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NOTIZIARIO DEL 06.03.2008

* BOSNIA *

Bosnia Serb Securities Commission Suspends Balkan Investment Bank from Trading Mar 06, 2008, 08:07 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Bosnia Serb Securities Commission has suspended Balkan Investment Bank (BIB), controlled by Lithuania’s Ukio Banko, from trading on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange for a month from March 5, 2008. link

Bosnian Hydropower Plant Group Vrbas Turns to Loss in 2007 - Table Mar 06, 2008, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bosnian hydropower plant group Vrbas turned to a loss of 3.27 million marka ($2.54 million/1.66 million euro) last year, from a profit of some 3,000 marka in 2006, as revenue fell faster than costs, figures showed on Thursday. link

Bosnia Power Utility Calls Tender for Procurement of Substations, Equipment Mar 06, 2008, 12:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (SeeNew) – Bosnia’s biggest power utility, Elektroprivreda BiH, has called a tender for the supply of electricity distribution substations and equipment which is financed by a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank said. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – March 6 - May 9 Mar 06, 2008, 09:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (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 *

Choice between private, state health coverage no sooner than 2010 Mar 06, 2008, 07:51 CET | Story | Dnevnik The private health insurance schemes will be allowed to compete full-on with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) but not sooner than 2010 and on the condition that that they each have at least 300,000 clients. link

Deutsche Bank to advise Glavbolgarstroy on Rila motorway project Mar 06, 2008, 07:52 CET | Story | Dnevnik Germany’s Deutsche Bank said it will provide advisory services to Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroy in the preparation and financial packaging of the Rila motorway project. link

Bulgarian banks tie up extra 2.25 bln levs in overlending penalties Mar 06, 2008, 07:55 CET | Story | Dnevnik The local banks remitted to the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) 2.25 bln levs in minimum reserves on deposits in the last four months of 2007. link

Bulgarian fuel retailer Petrol posts ’07 loss Mar 06, 2008, 07:56 CET | Story | Dnevnik Local company Petrol finished 2007 in the red as higher financial expenses led to a group loss of 358,000 levs versus a profit of 13 mln levs a year ago, shows the consolidated financial report of the nation’s biggest fuel distributor filed with www.X3news.bg. link

Tardy grid operators foil wind, hydro power investments Mar 06, 2008, 07:59 CET | Story | Dnevnik The biggest roadblocks for investors in the Bulgarian energy industry is arranging for newly-built power generation facilities to be plugged into the national grid operated by state-owned utility NEK and into the grids of the regional power distribution companies and the encroachment of wind parks on rare bird habitats, said the participants in the Investment in Wind and Hydro Electric Power Stations conference organised by Dnevnik. link

Bulgartabac probe zeroes in on company CEO Mar 06, 2008, 08:01 CET | Story | Dnevnik Hristo Lachev, the executive director of Bulgartabac Holding, is at the center of an official tax evasion and white collar crime investigation at the tobacco monopoly, local online news outlet mediapool.bg reported on Wednesday, quoting sources from the prosecution authorities. link

Sofia Radisson SAS hotel put up for sale Mar 06, 2008, 08:03 CET | Story | Dnevnik Interhotel Grand Hotel Sofia AD, controlled by Henry Gwyn-Jones, is in talks to sell its 136-room Radisson SAS Grand Hotel property in Sofia, Dnevnik learned from three independent sources. link

BSE - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 08:52 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews All special purpose vehicles may be registered with the Extri system (www.extri.bg) till 04 March 2008. From that day forth, the special purpose vehicles may sign also contracts with Financial Market Service EOOD, in order to disclose regulated and other information trough the X3 News information system (www.x3news.com). link

Bulgarian Furniture Manufacturer Dalia Gets Green Light for Bourse Listing Mar 06, 2008, 10:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian furniture manufacturer Dalia was given permission to list on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, the country’s financial watchdog said on Thursday. link

UK-Listed Bulgarian Land Development Cuts 2007 Pre-tax Loss by 81% to 243,000 Euro - Table Mar 06, 2008, 10:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - London-listed Bulgarian Land Development (BLD) cut its pre-tax loss by 81.8% to 187,000 British pounds ($373,000 /243,000 euro) in 2007 due to increased income, it said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria Extends Varnagas Gas Distribution Permit by 2039 Mar 06, 2008, 13:44 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has extended by 2039 the gas distribution licence of Varnagas over its bright financial and gas supply prospects. link

