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by Emanuele G. - Wednesday 20 February 2008 - 3673 letture

NOTIZIARIO DEL 20.02.2008

* ALBANIA *

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Albania’s Eagle Mobile Selects U.S. Amdocs To Create Services Feb 20, 2008, 13:39 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Albania’s third wireless operator, Eagle Mobile, selected U.S. software and business services provider Amdocs to provide new services, Amdocs said. link

* BOSNIA *

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Bosnian Serb Development Bank Picks Agents To Distribute 147 Mln Euro Loans in 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 12:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) - The Investment and Development Bank (IRBRS) of Bosnia’s Serb Republic has picked six domestic commercial banks and three microfinance organisations to distribute 287 million marka ($216 million/147 million euro) in loans to small businesses and farmers this year, an IRBRS official said on Wednesday. link

Bosnia’s Sipad Komerc To Start Selling Turkish Burotime Office Furniture Feb 20, 2008, 13:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) – Bosnian diversified company Sipad Komerc has signed a contract with Turkish office furniture maker Burotime to become its exclusive distributor in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, Sipad’s general manager Hamza Kazazic said on Wednesday. link

Heidelberg Cement’s Bosnian Unit 2007 Net Profit Rises 118% - Table Feb 20, 2008, 17:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) - Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK), a Bosnian cement factory owned by Germany’s Heidelberg Cement, said on Wednesday its 2007 net profit rose 118% to 35.48 million marka ($26.6 million/18.1 million euro) on the back of increased sales last year. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Feb 20 - May 9 Feb 20, 2008, 09:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through May 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* BULGARIA *

Bulgarian NSI - Survey of the Prices of Production Means in Agriculture, 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 16:37 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on price indices for goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input I) for 2007. link

Bulgarian NSI - Survey of Producer Prices in Agriculture, Oct - Dec 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 16:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on prices and price indices for agricultural products and live animals for the fourth quarter of 2007. link

Bulgarian NSI - Survey of Producer Prices in Agriculture, 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 16:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on prices and indices for agricultural products and live animals for 2007. link

Yields in Bulgaria’s Real Estate Mkt To Fall by 2010 – Bank Research Feb 20, 2008, 17:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Yields on investments in Bulgaria’s real estate market will drop by 2010, from 7.5% for office buildings, 8.5% for trading centres and 9.0% for logistic projects in 2007, the Bulgarian unit of Italian banking group UniCredit said on Wednesday. link

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Shares in Bulgarian Ad Firm Billboard Surge 20% on Debut Feb 20, 2008, 10:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Shares in Bulgarian printing and advertising company Billboard surged 20% on its debut on the Sofia bourse on Wednesday fueled by strong investor interest, brokers said. link

Estonian-Owned Arco Invest Borrows 14 Mln Euro to Fund Bulgarian Property Project Feb 20, 2008, 13:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Arco Invest, a subsidiary of Estonian real estate company Arco Vara, has drawn a 14 million euro ($20.5 million) loan from the Bulgarian unit of Greece’s Piraeus Bank to finance a project in Sofia, Arco Vara said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Farm Machine Maker Sparky Prices Bourse Offering at 23.5 Euro/Share Feb 20, 2008, 14:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian farm machine producer Sparky on Wednesday said it prices shares in its bourse floatation at 45.7 levs ($34.4/23.5 euro) per share, the minimum price set in its prospectus. link

Bulgaria Considers Listing 20-30% of Future Energy Megastructure Feb 20, 2008, 14:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria is considering listing on the stock market 20% to 30% of a planned energy megastructure, Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), which will incorporate assets of five state-run energy companies, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria’s Glass Packaging Maker Druzhba Staklarski Zavodi Expects up to 15% Growth in Sales, Profit by 2009 Feb 20, 2008, 14:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian glass packaging producer Druzhba Staklarski Zavodi expects up to 15% annual growth in sales and profit by 2009, from over 200 million levs ($150 million/103 million euro) sales and 27 million levs profit in 2007, a senior company official said on Wednesday. link

