Countries:

* Bosnia *

Federal Office of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Average Net, Gross Wage by the CEA - Aug 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 16:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd AVERAGE NET WAGE, AUGUST 2008. YEAR BY THE CEA link

Federal Office of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Consumer Price by COICOP Divisions - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 16:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The consumer price index in September 2008 rose by 0,14% in relation to the previous month. link

Federal Office of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Monthly Statistical Review - Oct 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 16:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd PREFACE link

Federal Office of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Producer Price Indices - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 16:39 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The producers’ prices indices of industrial products in September 2008 less by 1,6% in relation to previous month.Viewed according to main industrial groupings price index rose in energy by 0,5%, and durable consumer goods by 0,1%.Decline at price index was registred at: intermediate goods except energy by 4,7%, and non-durable consumer goods by 0,4%.In other groupings price index in this month are unchanged.Viewed by sections and divisions of CEA price index in the area of Mining rose by 0,8%, and in the area of Manufacturing less by 2,4%.In area Electricity, gas and water supply the price index in this month is unchanged.Increase at prices indexes was registered at following divisions: Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel by 6,7%, Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus by 2,4%, Mining of coal and peat by 1,1%, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products by 0,9% and Manufacture of furniture by 0,2%. link

Institute of Statistics of the Bosnian Serb Republic - Demographic Statistical Bulletin - 2006 - Oct 9, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd FOREWORD link

Institute of Statistics of the Bosnian Serb Republic - Monthly Statistical Review - Aug 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd INTRODUCTION link

Institute of Statistics of the Bosnian Serb Republic - Forestry Statistical Bulletin - 2007 - Oct 13, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 14:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd FOREWORD link

Institute of Statistics of the Bosnian Serb Republic - Indexes of Industrial Production - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 14:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Industrial production realized in September 2008 compared to the average monthly production in 2007 is higher for 9.2%, compared to the same month 2007 is higher for 5.5% and compared to the previous month 2008 for 0.2%. link

Institute of Statistics of the Bosnian Serb Republic - Consumer Price Index - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 14:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Consumer Price Index link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Sept Industrial Output Rises 5.5% Y/Y, Up 0.2% M/M - Table Oct 20, 2008, 14:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 20 (SeeNews) - The industrial production of Bosnia’s Serb Republic in September rose by 5.5% on the year and was 0.2% higher than a month earlier, official data showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Oct 20 - Jan 9 Oct 20, 2008, 10:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through January 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bosnia Federation Invites Bids for Procurement of Road Rehabilitation Consulting Oct 20, 2008, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), October 20 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation has called a tender for procurement of consulting services for a road rehabilitation project partly financed by loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank said. link

* Bulgaria *

Domenico Ventures, Rafaela Consultants Raise Stakes in Bulgaria’s FIBank Oct 20, 2008, 18:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - British Virgin Islands-registered Domenico Ventures Limited and Rafaela Consultants Limited have increased their stakes in Bulgarian blue chip First Investment Bank (FIBank), the bank said on Monday. link

U.S. Gramercy Raises Stake in Bulgarian-American Credit Bank Oct 20, 2008, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - U.S. Gramercy Emerging Markets Fund has raised its stake in Sofia-based Bulgarian-American Credit Bank (BACB) to 15.14% from 13.88%, the lender said on Monday. link

Bulgarian Stocks Close Mostly Higher, Investors Focus on Financials Oct 20, 2008, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian equities ended mostly higher in lower turnover on Monday as investors focused on banking stocks, brokers said. link

INTERVIEW - Bulgarian DVD Producer Media Systems Shifts Focus from UK Mkt To SEEurope in View of Crisis Oct 20, 2008, 16:40 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian DVD producer Media Systems plans to expand in southeast Europe to offset a possible reduction in exports to its main market in Britain, where the feared global economic slowdown is expected to have a significant impact, the company’s CEO said on Monday. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 16:36 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgarian C-Bank FX Reserves Rise 1.7% W/W in Week Ended Oct 17 – Table Oct 20, 2008, 15:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 29.643 billion levs ($20.49 billion/15.19 billion euro) on October 17, up 1.7% from a week earlier, BNB data showed on Monday. link

Bulgaria’s Corpbank Raises Jan-Sept Net Profit 64% Oct 20, 2008, 13:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian blue-chip lender Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) said on Monday it posted a higher-than-planned net profit of 30.7 million levs ($21.1 million/15.7 million euro) for the nine months through September, up 64% on the year. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - Oct 13 - 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 12:56 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET wrap-up link

