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News report of 21.03.2008

* BOSNIA *

Bosnia Biggest Utility Elektroprivreda BiH More than Doubles 2007 Net Profit - Table Mar 21, 2008, 11:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 21 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Bosnia’s biggest power utility Elektroprivreda BiH more than doubled last year to some 11.5 million marka ($9.0 million/5.8 million euro), figures from the company showed on Friday. link

Bosnia Engineering Firm Energoinvest 2007 Net Profit Falls 40% - Table Mar 21, 2008, 14:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 21 (SeeNews) – The 2007 net profit of Bosnia’s biggest engineering company Energoinvest totalled 1.642 million marka ($1.29 million/834,000 euro), down by 40% from a year earlier and falling short of the company’s expectations, figures showed on Friday. link

BOSNIA JAN-FEB TRADE GAP WIDENS 47.4% Y/Y TO 647 MLN EURO - STATS AGENCY Mar 21, 2008, 10:02 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia’s Jan-Feb Trade Gap Widens 47.4% Y/Y to 647 Mln Euro - Table Mar 21, 2008, 10:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 21 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit for the two months of 2008 rose to 1.273 billion marka ($1.001 billion/ 647 million euro) from 864 million marka a year earlier, as imports rose faster than exports, the Bosnian Statistics Agency said on Friday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - March 21 – Nov 2 Mar 21, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through November 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* BULGARIA *

ANALYST COMMENT - Recognition of Kosovo Unlikely To Ruin Bulgaria’s Economic Relations with Serbia Mar 21, 2008, 15:24 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s recognition of Kosovo independence is unlikely to ruin its economic relations with Serbia but risks remain above all for the Bulgarian transport and tourism sectors, analysts and businessmen said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange Eyes Dual Listings of EU Companies Mar 20, 2008, 19:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 20 (SeeNews) - The stock exchange of European Union newcomer Bulgaria said on Thursday it will try to attract public companies from other EU members to list in Sofia in order to increase market liquidity. link

BSE - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:17 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Monbat AD-Sofia /MONBAT/ submitted the following notification to X3 News: The company submitted to BSE-Sofia the English version of its Investment Programme 2008-2009 available on BSE-Sofia web site at link, Please refer to the entire notification at link. link

Bulgaria’s Medica Forecasts 16% Rise in 2008 Gross Cons Profit Mar 21, 2008, 12:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (SeeNews) - Sofia-listed producer of sanitary materials and drugs Medica expects a gross consolidated profit of 1.8 million levs ($1.4 million/917,000 euro) this year, up some 16%, thanks to staff training and introduction of new equipment, it said on Friday. link

BULGARIAN BLUE-CHIP CAR BATTERY PRODUCER MONBAT TO PAY 0.18 LEVS (0.09 EURO)/SHARE IN 2007 CASH DIVIDEND Mar 21, 2008, 15:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

BULGARIAN BLUE-CHIP CAR BATTERY MANUFACTURER MONBAT TO DOUBLE CAPITAL TO 39 MLN LEVS (20 MLN EURO) VIA BONUS ISSUE Mar 21, 2008, 15:39 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s MonBat To Pay 0.18 Levs (0.09 Euro)/Share in ’07 Cash Dividend, To Double Capital via Bonus Issue Mar 21, 2008, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s largest car battery manufacturer MonBat said on Friday it will propose to pay 0.18 levs ($0.14/0.09 euro) per share in cash dividend for 2007 and will double its capital to 39 million levs through a bonus issue. link

Bulgaria’s Maritsa East Mines Sees Annual Output Up to 32 Mln T by 2012 Mar 21, 2008, 17:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s largest mining complex, Maritsa East Mines, said on Friday it expects to raise its annual output to 32 million tonnes of coal in the next five years from 23.9 million tonnes in 2007. link

STS Finance - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:23 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street rebounds after reading on Philadelphia manufacturing index link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Mar 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Stocks Keep Falling Mar 21, 2008, 15:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian stocks kept falling on Friday in lower turnover as bearish sentiment continued to dominate the market, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - March 21- Nov 25 Mar 21, 2008, 09:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 21 (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

STS Finance - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar gained against the major currencies link

* CROATIA *

STOCKWATCH – Croatian Hypo Bank Keeps "Buy" Recommendation for Atlantic Grupa, Slightly Raises Target Price Mar 21, 2008, 13:23 CET | Analysis | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 21 (SeeNews) – Croatian Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank said it has maintained its "buy" reccomendation for shares of fast moving consumer goods distributor and manufacturer of healthcare products Atlantic Grupa and has slightly raised its target price. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - Mar 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:19 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 10:19 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events – Mar 21 – May 17 Mar 21, 2008, 09:18 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 21 (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 *

Macedonian Share Indices Recover on Positive Political Signals Mar 21, 2008, 16:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 21 (SeeNews) - The Macedonian share indices closed mostly up this week, recovering from last week’s sharp falls, on optimistic political signals, brokers said. link