Italy’s Enel Mulls Building Solar Parks in Bulgaria Feb 20, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Italian power company Enel is interested in solar power generation projects in Bulgaria, a senior company official said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Wood Processing Company Darvoobrabotvane VT Gets Green Light for IPO Feb 20, 2008, 15:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian wood processing company Darvoobrabotvane VT has received approval for an initial public offering (IPO) on the stock exchange in Sofia, the country’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Financial Watchdog Licenses Pensionnoosiguritelen Institut as Pension Insurer Feb 20, 2008, 16:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s financial regulator on Wednesday licensed Pensionnoosiguritelen Institut to operate as a pension insurer. link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria Considers Listing 20-30% of Future Energy Megastructure Feb 20, 2008, 17:07 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Bulgarian Steel Mill Kremikovtzi To Pay 122.2 Mln Euro in Damages for Sale Contract Breach Feb 20, 2008, 18:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s largest steel mill Kremikovtzi, majority owned by Global Steel Holdings Limited (GSHL), should pay 239.3 million levs ($179.1 million/122.2 million euro) in damages for breaching its privatisation contract, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Wednesday quoting a court ruling. link

UBB - Bulgaria: Economic & Market Analyses, Jan 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 11:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Current account gap widened by 57% y/y to 21.6% of GDP in 2007. Net FDI inflows covered 88.9% of CA gap in 2007 link

Bulgarian NSI - Employees Under Labour Contract in Bulgaria - Oct - Dec 2007, Preliminary Feb 20, 2008, 16:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its survey on the number of employees under labour contract by economic activities and by source of financing for the period of October through December 2007. link

Bulgarian NSI - Household Income, Spending and Consumption - Dec 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 16:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on household income, spending and consumption for December 2007. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPWe witnessed another quiet and boring session on Tuesday. The volumes continued to decline showing that they hadn’t reached its bottom level yet. The changes remained small and at the end SOFIX closed at 1411.22 (+0.24%) powered mainly by Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 7.20, +2.86%), which was the only company to score significant gain within the index. The price weighted BG40 advanced 0.90% to 406.68 bps supported by Orgachim (ORGH, BGN 490.00, +1.81%) and Odessos Shiprepair Yard (ODES, BGN 285.00, +1.39%). The equally weighted BGTR30 moved 0.39% up to 922.42 bps after the positive moves from Polimeri (POLIM, BGN 7.30, +4.26%) and CCB again. Vouchers continued to be traded in large volumes as the interest especially in PKB drove the price to BGN 50.00 (+2.04%) with more than 530k traded. KZ and GKZ stayed in the 0.4301 – 0.4480 range further widening the price difference with PKB. link

Newcomer Billboard Boosts Bulgarian Bourse Turnover Feb 20, 2008, 16:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian printing and advertising company Billboard, which debuted on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, boosted the stock market’s turnover, brokers said. link

Capman Financial Group - Weekly Bulletin - Feb 11 - 15, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 16:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trade on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange demonstrated relatively calm pace, without any considerable purchase transactions by institutional or foreign investors or significant changes of indices. link

England-based Tour Operator Balkan Holidays Buys 6.7% of Bulgaria’s FIBank Feb 20, 2008, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – England-based tour operator Balkan Holidays has bought 6.7% of Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (FIBank) for an undisclosed sum, bourse data showed on Wednesday. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - May 18 Feb 20, 2008, 08:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to, Bulgaria through May 18. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

STS Finance - Daily FX Analysis - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:11 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar under pressure ahead of housing data – 20th of February, 2008 link

* CROAZIA *

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Croatian Adris Share Price Rises on Investment Reports, Later Confirmed by Company Feb 19, 2008, 18:51 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 19 (SeeNews) – The price of preferred shares in Croatian blue-chip tobacco and tourism company Adris rose almost 2.0% on Tuesday following a media report that the company plans 1.1 billion kuna ($223 million/151 million euro) in investments this year, market sources said. link

INA Shares Rise on Media Reports for Planned Sale – Traders Feb 20, 2008, 13:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) – Media reports for a possible sale of an undisclosed portion of the 44% government stake in Croatian oil and gas company INA lifted the company’s share price on the bourse in Zagreb by more than 5.0% on Wednesday morning, traders said. link

Bosnia’s Sipad Komerc To Start Selling Turkish Burotime Office Furniture Feb 20, 2008, 13:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) – Bosnian diversified company Sipad Komerc has signed a contract with Turkish office furniture maker Burotime to become its exclusive distributor in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, Sipad’s general manager Hamza Kazazic said on Wednesday. link