Bulgarian Gaz Distributor Varnagas To Invest 5.5 Mln Euro in Network Expansion by 2011 Mar 06, 2008, 14:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian gas distributor Varnagas plans to invest 10.8 million levs ($8.5 million/5.5 million euro) in network expansion by 2011, the company said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Town of Konstinbrod Hopes To Attract 200 Mln Euro in Investments in Four Years - Mayor Mar 06, 2008, 14:27 CET | Story | SeeNews KOSTINBROD (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian town of Konstinbrod hopes to attract 200 million euro ($306.6 million), mostly in foreign direct investments, in four years from now, town mayor Krasimir Kunchev said on Thursday. link

Polish GTC To Focus on Retail Projects in Bulgaria, Romania in 2008-2009 Under 1.5 Bln Euro Investment Plan Mar 06, 2008, 15:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Polish property developer Globe Trade Centre (GTC) will focus mostly on retail projects in Bulgaria and Romania this and next year as part of its 1.5 billion euro ($2.3 billion) investment plan for all countries it operates in, a company official said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian Bourse To Extend Blue-Chip Index, To Replace Six Components of Broad Index Mar 06, 2008, 15:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia (BSE) said on Thursday it will extend its blue-chip SOFIX index to track three more companies and will replace six of the components of the broad BG 40 index. link

Bulgaria’s Planned Development Bank To Be Fully Operational within One Year Mar 06, 2008, 15:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s export-promoting development bank, to be created from the transformation of the state-owned Encouragement Bank, is expected to be fully operational within one year, Encouragement Bank’s executive director said on Thursday. link

INTERVIEW – IBM Bulgaria Sees Double Digit Growth of IT Market in Medium Term Mar 06, 2008, 16:06 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – The Bulgarian unit of U.S. computer giant IBM expects the country’s IT market to remain attractive in the medium term, posting double-digit growth in each of the following five years, the company’s general manager said. link

Pre-paid Telecom Services E-trader Mart Bulgaria Plans Bourse Listing by end-March Mar 06, 2008, 17:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Mart Bulgaria, a Bulgarian electronic retailer of pre-paid telecom services, plans to go public by the end of March to finance its investment plans, the company’s executive director said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria’s Corpbank To Take 25% Stake in Fara Consult Mar 06, 2008, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) on Thursday said it will buy a 25% stake in consulting company Fara Consult, which the bank is setting up with unnamed partners. link

Bulgarian Financial Watchdog Licenses Eight Mutual Funds Mar 06, 2008, 18:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s financial watchdog on Thursday said it has licensed two mutual funds of Bulgaria’s KTB Asset Management and six of Greece’s Piraeus Asset Management. link

German Ixetic To Build 7 Mln Euro Plant in Bulgaria by End-2008 Mar 06, 2008, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – German car industry supplier Ixetic on Thursday said it will build a 7 million euro ($10.8 million) production unit in Bulgaria by the end of 2008. link

Karoll - SOFIX Short Term Outlook - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 13:55 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 03/05/2008...1378.85... link

STS Finance - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street continued to fall thanks to Bernanke’s plan and oil’s drop. link

KD Securities - Sofia Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Feb 25 - 29, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. SOFIA STOCK EXCHANGE EVOLUTION link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:25 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET HIGHLIGHTS link

Bulgarian Stock Indices End Mixed in Boring Trading Mar 06, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stocks ended mixed on Thursday in dull trading due to lack of news, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - March 6 - Nov 25 Mar 06, 2008, 08:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (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 Financial Watchdog Licenses Zdravnoosiguritelna Kasa Prime Health as Health Insurer Mar 06, 2008, 12:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Zdravnoosiguritelna Kasa Prime Health was licensed to operate as health insurer, the country’s financial watchdog said on Thursday. link

* CROAZIA *

Greece’s MIG Buys Some 75% of Croatia’s Sunce Koncern for 155 Mln Euro Mar 06, 2008, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Greece’s Marfin Investment Group (MIG) on Thursday said it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of approximately 75% of Croatian tourism and leisure company Sunce Koncern for 155 million euro($237.8 million). link

Croatian Govt Adopts Draft Law To Partly Ban Sunday Shopping - Media Mar 06, 2008, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) – The Croatian government on Thursday approved a draft law that would require most shop owners to close on Sundays and on holidays, state news agency Hina reported. link