BULGARIA’S CORPBANK SAYS RAISES JAN-SEPT NET PROFIT 64% TO 30.7 MLN LEVS (15.7 MLN EURO) Oct 20, 2008, 12:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

National Bank of Greece’s Bulgarian Unit Raises Jan-Sept Net Profit by 30% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 12:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - The United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), majority-owned by the National Bank of Greece, on Monday said it posted a 30% year-on-year rise to 165.9 million levs ($114.4 million/84.8 million euro) in its net profit for the nine months through September. link

Russia Could Replace Bulgaria with Romania in South Stream Pipeline Project - Media Oct 20, 2008, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Russia may replace Bulgaria with its northern neighbour Romania as a partner in the South Stream gas pipeline project, a Russian daily reported on Monday. link

INTERVIEW – Bulgarian Lubricants Maker Prista Oil Plans 100 Mln Euro Investments, Sees 25-30% Yearly Rise in Sales Oct 20, 2008, 12:18 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian motor and industrial lubricants producer Prista Oil plans to invest at least 100 million euro ($134.3 million) in ambitious expansion in the next three years and expects its sales to grow by an average annual 25-30% in the next three to five years, a senior company official said. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 11:08 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPOn Friday despite the negative move of REIT companies all the rest indices finished the day positive: SOFIX 618.46 (+1.76%), BG40 166.52 (+2.97) and BGTR30 429.06 (+2.34%), while BGREIT lost 3.10% to 62.6. The day gainer was Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD (4ID, BGN 4.50, +5.88%), followed by Sopharma (3JR, BGN 2.29, +5.74%) and First Investment Bank (5F4, BGN 3.88, +5.09%). Among the top losers of the session were Central Cooperative Bank (4CF, BGN 2.08, -7.96%) and Polimeri (51P, BGN 2.20, -2.22%). Major move came from Bulgarian American Credit Bank (5BN, BGN 23.00, 0.00%) where more than 214k shares change hands. On REIT territory the main issue to pull down the index was Agro Finance (6AG, BGN 0.9, -28.00%) where more than 400k shares changed hands. link

Elana - BSE - Sofia Weekly Overview - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 11:08 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market trend link

Bulgarian Fuel Retailer Petrol To Sell Mobile Phone Cards under Deal with Mobiltel Oct 20, 2008, 11:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian fuel retailer Petrol said on Monday it will start selling own pre-paid mobile phone cards under an agreement with local leading wireless operator Mobiltel aiming to raise sales at its filling stations. link

Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline Project Co Selects Societe Generale as Financial Advisor Oct 20, 2008, 10:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Dutch-registered Trans Balkan Pipeline (TBP), the project company that will build an oil pipeline designed to carry Russian crude oil to Greece via Bulgaria, said on Monday it has selected Societe Generale (SG) as financial consultant. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Oct 20 - Nov 25 Oct 20, 2008, 10:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (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

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - Oct 13 - 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Oct 16, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:58 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews New Crash On Wall Street On Fresh Recession Fears link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Oct 16, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:56 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The slowdown of risk aversion supported the yen link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its report on turnover and prices for October 17, 2008. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:42 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Eurohold Bulgaria AD-Sofia /4EH/ submitted to X3 News the following information:The increase in capital of Euroins Insurance Group EAD was registered with the Commercial Register on 10.10.2008. The capital of the company was increased from BGN 239,462,800 to BGN 268,262,791 through issuance of a new issue of shares. Eurohold Bulgaria AD subscribed to all 28,799,991 new materialised, registered, non-preference and voting shares of BGN 1.00 par value each and made a monetary contribution on amount of BGN 28,799,991. This is the third capital increase of the company in the course of the present year.The entire notice is available on link. link

* Croatia *

EBRD Lends 70 Mln Euro To Serbian Retailer Idea Oct 20, 2008, 18:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it is lending 70 million euro ($52.6 million) to Serbian retail company Idea to support the company’s expansion and the retail sector in the country as a whole. link

Croatian Share Indices Rise in Thin Liquidity Oct 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The Croatian share indices rose back on Monday, shadowing other European markets but liquidity in Zagreb sharply fell, analysts said. link

ANALYSIS – Croatian Shares To Face Further Volatility To Year’s End - At Mercy of Seesawing World Markets Oct 20, 2008, 18:00 CET | Analysis | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Croatian shares, whose value has already halved this year, will face further volatility up to the end of the year amid the ongoing global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown, while the development of the adolescent domestic capital market may be delayed in the longer run, traders said. link

