwellings completed with the average useful floor area of 81.0 m2.By type of works, the greatest number of dwellings (93.1%) was built as new constructions (including renewals of dwellings heavily damaged in the war etc.), 6.4% as additions (extensions) on existing buildings and 0.5% as conversions of a non-residential space into a residential one. link

Croatia Jan-Aug Construction Projects’ Value Rises 16.4% Y/Y Oct 13, 2008, 13:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The value of construction projects covered by building permits issued in Croatia in the first eight months of 2008 rose to 21.3 billion kuna ($4.1 billion/3.0 billion euro) from 18.3 billion kuna a year earlier, the State Statistics Bureau said on Monday. link

Croatia’s Medika Lists 60 Mln Kuna (8.4 Mln Euro) Commercial Papers on Zagreb Bourse Oct 13, 2008, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Croatian drug wholesaler Medika listed commercial papers worth 60 million kuna ($ 11.4 million/8.4 million euro) on the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Monday, the records of the bourse showed. link

Croatia’s Sept Jobless Numbers Rise 1.3% M/M - Table Oct 13, 2008, 12:19 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The number of unemployed in Croatia in September rose by 1.3% month-on-month to 222,217, the Croatian Employment Service said on Monday. link

Croatian Shares Rally in Morning Trade Oct 13, 2008, 12:19 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) – The Croatian share indices rebounded on Monday morning, reacting to steps by European governments and central banks addressing the global financial crisis, analysts said. link

Croatian Banks’ End-Aug Loan Portfolio Rises 0.6% M/M, Up 11.2% Y/Y - RBA Oct 13, 2008, 11:48 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of Croatian commercial banks reached 222.85 billion kuna ($42.5 billion/31.2 billion euro) at the end of August, up by 1.26 billion kuna from the previous month and 22.45 billion kuna higher on the year, commercial bank Raiffeisenbank Austria Zagreb (RBA) said on Monday. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:17 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Oct 13 - Nov 20 Oct 13, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through November 20. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Macedonia *

Macedonian Paper Mill Komuna 9-Mo Prelim Net Profit More Than Doubles - Table Oct 13, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Macedonian paper and packaging mill Komuna AD - Skopje, part of Croatian group Belisce, on Monday said its preliminary net profit through September rose by 112% from a year earlier to 28.8 million denars ($639,051/467,929 euro). link

Macedonia’s September Industrial PPI Rises 14.5% Y/Y, Falls 0.3% M/M – Table Oct 13, 2008, 13:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s September producer price index (PPI) for the industrial sector rose by 14.5% year-on-year but was 0.3% lower than a month earlier, the State Statistics Office said on Monday. link

MACEDONIA’S SEPT INDUSTRIAL PPI +14.5% Y/Y, - 0.3% M/M VS. +13.8% Y/Y, -2.2% M/M IN AUG – STATS OFFICE Oct 13, 2008, 13:06 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Hypo Alpe–Adria-Leasing Starts Construction of 17 Mln Euro Business Centre in Macedonia Oct 13, 2008, 10:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The Macedonian unit of Austria’s Hypo Alpe-Adria-Leasing Holding has launched the construction of a 17 million euro ($23.2 million) business centre in the capital Skopje, the Macedonian state Agency for Foreign Investment said on Monday. link

Macedonia’s Komercijalna Banka Prelim 9-Mo Net Profit Rises 70% -Table Oct 13, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The preliminary net profit of Macedonia’s largest commercial bank Komercijalna_Banka_AD_Skopje through September rose 70% on the year to 1.27 billion denars ($28.07 million/20.57 million euro), the bank said on Monday. link

MACEDONIA’S KOMERCIJALNA BANKA SAYS PRELIM 9-MO NET PROFIT RISES 70.2% Y/Y TO 1.27 BLN DENARS (20.57 MLN EURO) Oct 13, 2008, 09:49 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - October 13 - Nov 14 Oct 13, 2008, 09:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through November 14. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:53 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for October 10, 2008. link

* Moldova *

EU Says Ready for Closer Ties with Moldova Oct 13, 2008, 16:06 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 13 (SeeNews) - The European Union said on Monday it is ready to deepen its relationship with Moldova by signing a new ambitious agreement with the country soon. link