ANALYST COMMENT – Macedonia Needs To Secure Stable Border with Kosovo, Trade with Serbia Before Recognising Kosovo Mar 21, 2008, 18:05 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 21 (SeeNews) – Macedonia needs to make sure its border with Kosovo will be clearly set and its trade relations with Serbia will not worsen before recognising Kosovo independence, which will happen soon, Macedonian analysts said on Friday. link

* MOLDOVA *

Moldova’s Jan-Feb Freight Traffic Volume Rises 15% - Table Mar 21, 2008, 09:11 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s railway, road and air freight traffic in the first two months of 2008 rose by 15% on the year in terms of volume to 2.44 million tonnes, the country’s statistics bureau said on Friday. link

Moldovan Construction Company Monolit Net Profit Falls 12% in 2007 – Table Mar 21, 2008, 12:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) -The net profit of Moldovan construction company Monolit fell by 12% last year to 5.6 million lei ($539,000/349,000 euro), the company said on Friday. link

Moldovan TV Sets Manufacturer Tebas Cuts Loss by 73% in 2007 - Table Mar 21, 2008, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) - Moldovan producer of television sets and radio receivers Tebas cut its loss to 152,000 lei ($14,620/9,460 euro) last year from 564,000 lei a year earlier, the company said on Friday. link

Moldovan Carpet Maker Covoare-Ungheni Raises 2007 Net Profit 10 Times on Debt Write-off Mar 21, 2008, 15:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Moldovan carpet maker Covoare-Ungheni jumped ten times to 10 million lei ($961,500/622,100 euo) last year, mainly due to the write-off of company debt, it said on Friday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 21 - May 25 Mar 21, 2008, 08:59 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to Moldova through May 25. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Moldova’s FX Reserves Rise to $1.39 Bln in Week Ending March 14 Mar 21, 2008, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves totalled $1.39 billion (900 million euro) on March 14, up from $1.37 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank said on Friday. link

MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT NOMINATES ZINAIDA GRECEANII AS PRIME MINISTER Mar 21, 2008, 09:27 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldovan President Nominates Zinaida Greceanii as Prime Minister Mar 21, 2008, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 21 (SeeNews) - Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin nominated before parliament on Friday Zinaida Greceanii as prime minister. link

UPDATE 1 - Moldovan President Nominates Zinaida Greceanii as Prime Minister Mar 21, 2008, 11:00 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, background) link

* MONTENEGRO *

Montenegro Schedule of Events - March 21 - May 15 Mar 21, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 21 (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 *

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - Transelectrica 2007 Consolidated Results, Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 10:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Transelectrica 2007 consolidated results link

STOCKWATCH - RCB Keeps ’Buy’ Recommendation on Romania’s Transelectrica Mar 21, 2008, 12:53 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) said on Friday it maintained its ’Buy’ recommendation on Romanian power grid operator Transelectrica after the company released its consolidated 2007 financial results and dividend proposal. “Though we see the news as positive, we do not expect a significant improvement in our estimates based on the consolidated results, thus for the moment we maintain our Buy recommendation and target price of 35.0 lei ($14.5/9.4 euro) per share,” RCB said in a statement. Transelectrica earlier on Friday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 0.36 lei per share for 2007, down from 1.47 lei per share it paid for 2006. The dividend proposal was some 16% higher that RCB’s estimate. The company’s 2007 net profit was 63 million lei, down by 79% from the previous year and exceeding RCB’s forecast by 22%. Transelectrica’s evenue for 2007 amounted to 2.4 billion lei, in line with RCB estimates. "On the costs side, technological consumption and salaries exceeded our forecast by 10% and 8.0% respectively, but other transport related expenses were below our projections, operating profit reaching 175.5 million lei, 13% higher than our estimate," RCB said. link

ROMANIA’S TRANSELECTRICA SAYS PLANS TO PAY 0.36 LEI/SHARE GROSS DIVIDEND FOR 2007 VS 1.47 LEI/SHARE FOR 2006 Mar 21, 2008, 09:27 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s Transelectrica Plans To Pay 75.5% Lower 2007 Gross Dividend Mar 21, 2008, 09:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian power grid operator Transelectrica, on Friday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 0.36 lei ($0.15/0.10 euro) per share for 2007, down from 1.47 lei per share it paid for 2006. link

ROMANIA WRAPS UP SALE OF AUTOMOBILE CRAIOVA TO FORD MOTOR CO FOR 57 MLN EURO Mar 21, 2008, 11:53 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania Wraps up Sale of Automobile Craiova to U.S. Ford Motor Co Mar 21, 2008, 13:02 CET | Story | SeeNews CRAIOVA (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romania on Friday wrapped up the sale of Automobile Craiova, the sole owner of Daewoo Automobile Romania, to U.S. Ford Motor Co for 57 million euro ($88 million) after the buyer agreed to pay back 27 million euro in state aid it had been granted by the government in Bucharest. link