Croatian-Russian JV To Build Up to 300 Mln Euro Cement Factory in Russia - Media Oct 20, 2008, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 20 (SeeNews) - A joint-venture company between Croatian building materials producer Nexe Grupa and Russian company Karbonat will build a cement factory in Russia in which it will invest between 180 million euro ($241.7 million) and 300 million euro, Croatian daily Poslovni reported on Monday. link

Croatian National Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 17:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Crioatian National Bank has published its monthly bulletin covering economic trends in the fields of real sector, employment and wages, prices, exchange rates, monetary developments, money market and interest rates, trade in goods, external debt and government finance for September 2008. link

Croatia’s Viadukt Wins 88 Mln Euro Contract for Road Upgrades in Libya Oct 20, 2008, 16:47 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Croatian road construction company Viadukt said on Monday it has signed a contract worth 88 million euro ($118.2 million) for road upgrades in Libya. link

FIMA - Weekly Report - Oct 13 - 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 13:47 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd CONTENT link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 10:30 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Oct 20 - Nov 20 Oct 20, 2008, 10:01 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), October 20 (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 *

Macedonia’s Skopje Airport September Passenger Traffic Rises 2.8% Y/Y Oct 20, 2008, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia) October 20 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic through the international airport of Macedonia’s capital Skopje in September rose by 2.8% on the year to 59,457 people, airport operator data showed on Monday. link

Macedonia’s End-September M1 Money Supply Falls 0.3% M/M - Table Oct 20, 2008, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s M1 money supply, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, totalled 48.027 billion denars ($1.05 billion/785.79 million euro) at the end of September, 0.3% down from a month earlier, the central bank said on Monday. link

Macedonia’s Commercial Banks September Total Assets Rise 0.8% M/M - Table Oct 20, 2008, 15:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The consolidated assets of Macedonian commercial banks totalled 180.84 billion denars ($3.96 billion/2.94 billion euro) at the end of September, up 0.8% from a month earlier, central bank data showed on Monday. link

Macedonian Food Co Vitaminka Opens 5.5 Mln Euro New Production Unit Oct 20, 2008, 12:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Macedonian food company Vitaminka AD Prilep said on Monday it has opened a new production unit for soft cakes, worth of 5.5 million euro ($7.4 million), of which four million euro were financed through a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). link

Macedonia’s September Jobless Numbers Fall 0.2% M/M - Table Oct 20, 2008, 11:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The number of people unemployed in Macedonia fell by 0.2% on the month to 343,692 in September, data from the Employment Service Agency showed on Monday. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:44 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for October 17, 2008. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - October 20 - Nov 14 Oct 20, 2008, 09:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), October 20 (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

* Moldova *

Russia’s Gazprom Raises Q4 Gas Price for Moldova by 10.2% Oct 20, 2008, 17:05 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - Russian gas giant Gazprom has raised the price of the natural gas it supplies to Moldova to $278.71 (207 euro) per 1,000 cubic metres for the fourth quarter of the year from $252.98 in the third quarter, the Moldovan energy regulator, ANRE, said on Monday. link

Moldovan Banks’ End-Sept Deposit Portfolio Rises 34% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 16:10 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of Moldovan commercial banks totalled 25.2 billion lei ($2.4 billion/1.8 billion euro) at the end of September, up 34% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank said on Monday. link

Moldovan Banks’ End-Sept Credit Portfolio Rises 37% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of Moldovan commercial banks totalled 25.4 billion lei ($2.5 billion/1.8 billion euro) at the end of September, up 37% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Monday. link

Moldova’s M1 Money Supply Rises 20% Y/Y at End-September Oct 20, 2008, 14:57 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s M1 money supply was 20% higher year-on-year at 11.4 billion lei ($1.1 billion/817.6 million euro) at the end of September, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Monday. link

Moldova’s Transdniestria Region September Inflation Quickens to 1.06% M/M Oct 20, 2008, 14:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - Monthly consumer price inflation in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria quickened to 1.06% in September from 0.99% a month earlier, the region’s economy ministry said on Monday. link

Moldova’s Investprivatbank Jan-Sept Net Profit More than Halves Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 12:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Moldova’s Investprivatbank more than halved on the year to 2.1 million lei ($203,100/151,000 euro) in the first nine months of 2008, the bank said on Monday. link

Moldova’s Energbank 9-mo Net Profit Rises 24.4% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 12:09 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Moldovan commercial bank Energbank rose by 24.4% on the year to 41.8 million lei ($4.04 million/3.0 million euro), the bank said on Monday. link

Moldova’s Transdniestria Region 9-mo Industrial Output Rises 47% Oct 20, 2008, 10:41 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - The industrial output of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria rose by an annual 47% in the first nine months of the year, Transdniestria’s Economy Ministry said on Monday. link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 17, 2008. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Oct 20 - Nov 12 Oct 20, 2008, 09:29 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), October 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through November 12. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Montenegro *