Croatia’s Jan Mandatory Pension Fund Assets Down 2.03% M/M Feb 20, 2008, 13:31 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The four mandatory pension funds operating in Croatia held a total of 20.576 billion kuna ($4.2billion/2.8 billion euro) in net assets at the end of January, down 2.03% from a month earlier, the country’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday. link

Assets of Croatian Open-end Investment Funds Up 44.4% Y/Y at End-Jan Feb 20, 2008, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The assets managed by open-end investment funds in Croatia totalled 25.907 billion kuna ($5.24 billion/3.56 billion euro) at the end of January, up from 17. 936 billion kuna a year earlier, official figures showed on Wednesday. link

Croatian Uljanik Plodivba Shares Jump Almost 20% on News for Capital Hike – Brokers Feb 20, 2008, 15:07 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) – The share price of Croatian shipping company Uljanik Plovidba surged almost 20% intraday on Wednesday on news for a planned 45% capital increase, brokers said. link

Erste Securities - Flash note: Uljanik plovidba d.d. - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 16:10 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dividend payout; capital increase; overview of 2007 financial results link

Croatian Insurers Jan Premium Income Up By 13.6% Y/Y Feb 20, 2008, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The combined premium income of insurers operating in Croatia reached 888.8 million kuna ($179.6 million/ 122.1 million euro) at the end of January, up from 782.1 million kuna a year earlier, data from the country’s financial regulator showed on Wednesday. link

Croatian Food Producer Podravka Invests 5.0 Mln Kuna in New Lab Feb 20, 2008, 17:50 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip food, beverages and drugs producer Podravka said on Wednesday it has invested 5.0 million kuna ($1.0 million/ 0.686 million euro) in a new semi-industrial laboratory which will help it expand its product range. link

Croatian Banks’ end-2007 Deposit Portfolio Up 18.9% Y/Y - RBA Feb 20, 2008, 13:22 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of commercial banks in Croatia reached an all time high of 198.6 billion kuna ($40.14 billion/ 27.3 billion euro) at the end of 2007, up by 18.9% from a year earlier, Raiffeisenbank Austria Zagreb (RBA) said on Wednesday. link

CROATIA FIN MIN DRAFTS 2008 BUDGET WITH 2.3%/GDP GAP, DOWN FROM PROJECTED 2.6% IN 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 17:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatian Fin Min Drafts 2008 Budget with 2.3%/GDP Gap, Down from Projected 2.6% in 2007 Feb 20, 2008, 18:27 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) – The Croatian Finance Ministry presented on Wednesday its draft for the country’s budget this year, aiming to reduce the consolidated budget deficit to 2.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP), down from a projected 2.6% in 2007. link

Croatian Shares Gain Ground on Adris Investment Plans, Gains on Foreign Markets Feb 19, 2008, 19:49 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 19 (SeeNews) - Croatian share indices gained ground on Tuesday, after one week of losses, on investment plans by tobacco and tourism company Adris and gains on foreign markets, brokers said. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - Feb 19, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:After it dropped below 4000 pts mark yesterday, domestic market slightly recovered today to end the day at 4033,7 pts. Ericsson Nikola Tesla (ERNT-R-A) stock topped the liquidity board collecting HRK 13,3 million turnover. For ERNT, 2007 was marked with an increase in customer base and expansion to new markets. During last year, company gained two big costumers on foreign markets: Russian Megafon and Kosovo based Ipko Net. Construction consultancy IGH (IGH-R-A) continued to post good news as it will be involved in construction of EUR 150 million worth headquarters of Moscow corporation Most. IGH stock rose 0,9% today. After an announcement that construction and engineering company INGRA (INGR-R-A) plans to enter ownership structure of Macedonian construction company GP Mavrovo, the Co informed that it purchased 10.329 stocks representing 4,2% of shareholders equity of GP Mavrovo. Hrvatski telekom (HT-R-A) gained 1,4% collecting HRK 6,1 million turnover. Cost eff iciency, apropos number of employees is one of the main T-HT issues, and one of the objectives the management is concentrating at. During the last 7 years, the Co managed to reduce number of employees by 40%. We expect reduction to continue in 2008. In its last report, the Co showed a decline in employee costs by 3,5% when compared to the same period in 2006. Fashion and toys retailer Magma (MGMA-R-A) soared 3,3%. After disappointing 3Q we expect significant improvements in Co’s financial statements due to the fact that during last quarter Magma increased activity in both, store expansion and increase in distribution contracts. Since its listing on ZSE, the Co opened 33 new stores occupying more than 18.000 sqm. 18 stores were opened in foreign markets strengthening company’s position as regional leader in fashion and toys retailing. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