Moldova To Offer for Sale On Bourse Stakes in 50 Companies Oct 13, 2008, 12:42 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 13 (SeeNews) - The Moldovan government will offer for sale on the Moldovan Stock Exchange (BVM) its stakes in 50 companies, the government’s asset-selling agency, APP, said on Monday. link

Air Moldova To Start Flights to Verona on Oct 26 Oct 13, 2008, 11:59 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 13 (SeeNews) - Moldovan flag carrier Air Moldova will start direct flights from the capital Chisinau to the Italian city of Verona on October 26, the company said. link

Cost of Moldova’s Q2 Consumer Basket Rises 26% Y/Y Oct 13, 2008, 10:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 13 (SeeNews) - The average monthly cost of Moldova’s consumer basket, measuring the per capita cost of basic goods and services, rose by 26% on the year to 1,342 lei ($130/96 euro) in the second quarter, the country’s statistics bureau said on Monday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Oct 13 - Oct 29 Oct 13, 2008, 09:29 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through October 29. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:53 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 10, 2008. link

* Montenegro *

Slovenia’s Top Bank NLB Raises Stake in Frankfurt-based LHB Internationale Handelsbank to 97.58% Oct 13, 2008, 17:11 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), said on Monday it has raised its stake in Frankfurt-based LHB Internationale Handelsbank to 97.58% from 96.84%. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:54 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 10, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romania’s Banca Carpatica Cuts ’08 Net Profit Fcast by 85% to 6.76 Mln Lei (1.7 Mln Euro) Oct 13, 2008, 18:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Banca Carpatica said on Monday it has cut by 85% to 6.76 million lei ($2.4 million/1.7 million euro)its forecast for the 2008 full-year net profit from the 44.66 million lei projected earlier. link

Romanian Leu Gains Ground vs Euro as Investors Turn Positive Oct 13, 2008, 17:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu on Monday closed at 3.7700/8000 lei per euro, stronger than Friday’s close of 3.8200/8300 lei, tracking the other emerging market currencies amid rejuvenated investor mood, dealers said. link

Romanian Stocks Rebound To Reflect Global Optimism Oct 13, 2008, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romanian share indices bounced back on Monday after a week of heavy losses as optimism returned to global markets, brokers said. link

CE Rovinari to borrow EUR 15m to set up waste storage facility Oct 13, 2008, 16:59 CET | Story | ADP News (ADP News) - Oct 13, 2008 - Romanian energy company Complexul Energetic (CE) Rovinari said today that it planned to contract a bank loan worth up to EUR 15 million (USD 20.45m) to set up a waste storage facility at Garla, southwestern Romania, in line with the environment protection norms of the European Union (EU). link

Romanian Institute of Statistics - Monthly Statistical Bulletin - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:06 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Romanian National Institute of Statistics has released its monthly statistical bulletin for August 2008 containing the following chapters: link

Romanian National Bank - Balance of Payments - Jan - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:05 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In January-August 2008, the balance-of-payments current account posted a deficit of EUR 10,006 million, 1.6 percent higher compared to January-August 2007, due largely to the wider trade deficit (EUR 11,714 million), up 8.1 percent from the same period of last year. Export growth outpaced import growth January through August 2008 by 3.7 percentage points. link

Romania’s Alumil Rom Industry To Invest 7.0 Mln Euro in Production, Logistics Oct 13, 2008, 12:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romanian aluminium processor and distributor Alumil Rom Industry will invest 7.0 million euro ($9.5 million) in production and logistics. link

UPDATE 1 - Romania’s Jan-Aug C/A Gap Widens to 10.006 Bln Euro from 9.853 Bln Euro Yr-Ago - C-Bank Oct 13, 2008, 12:01 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, background) link

Jan-Aug FDI in Romania Rise to 6.502 Bln Euro - C-Bank Oct 13, 2008, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Romania totalled 6.502 billion euro ($8.86 billion) in the first eight months of the year, the country’s central bank, BNR, said on Monday. link