Egypt’s Orascom Ready To Invest 1.1 Bln Euro in Resort Development Project in Montenegro – Montenegrin Govt Oct 20, 2008, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) – Egypt-based consortium Orascom, the sole bidder in a tender for the development of an upscale resort on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, is ready to invest 1.1 billion euro ($1.5 billion) in the project, the Montenegrin government said. link

Norway’s Statkraft Interested in Strategic Partnership with Montenegro’s EPCG - Media Oct 20, 2008, 10:21 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), October 20 (SeeNews) – Norwegian power company Statkraft has confirmed its interest in bidding to become a strategic partner to Montenegro’s state-run power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), Montenegrin media reported on Monday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:49 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 17, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romania Says Will Not Proceed with Sale of Engineering Consultancy Company Iprochim Oct 20, 2008, 18:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - EU member Romania on Monday said it decided not to proceed with the sale of engineering and technical consultancy firm Iprochim to a local consortium over concerns that certain aspects of the prepared deal may be interpreted as granting of state aid. link

Romania’s Anti-Trust Body Fines Three Food Retailers Oct 20, 2008, 18:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Romania’s competition regulator said on Monday it has fined three food retailers a total of 3.2 million lei ($1.2 million/868,000 euro) for providing incorrect information requested by the watchdog. link

Romania’s Jan-Sept New Car Sales Fall 2.6% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 18:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Sales of new passenger cars in Romania fell by 2.6% on the year to 222,997 in the first nine months of 2008, the Romanian Car Producers and Importers Association, APIA, said on Monday. link

Romania’s Jan-Sept Passenger Car Output Rises 15.2% Y/Y Oct 20, 2008, 18:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Romania’s automobile industry manufactured 185,027 passenger cars in the first nine months of 2008, up 15.2% on the year, the Romanian Car Producers and Importers Association, APIA, said on Monday. link

Romanian Stocks End Mostly Down in Low Turnover Oct 20, 2008, 18:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian share indices mostly fell in low turnover on Monday as buyers dominated trading, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Firms vs Euro on Persistently Low Liquidity Oct 20, 2008, 16:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Monday ended at 3.6100/3.6600 lei per euro, stronger than Friday’s close of 3.6850/3.6900, as leu supply remained scarce ahead of mandatory corporate payments due later this week, dealers said. link

Portugal’s EDP Renovaveis Buys 85% Stakes in Two Romanian Wind Power Firms for Combined 8.4 Mln Euro Oct 20, 2008, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - EDP Renovaveis, the renewable power unit of Portuguese energy company Energias de Portugal, said it has acquired 85% stakes in Romanian wind power companies Renovatio Power and Cernavoda Power for a combined 8.4 million euro ($11.3 million). link

Mittal Steel Holdings AG Offers To Pay 155.6 Mln Lei (42.4 Mln Euro) for 64.01% of Romanian Port Operator Comvex Oct 20, 2008, 14:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Mittal Steel Holdings AG, a subsidiary of world’s leading steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal, is offering some 155.6 million lei ($57 million/42.2 million euro) for 64.01% of Romanian Black Sea port operator Comvex in a buyout bid, data of the over-the-counter market RASDAQ showed on Monday. link

SocGen’s Romanian Unit Jan-Sept Factoring Operations Up 43% to 1.66 Bln Lei (450 Mln Euro) Oct 20, 2008, 12:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian Development Bank, BRD, on Monday reported a 43% rise in the value of its factoring operations in the January-September period to 1.66 billion lei ($608 million/450 million euro). link

Russia Could Replace Bulgaria with Romania in South Stream Pipeline Project - Media Oct 20, 2008, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), October 20 (SeeNews) – Russia may replace Bulgaria with its northern neighbour Romania as a partner in the South Stream gas pipeline project, a Russian daily reported on Monday. link

Romanian Institute of Statistics - Value of Agricultural Production by Development Region - Final Data - 2007 Oct 20, 2008, 11:56 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to 2006, in 2007, the production index of agriculture is 82.3% per total, 71.3% on crop production and 99.4% on animal production.Compared to the previous year, in 2007, the agricultural production went down in all development regions. The decrease was mainly due to the crop production which has important weights, over 50% in all development regions, except for the Bucharest-Ilfov region. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 10:35 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices extended losses for the third consecutive day, amid lack of confidence of investors link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 10:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Romania Relaunches Avioane Craiova Sale, Final Bids To be Filed by Nov 24 Oct 20, 2008, 09:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (SeeNews) - Romania on Sunday said it re-launched the sale of its 80.9778% stake in aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova, setting November 24 as the deadline for filing final bids. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:19 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for October 17, 2008. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Oct 20 - Dec 23 Oct 20, 2008, 09:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), October 20 (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