FIMA - Weekly Report - Feb 11 - 15, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 15:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Macroeconomics- Building permitsissued - the number of permits issued increased again by 22.8% as compared with the same period last year; annual growth in value of works 28.5%,- Consumer price index – according to expectations, high inflation in January, 6.2% link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - May 15 Feb 20, 2008, 09:08 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Croatia C-Bank Approves More Than Half of Bids in Revrepo Auction, Weighted Rate Rises Feb 20, 2008, 13:48 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank said on Wednesday it approved bids for Treasury bills worth 1.799 billion kuna ($ 363.6 million/ 247.1 million euro) out of the 2.988 billion kuna worth of bids placed in its reverse repo auction, as the weighted repo rate rose. link

* MACEDONIA *

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - Nov 28 Feb 20, 2008, 10:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to Macedonia through November 28. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Yields Almost Flat on Macedonian 91-day T-bills Feb 20, 2008, 11:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 20 (SeeNews) - The yield on Macedonian 91-day Treasury bills remained almost flat at an auction on Tuesday, central bank data showed on Wednesday. link

Macedonian C-bank Absorbs 5.627 Bln Denars (92 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Feb 20, 2008, 15:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, on Wednesday said it absorbed 5.627 billion denars ($134.6 million/92 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link

* MOLDOVA *

MOLDOVA’S JANUARY CPI +1.5% M/M VS. +0.9% M/M IN DECEMBER – STAT OFFICE Feb 20, 2008, 14:51 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova’s January CPI Quickens to +1.5% M/M - Table Feb 20, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 20 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s consumer price inflation quickened to 1.5% month-on-month in January from 0.9% a month earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. link

* MONTENEGRO *

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Montenegro Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - May 15 Feb 20, 2008, 10:01 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to, Montenegro through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* ROMANIA *

Romania’s Mortgage System Seen Efficient - EBRD Report Feb 20, 2008, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romania’s mortgage system is efficient in terms of procedures, costs, safety and adequacy to the market requirements, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said in a report quoted by Deloitte Romania. link

Yields in Bulgaria’s Real Estate Mkt To Fall by 2010 – Bank Research Feb 20, 2008, 17:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) - Yields on investments in Bulgaria’s real estate market will drop by 2010, from 7.5% for office buildings, 8.5% for trading centres and 9.0% for logistic projects in 2007, the Bulgarian unit of Italian banking group UniCredit said on Wednesday. link

STOCKWATCH - RCB Upgrades Romanian Oil&Gas Company Petrom to ‘Buy’ Feb 20, 2008, 18:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) said on Wednesday it upgraded its recommendation on Romanian oil and gas integrated company Petrom to ’Buy’ from ’Hold’. link

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Romanian Artego 207 Prelim Net Profit Surges 173.6% Feb 20, 2008, 09:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian rubber products maker Artego said late on Tuesday its 2007 net profit rose by 173.6% to a preliminary 12.5 million lei ($5.04 million/3.426 million euro). link

CORRECTED - Romanian Artego 2007 Prelim Net Profit Surges 173.6% Feb 20, 2008, 10:20 CET | Story | SeeNews In BUCHAREST story "Romanian Artego 207 Prelim Net Profit Surges 173.6%" dated February 20, please read in the headline "Romanian Artego 2007 Prelim Net Profit Surges 173.6%" instead of "Romanian Artego 207 Prelim Net Profit Surges 173.6%" (corrects year) link

Romanian Real Estate Firm Imotrust Almost Doubles Capital to 20.6 Mln Lei (5.6 Mln Euro), Slightly Below Plan Feb 20, 2008, 10:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian real estate company Imotrust has said it almost doubled its share capital to 20.6 million lei ($8.3 million/5.6 million euro) from 10.7 million lei, slightly below target. link

Romania’s SIF 1 Banat Crisana Exits Real Estate Firm Dragana Feb 20, 2008, 11:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - SIF 1 Banat Crisana, one of Romania’s five regional investment funds, has said it exited real estate company Dragana, selling its 39.4% stake for 1.6 million lei ($645,700/438,700 euro). link