Romania’s Foreign Debt Rises to 47.461 Bln Euro at End-Aug - Table Oct 13, 2008, 11:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romania’s long-term and medium-term foreign debt totalled 47.461 billion euro ($64.6 billion) at the end of August, up by 23.3% from the end of 2007, the country’s central bank said on Monday. link

Romania’s Jan-Aug C/A Gap Widens to 10.006 Bln Euro from 9.853 Bln Euro Yr-Ago - C-Bank Oct 13, 2008, 11:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Romania’s current account deficit increased by 1.6% on the year to an estimated 10.006 billion euro ($13.6 billion) in the first eight months of 2008 due to a widening trade gap, the country’s central bank said on Monday. link

JAN-AUG FDI IN ROMANIA AT 6.502 BLN EURO VS 4.059 BLN EURO YR AGO - C-BANK Oct 13, 2008, 11:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

ROMANIA’S FOREIGN DEBT RISES TO 47.461 BLN EURO AT END-AUG FROM 38.487 BLN EURO AT END-2007 - C-BANK Oct 13, 2008, 11:17 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

ROMANIA’S JAN-AUG C/A GAP WIDENS TO 10.006 BLN EURO FROM 9.853 BLN EURO YR-AGO - C-BANK Oct 13, 2008, 11:13 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

KD Capital Management - Bucharest Stock Exchange - Weekly Market Report - Oct 6 -10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:56 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. BUCHAREST STOCK MARKET EVOLUTION link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistBCC will be suspended from trading today due to its GSM taking place.In the newsRomania’s inflation at 7.3% in September|According to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INSSE), Romania’s inflation slowed to 7.3%in September from 8% in August. Prices of food were up by 0.2% mom in August, while non-food prices stood flat mom and services prices decreased by 0.9% mom.Electromagnetica - management estimates for 2008In an interview to a local newspaper, the CEO of Electromagnetica (ELMA) said that the company expects this year an increase of 18% yoy in turnover to EUR 100 mn. At the same time, the net margin is estimated to reach 5-6%. In 2008, ELMA started energy production as it completed a part of its investments aimed at modernizing the micro hydro plants it acquired in 2006 from Hidroelectrica. ELMA intends to reach a total installed capacity of 15 MW, while energy production would account for 10% of the turnover. We see the news negative as the net profit indicated by Electromagnetica CEO is roughly 30% lower than our estimates. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices lost more than 10% in two minutes of trading session link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:51 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for October 10, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:50 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for October 10, 2008. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Flash News - BVB Closing of Trading Session - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:48 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews According to a Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) release, the main markets for shares and derivatives will close at 16:30 by applying the usual fixing algorithm after a period of 15 minutes of “Preclosed” status. In the morning, BVB decided to extend for the whole day the “pre-opening” market status for the main markets, while the auxiliary market (XMBS) remained “Closed”. Bonds and Treasury Bonds markets follow the usual trading program. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Oct 13 - Dec 23 Oct 13, 2008, 08:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through December 23. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Serbia *

Serbian C-bank Sells 60 Mln Euro To Prevent Excessive Dinar Fall Oct 13, 2008, 18:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s central bank, NBS, on Monday said it intervened on the foreign exchange market by selling 60 million euro to prevent excessive drop of the dinar currency. link

EBRD Mulls 20 Mln Euro Credit to Serbia Broadband Oct 13, 2008, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it was considering lending 20 million euro ($27.3 million) to Serbia Broadband (SBB), a major cable TV and Direct To Home (DTH) player in the country and the whole region of Southeast Europe. link

Austria’s EYEMAXX to Build 61 Mln Euro Cargo Centre at Serbia’s Nis Airport Oct 13, 2008, 17:02 CET | Story | SeeNews NIS (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Austrian real estate developer EYEMAXX will build, in cooperation with UK-based investment fund Chayton, a 61 million euro ($83 million) cargo centre at Serbia’s Nis Airport, the head of the airport operator said on Monday. link

Serbian Stocks Take Fresh Breath of Global Optimism after Last Week’s Mayhem Oct 13, 2008, 16:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Monday’s wave of global optimism lifted share prices on the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX), which had the nastiest time in their history last week, brokers said. link