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:18 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for October 17, 2008. link

* Serbia *

EBRD Lends 70 Mln Euro To Serbian Retailer Idea Oct 20, 2008, 18:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it is lending 70 million euro ($52.6 million) to Serbian retail company Idea to support the company’s expansion and the retail sector in the country as a whole. link

Serbian Indices Close Mostly Down in Lower Volumes Oct 20, 2008, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) opened the week mostly lower in decreased volumes, brokers said. link

Serbia To Raise Bank Deposit Guarantee to 50,000 Euro, To Scrap Capital Gains Tax - PM Cvetkovic Oct 20, 2008, 18:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) – Serbia will raise the guarantee for depositors in local banks to 50,000 euro ($68,600) from the current 3,000 euro and will scrap the capital gains tax in a bid to boost the country’s economy affected by the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said on Monday. link

Serbian Dinar Strengthens Further on C-bank Changes in Reserves Requirements - Dealers Oct 20, 2008, 15:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) – The Serbian dinar continued to strengthen in early afternoon trading on Monday on the back of last week’s changes in the central bank’s reserves requirement aimed at boosting demand for dinars, dealers said. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 10:51 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for October 20, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Oct 20 - Dec 30 Oct 20, 2008, 10:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (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

IKEA Ready To Invest Up to One Bln Euro in Opening Five Stores, Factory in Serbia - Media Oct 20, 2008, 09:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), October 20 (SeeNews) – Swedish furniture maker IKEA is ready to invest between 875 million euro ($1.15 billion) and one billion euro in opening five stores and a factory in Serbia by 2015, Serbian media repored on Monday. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Oct 17, 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 09:16 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for October 17, 2008. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenia’s Top Bank NLB Contracts 250 Mln Euro Syndicated Loan Oct 20, 2008, 18:22 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), has signed a contract with a group of foreign banks to borrow 250 million euro ($336 million) in a syndicated loan, it said on Monday. link

Ljubljana Bourse Admits Abanka Vipa’s Shares for Trading from Oct 27 Oct 20, 2008, 18:21 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 20 (SeeNews) - The Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) on Monday said it will admit for trading shares of Slovenia’s third largest bank by assets, Abanka Vipa, as of October 27. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Cross-border Traffic - Aug 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Compared to July 2008, in August 2008 30.2% more passengers entered Slovenia via road and railway border crossings with Croatia and via border crossings in maritime and air transport. Compared to August 2007, passenger traffic in August 2008 decreased by 3.2%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Expenditure and Receipts of Social Protection Schemes - Provisional Data - 2006 Oct 20, 2008, 15:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2006, EUR 7,057 million was used for social protection schemes in Slovenia, which is 6.7% more than in 2005 link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Output Price Indices - Sept 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In September 2008 compared with August 2008 the industrial producer prices fell by 0.3%, likewise the annual growth also fell on 4.8%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Purchase of Agricultural Products - Aug 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:14 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The value of agricultural products purchased in August 2008 amounted to EUR 42,166,302, which is 5.3% less than in July 2008 and 0.8% more than in August 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Rapid Reports - Labour Force - July 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd LABOUR FORCE, SLOVENIA, JULY 2008 link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover and New Orders in Industry - Aug 2008 Oct 20, 2008, 15:12 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Compared to July 2008, in August 2008 turnover in industry decreased by 0.6%, while the value of new orders stayed the same. link

Slovenia’s Industrial Sales Fall by Real 0.6% M/M in August - Table Oct 20, 2008, 11:05 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s August industrial sales fell by a real 0.6% month-on-month after falling by a monthly 3.6% in July, the State Statistics Office said on Monday. link

SLOVENIA’S AUG INDUSTRIAL SALES -0.6% M/M, -3.7% Y/Y VS -3.6% M/M, -3.0% Y/Y IN JULY - STATS OFFICE Oct 20, 2008, 10:53 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenia’s September Producer Prices Rise 4.8% Y/Y - Table Oct 20, 2008, 10:46 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), October 20 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s September producer prices fell by 0.3% from a month earlier but were 4.8% higher on the year, the country’s Statistics Office said on Monday. link

SLOVENIA’S SEPT PRODUCER PRICES -0.3% M/M, +4.8% Y/Y VS +0.3 M/M, +5.6% Y/Y IN AUG - STATS OFFICE Oct 20, 2008, 10:40 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

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