Romanian Drug Maker Terapia Ranbaxy Names New CEO Feb 20, 2008, 12:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian pharmaceutical producer Terapia Ranbaxy said on Wednesday it has appointed Mahendra Bharadwaj the company’s new CEO. link

Banca Transilvania’s Divizia pentru Medici Extends 14.8 Mln Euro Credits to Doctors in Four Months of Operation Feb 20, 2008, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Banca Transilvania (BT) said on Wednesday its specialised medical unit, Divizia pentru Medici, has extended over 400 credits, worth 14.8 million euro ($21.78 million), in its first four months of operation. link

Spain-based KA International Raises Turnover Fcast for First Yr in Romania to 1.5 Mln Euro Feb 20, 2008, 15:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Spain-based interior design decorator KA International said on Wednesday it has raised its turnover forecast for the first year of operations in Romania to 1.5 million euro ($2.2 million) from the initial one million. link

Romanian Importer of Samsung Cellphones Sees 2008 Turnover Up 32% to 70 Mln Euro Feb 20, 2008, 15:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Hat Group Co Romania, the exclusive importer of Samsung cellphones in the country, expects its turnover to rise by 32% to some 70 million euro ($103 million) this year, the company said on Wednesday. link

Romanian Machine Manufacturer Faur Plans 19.6 Mln Lei (5.4 Mln Euro) Capital Hike Feb 20, 2008, 16:11 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romanian machine manufacturer Faur said on Wednesday it plans to raise its capital by 19.6 million lei ($7.9 million/5.4 million euro) from 23.3 million lei. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistTEL will be suspended from trading today due to a GSM taking place. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Feb 19, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:48 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BET-FI declined for the third consecutive day Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Romanian Small Caps Report - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 15:41 CET | Broker's Report | SeeNews Prebet 2007 preliminary results [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-romaniansmallcapsreport-feb20_2008-152820" class="spip_out">link

Romanian Bourse Rises Except for Investment Funds’ Index BET-FI Feb 20, 2008, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) – The BET-FI index, which only tracks Romania’s five regional investment funds (SIFs), was the only one to close down on the Romanian stock market on Wednesday with the other three indices gaining ground, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - May 15 Feb 20, 2008, 08:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Romanian Leu Ends Weaker vs Euro Feb 20, 2008, 16:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 20 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu ended weaker against the euro on Wednesday amid euro-buying orders from residents, dealers said. link

* SERBIA *

SEE Banking Sector To See Strong Growth in Coming Years – Austria’s Erste Bank Feb 20, 2008, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 20 (SeeNews) – The banking sector in southeastern Europe will see strong growth in the next few years as the penetration level is still low, Austrian commercial bank Erste said. link

Bosnia’s Sipad Komerc To Start Selling Turkish Burotime Office Furniture Feb 20, 2008, 13:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 20 (SeeNews) – Bosnian diversified company Sipad Komerc has signed a contract with Turkish office furniture maker Burotime to become its exclusive distributor in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, Sipad’s general manager Hamza Kazazic said on Wednesday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Feb 20, 2008 Feb 20, 2008, 14:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for February 20, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Belgrade Bourse Closes Slightly Down in Low Volume, Investors Await Kosovo Developments Feb 20, 2008, 16:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 20 (SeeNews) – The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices ended slightly lower in tiny volumes on Wednesday as the market remains under the influence of Kosovo’s independence proclamation and expects further developments on the province’s status, brokers said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Feb 20 - May 18 Feb 20, 2008, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 18. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* SLOVENIA *

SLOVENIA’S DEC INDUSTRIAL SALES -18.4 M/M, +0.5% Y/Y VS. -4.7 M/M, +4.7 Y/Y IN NOV- STATS OFFICE Feb 20, 2008, 10:32 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenia’s Dec Industrial Sales Fall Real 18.4% M/M - Table Feb 20, 2008, 10:36 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s December industrial sales fell by a real 18.4% month-on-month after decreasing by 4.7% in November, the State Statistics Office said on Wednesday. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Rise in Lower Turnover Feb 20, 2008, 18:46 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 20 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices rose in lower turnover on Wednesday with shares gaining value towards the end of trading, brokers said. link

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