Serbia Extends Bidding Deadline for Hydraulic, Pneumatic Equipment Maker Prva Petoletka Oct 13, 2008, 16:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Serbia has extended the bidding deadline for the 70.55% state-held stake in industrial hydraulic and pneumatic equipment manufacturer Prva Petoletka from October15 to October 27, the government’s Privatisation Agency said. link

Tender for Serbian Engineering Holding Co Janko Lisjak Fails Oct 13, 2008, 16:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – Serbia on Monday said the tender for the sale of its 70%-stake in the Janko Lisjak engineering holding company has failed. link

National Bank of Serbia - Export of Goods - July 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on export of goods for July 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Import of Goods - July 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:41 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on import of goods for July 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Foreign Exchange Rates - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on foreign exchange rates for August 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - NBS Lending and Deposit Interest Rates - Sept 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has published its monthly report on lending and deposit interest rates for September2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Weighted Average Interest Rates on Securities Used in Open Market Operations - Sept 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on weighted average interest rates on securities used in open market operations for September 2008. link

Slovenia-based Regional Power Exchange Borzen SouthPool To Launch Trade in Late October Oct 13, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenia-based regional power exchange Borzen SouthPool (BSP) will launch trading in spot market products later this month, BSP’s managing director Damjan Stanek said on Monday. link

Foreign Investors Stay on Belgrade Bourse Despite Global Crisis - Serbian Securities Commision Oct 13, 2008, 15:06 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – The spillover of the global financial crisis panic into the Serbian stock exchange is fueling incorrect perceptions that foreign investors are leaving the market, the head of the Serbian Securities Commission said on Monday. link

Kosovo’s 9-mo Gross Customs Revenue Rises 11.6% to 426.8 Mln Euro Oct 13, 2008, 12:56 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, October 13 (SeeNews) - Kosovo collected 426.8 million euro ($581.3 million) in gross customs revenue in the first nine months of 2008, up by 11.6% on the year, Kosovo’s Customs said on Monday. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Indices of Producers’ Prices of Manufactured Products - Sept 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 11:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has released its monthly report on indices of producers’ prices of manufactured products for September 2008. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Issued Building Permits - Preliminary Results - Aug 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 11:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews (Without data for Kosovo, Metohia) link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Indices of Prices of Catering Services - Sept 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 11:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has released its monthly report on indices of prices of catering services for September 2008. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for October 13, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Oct 13 - Dec 30 Oct 13, 2008, 09:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through December 30. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Serbian Newsprint Mill Matroz To Be Offered for Sale Nov 13 - Media Oct 13, 2008, 08:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 13 (SeeNews) – The assets of Serbia’s largest newsprint mill, insolvent Milan Stepanovic Matroz, estimated at a total of 1.64 billion dinars ($27.8 million/20.4 million euro) will be offered for sale in a tender on November 13, state news agency Tanjug reported on Monday. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 08:49 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 10, 2008. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenia’s Gorenje Sticks to 2008 Earnings Targets Despite Global Crisis Oct 13, 2008, 18:41 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenian household appliance maker Gorenje sticks to its net profit and sale targets for the current year despite the global financial crisis, the company said on Monday. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Power Back, Sharp Price Fluctuations Forecast Oct 13, 2008, 18:04 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices gained nearly six percent each on Monday, tracking an upswing on global markets amid forecasts for sharp price fluctuations in the next few days, brokers said. link

Telekom Slovenije Sees No Significant Impact from Financial Crisis on Its Operations in 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 15:13 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Blue chip Telekom Slovenije group sees no significant impact on its business from the global financial crisis this year, it said on Monday. link

Slovenian Shares Rebound on Global Market Recovery Oct 13, 2008, 12:06 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 13 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices rebounded in morning trade on Monday, tracking recovery on global markets, brokers said. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Road Goods Transport - Provisional Data - Q2 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 11:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the 2nd quarter of 2008 road goods vehicles registered in Slovenia carried almost 25 million tons of goods and performed over 4,222 million tonne-kilometres. link

Slovenian Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development - Slovenian Economic Mirror - Aug - Sept 2008 Oct 13, 2008, 11:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the Spotlight link

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