Croatian Banks End-Jan Deposit Portfolio Up 14.3% Y/Y - RBA Mar 06, 2008, 13:38 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Croatian commercial banks’ deposit portfolio rose by 14.3% on the year to a total of 192.2 billion kuna ($40.5 billion/26.4 billion euro) at the end of January, Raiffeisenbank Austria Zagreb (RBA) said on Thursday. link

Croatian Parliament Adopts 2008 Budget – Media Mar 06, 2008, 10:08 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) – The Croatian Parliament adopted late on Wednesday the country’s 2008 budget which aims to keep deficit at some 2.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), state broadcaster HRT reported. "A total of 81 members of the parliament voted in favour of the budget and 48 voted against it," HRT reported, adding that the budgeted deficit aims to support the competitiveness of the Croatian economy. link

EU Urges Croatia To Solve Fishing Row with Neighbours, Continue Reforms Mar 06, 2008, 15:20 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) – The European Commission said on Thursday candidate Croatia should solve in near future its fishing row with neighbors, EU members Italy and Slovenia, and to continue reforms to be able to step up its accession process. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 6, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:29 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events – Mar 6 – May 17 Mar 06, 2008, 09:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through May 17. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* MACEDONIA *

Macedonia Securities Commission Certifies Fund Management Co Mar 06, 2008, 08:04 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Macedonia’s Securities Commission has certified the country’s third fund management company, called Moj Fond (My Fund), set up by five Macedonian individuals and a local company, media reports showed. link

Macedonia’s Jan M1 Money Supply Falls 5.7% M/M - Table Mar 06, 2008, 13:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s M1 money supply, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, totalled 43.551 billion denars ($1.08 billion/702.4 million euro) at the end of January, down 5.7% from December, the central bank said on Thursday. link

* MOLDOVA *

Moldova Jan-Feb Budget Deficit Rises to 371.5 Mln Lei (22 Mln Euro) Mar 06, 2008, 10:36 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Moldova had a budget deficit of 371.5 million lei ($33.7 million/22 million euro) at the end of February compared to a deficit of 107.8 million lei a year earlier, Finance Ministry figures showed on Thursday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 6 - May 15 Mar 06, 2008, 10:09 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to Moldova through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* MONTENEGRO *

Montenegro Seeks At Least 18.3 Mln Euro from Sale of 41.14% of Its Biggest Insurer Lovcen Osiguranje on Bourse Mar 05, 2008, 19:27 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 5 (SeeNews) – Montenegro on Wednesday offered for sale its 41.14% stake in the country’s biggest insurer Lovcen Osiguranje on one of its bourses, an official from local 3M brokerage managing the sale said. link

INTERVIEW- Private Diversified Vektra Plans to Invest 360 Mln Euro in Hotels, Holiday Village in Montenegro by 2012 Mar 06, 2008, 15:54 CET | Interview | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 6 (SeeNews) – Montenegrin private diversified corporation Vektra plans to invest 360 million euro ($551million) in building four five-star hotels and developing a holiday village in the Adriatic country by 2012, the head of Vektra’s public relations department said. link

Montenegrin Plav Municipality Issues 311,000 Euro Bonds Mar 06, 2008, 08:16 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Montenegro’s Plav municipality has issued its first bonds, worth 311,000 euro ($475,400), with a 3.0 pct annual coupon, media reports showed. link

Montenegro Schedule of Events - March 6 - May 15 Mar 06, 2008, 10:09 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 6 (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 *

MKB Romexterra Leasing IFN 2007 Net Profit At 1.0 Mln Euro Mar 06, 2008, 08:17 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Romanian MKB Romexterra Leasing IFN, part of domestic financial services group MKB Romexterra, said it achieved a net profit of 1.0 mln euro ($1.53 mln) in 2007. link

Romania’s January Construction Works Value Falls 62% M/M, Rises 30% Y/Y Mar 06, 2008, 08:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - The value of construction works completed in Romania in January fell by 62% month-on-month but was 30% higher than a year earlier, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Thursday. link

Romanian Astra-Uniqa 2007 Premium Income Up 23.4 Pct Y/Y Mar 06, 2008, 13:46 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Romanian insurer Astra-Uniqa, part of Austrian insurance group Uniqa, said its gross premium income rose by 23.4 pct on the year to 374.05 mln Romanian lei ($154.14 mln/100.77 mln euro) in 2007. link

Provident Financial Romania Posts 5.4 Mln Euro Loss in 2007, Expects To Turn to Profit in 2010 Mar 06, 2008, 13:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Provident Financial Romania, the local arm of British consumer credit firm International Personal Finance, has reported a loss of 5.4 million euro ($8.28 million) for 2007, its first full year of operations, due to heavy investments. link

Cayman Islands-Registered Fund Acquires Stake in Romanian Black Sea Hotel Mar 06, 2008, 13:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) – Cayman Islands-registered investment fund Reconstruction Capital II Limited (RC2) has paid eight million euro ($12.3 million) for a majority stake in the Romanian firm Antares Hotels, which owns a hotel on the Black Sea coast, the hotel’s new management company said. link

Romania’s Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari ’07 Premium Income Up 17% to 371 Mln Euro Mar 06, 2008, 14:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian insurer Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari said on Thursday its gross premium income rose by 17% last year to 371 million euro ($569 million). link

Romania’s Electroalfa Sees ’08 Turnover Rising 20% to 96 Mln Lei (26 Mln Euro) Mar 06, 2008, 14:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian electrical equipment producer Electroalfa said on Thursday it expects its 2008 turnover to rise by some 20% to 96 million lei ($40 million/26 million euro). link

ROMANIAN SIF 5 OLTENIA PLANS 0.078 LEI (0.021 EURO) PER SHARE ’07 GROSS DIVIDEND VS 0.070 LEI FOR ’06 Mar 06, 2008, 14:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Ieba Trust - Research Special - Net Asset Vallue/Share of SIF End-Jan 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 15:28 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. Introductiion link

Romania’s SIF 5 Oltenia Plans To Pay 11.4% Higher Gross Dividend for 2007 Mar 06, 2008, 15:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - SIF 5 Oltenia, one of Romania’s five geographically-defined investment funds, on Thursday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 0.078 lei ($0.032/0.021 euro) per share for 2007, compared to 0.070 lei in gross dividend for the previous year. link

Romanian Intl Airport Henri Coanda ‘07 Passenger Traffic Up 41.7%, Between 20-25% Rise Seen in 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 15:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at the Henri Coanda international airport, the bigger of the two serving the Romanian capital Bucharest, rose by 41.7% last year to 4.98 million, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. link

Ieba Trust - Company Pager - Contor Group Arad, Mar 6, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 16:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Company DescriptionThe company’s core activity is the manufacturing and commercialization of water meters and termic energy meters. Contor Group is market leader and global partner for utilities suppliers, for energetic services companies, for industrial organizations and for population. Other services provided are the researchdesigning in hydraulic and fine mechanics domains, the production of matrixes and dies for plastic, production materials injection, jigs and fixtures, the production of moulds / jigs and fixtures for nonferrous materials casting shops. Also, the company provides brass casting into moulds, paintings in electrostatic field, complex mechanical processing on CNCs, plastic materials injection, metrological controls and meters maintenance services, monitoring, management and controlling of energy consumptions, meter park management and specialized technical consultancy. Source: IPO prospectus link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Corporate Events - Mar 10 - 16, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 16:17 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Financial Reporting link

Romanian Paper/Cardboard Maker Vrancart Plans To Raise Share Capital to 69.5 Mln Lei (19 Mln Euro) via Bonus Share Issue Mar 06, 2008, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian paper and cardboard producer Vrancart plans to raise its share capital to 69.5 million lei ($29 million/19 million euro) from 63.2 million lei through a bonus share issue, it said on Thursday. link

Blast at Romanian Electrical Equipment Maker Electroputere in Craiova City Kills One, Injures Another - TV Mar 06, 2008, 13:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - One person was killed and another one injured in an explosion that ripped through a plant of Romanian electrical equipment manufacturer Electroputere in the southwestern city of Craiova, privately-owned TV station Antena 3 reported on Thursday. link

Romania’s Jan Average Net Monthly Salary Down 5.2% M/M - Table Mar 06, 2008, 08:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Romania fell by a nominal 5.2% month-on-month to 1,200 lei ($496/324 euro) in January, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Thursday. link

Romania’s Jan Energy Output Rises 6.9% Y/Y - Table Mar 06, 2008, 11:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romania’s energy output rose by 6.9% on the year to 2.191 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) in January, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Thursday. link

Romania Sells 120.1 Mln Lei (32 Mln Euro) in 3-Year T-Notes, Below Target Mar 06, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romania sold 120.1 million lei ($50 million/32 million euro) worth of three-year T-notes on Thursday, below its 500 million lei target offer, the country’s central bank (BNR) said. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The BSE indices posted slight increases on the back of a low liquidity link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 6, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:27 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Romanian Bourse Gains More Ground, Turnover Continues To Fall Mar 06, 2008, 16:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian share indices gained further ground on Thursday but turnover continued to fall due to a lack of interesting events, brokers said. link

Romanian National Bank - Developments on Romanian Financial Markets, Feb 25 - 29, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 16:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Indicators 18 - 22 Feb. 2008 25 - 29 Feb. 2008 link

Romania Schedule of Events - March 6 - May 15 Mar 06, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (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 Strengthens against Euro as Foreign Investors Regain Interest Mar 06, 2008, 17:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - The leu strengthened to close at 3.6950/70 against the euro on Thursday versus 3.71 a day earlier as foreign investors regained their appetite for the Romanian currency, dealers said. link

Romania’s Government To Call Local Elections on June 1 Mar 06, 2008, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) – Romania’s government decided to call local elections on June 1, the cabinet’s press office said on Thursday. link

* SERBIA *

Dietary Chocolate Factory Opens in Serbia Mar 06, 2008, 08:08 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd The local authorities of the town of Subotica, northern Serbia, have supported the opening of a factory for dietary chocolate, based on a recipe invented by a local scientist, media reports showed. link

Calrsberg Serbian Unit To Raise Mkt Share to 25 Pct in 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 08:10 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd The Serbian unit of international brewer Carlsberg plans to increase its market position in the country to 25 pct from 22 pct for 2008 on the back of heavy investments, media reports showed. link

Italy Extends 30 Mln Euro Loan to SMEs in Serbia Mar 06, 2008, 08:12 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Italy has extended a 30 mln euro ($45.9 mln) credit to be distributed by Serbian banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country, media reports showed. link

Serbia’s January Retail Sales Fall Real 25.9% M/M - Table Mar 06, 2008, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s January retail sales fell by a real 25.9% on the month, after growing by 15.9% in December, the statistics office said on Thursday. link

Daily Mail and General Trust Buys 25 Pct in Serbian Employment Website Mar 06, 2008, 13:50 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd Northcliffe International, a unit of Daily Mail and General Trust, has acquired a 25 pct stake in Serbian education and employment agency and web portal for an undisclosed sum, media reports showed. link

Serbian Fodder Producer Veterinarski Zavod 2007 Net Profit Nearly Six Times Up to 194 Mln Dinars (2.3Mln Euro) Mar 06, 2008, 17:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Serbian fodder producer Veterinarski Zavod Subotica raised its net profit almost six times to some 194 million dinars ($3.6million/2.3million euro) last year, data from the company’s website showed on Thursday. Veterinarski Zavod’s revenue rose to 1.56 billion dinars in 2007 from 1.25 billion a year ago, its financial statement showed. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 6, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:31 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for March 6, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market WrapUp - Mar 4, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 14:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its Daily Market WrapUp for March 4, 2008, containg an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market WrapUp - Mar 5, 2008 Mar 06, 2008, 16:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its Daily Market WrapUp for March 5, 2008, containg an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Serbian Blue Chips Slump 4.85% As Political Pessimism Grips Investors Mar 06, 2008, 18:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) - The Belgrade Stock Exchange’s (BELEX) blue-chip index plunged almost five percent on Thursday and brokers said the gloom from continuing political instability has prevailed over positive corporate news and scared investors off. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - March 6 - May 18 Mar 06, 2008, 10:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (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 Recognises Kosovo’s Independence Mar 06, 2008, 06:47 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Slovenia, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, recognised Kosovo’s independence, state-owned news agency STA reported late on Wednesday. link

* SLOVENIA *

Slovenia’s Top Bank NLB Raises Stake in Frankfurt-based LHB Internationale Handelsbank to 83.95% Mar 06, 2008, 10:29 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), said on Thursday it has raised its stake in Frankfurt-based LHB Internationale Handelsbank to 83.95% from 81.02%. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Bounce Back, Telekom Slovenije Recovers Mar 05, 2008, 18:56 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 5 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices bounced back on Wednesday with blue chip Telekom Slovenije gaining more than three percent after two days of sharp falls, brokers said. link

Slovenian Broader Index Loses Ground, Blue Chip Index Ends Flat in Featureless Trading Mar 06, 2008, 17:23 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 6 (SeeNews) - The Slovenian broader index fell slightly and the blue-chip index remained almost unchanged on Thursday in lacklustre trading, brokers said. link

Slovenia Recognises Kosovo’s Independence Mar 06, 2008, 06:47 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Slovenia, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, recognised Kosovo’s independence, state-owned news agency STA reported late on Wednesday. link

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