ROMANIA’S TRANSGAZ SAYS PLANS TO PAY 9.66 LEI/SHARE GROSS DIVIDEND FOR 2007 VS 11.69 LEI/SHARE FOR 2006 Mar 21, 2008, 14:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s Transgaz Plans To Pay 17.4% Lower 2007 Gross Dividend Mar 21, 2008, 15:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian gas transmission company Transgaz on Friday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 9.66 lei ($4.0/2.6 euro) per share for 2007, down from 11.69 lei per share it paid for 2006. link

Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo Romanian Unit ’07 Net Revenues Rise 35% to 82.8 Mln Lei (22.24 Mln Euro) Mar 21, 2008, 15:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - The Romanian unit of Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday its 2007 net revenues increased by 35% to 82.8 million lei ($34.35 million/22.24 million euro). link

Romanian Water Metres Maker Contor Group’s IPO Slightly Oversubscribed Mar 21, 2008, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - The initial public offering (IPO) of the Romanian water metres manufacturer Contor Group was 0.97% oversubscribed, the IPO’s intermediary, domestic brokerage IFB Finwest, said on Friday. link

Romanian Oil & Gas Co Dafora To Pay No Dividend for 2007 Mar 21, 2008, 18:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian oil and gas prospecting company Dafora on Friday proposed to pay no dividend for 2007. link

Romania Rejects All Bids for 5-Yr T-Notes Mar 21, 2008, 12:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) – Romania rejected all bids worth 730.8 million lei ($304 million/196 million euro) placed in Thursday’s auction of five-year T-notes, as banks offered low prices, the country’s central bank, BNR, said on Friday. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Mar 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BET registered the highest decline since 28 March 2005 link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 09:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Romanian Bourse Slightly Recovers in Low Turnover, Moderate Gains Seen Mar 21, 2008, 15:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian bourse indices slightly recovered from the previous day’s heavy losses in low volumes on Friday, and brokers said the market was to gain moderately by the month’s end. link

Romania Schedule of Events - March 21 - May 15 Mar 21, 2008, 09:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (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 Steady vs Euro in Calm Trading Mar 21, 2008, 16:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 21 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu ended steady at 3.7215/7255 per euro on Friday in calm trading and moderate volumes, dealers said. link

* SERBIA *

SERBIAN BLUE CHIP ENERGOPROJEKT SAYS 2007 NET PROFIT UP 13.5% TO 294 MLN DINARS (3.6 MLN EURO) Mar 21, 2008, 10:50 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbian Blue-chip Engineering Firm Energoprojekt 2007 Net Profit Rises 13.5% to 294 Mln Dinars (3.6 Mln Euro) Mar 21, 2008, 11:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip engineering holding Energoprojekt said on Friday its net profit rose 13.5% to 294 million dinars ($5.5million/3.6million euro) last year. link

Serbia’s Feb Net Monthly Salary Rises 8.39% Y/Y - Table Mar 21, 2008, 14:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Serbia in February rose by 8.39% year-on-year to 30,982 dinars ($580/376 euro), the statistics office said on Friday. link

Tender for Serbian Engineering Company Mostogradnja Fails to Attract Bidders Mar 21, 2008, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Privatisation Agency said on Friday a tender for the 53.3% state stake in engineering company Mostogradnja has failed after no investors filed bids. link

Serbia To Delay Tenders for Car Maker Zastava, Transport Co Lasta Over Political Uncertainty – Econ Minister Mar 21, 2008, 17:37 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia will delay the tenders for the sale of car maker Zastava and transport company Lasta upon a request of investors concerned about the ongoing political uncertainty in the country, Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said on Friday. link

Serbian Statistics - Gross Domestic Product, Q3 2007 Mar 21, 2008, 11:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, gross domestic product (GDP) in the nine months of 2007 increased by 7.6%. link

Serbian Statistics - Average Salaries - Jan 2007 Mar 21, 2008, 11:39 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The average salaries and wages paid in January 2008 in the Republic of Serbia amounted to dinars 39331. Compared to the average salaries and wages paid in December 2007, this was an 18.27% decrease in nominal terms and an 18.92% decrease in real terms. link

Serbian Statistics - Consumer Price Index - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 11:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews CPI COICOP presents a special retail prices index that is being calculated according to the methodology that is harmonized with recommendations for retail prices index calculation in the European Union (Harmonized price index). link

Serbian Statistics - External Trade - Jan 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 11:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia in January 2008 amounted to: link

Serbian Statistics - Household Budget - Q4 2007, Preliminary Results Mar 21, 2008, 11:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the fourth quarter of 2007, the average available monthly budget per household amounted to dinars 40083. Of the total available budget, the money receipts make 94.0% and the receipts in kind make 6.0%. link

Serbian Statistics - Indices of Retail Prices - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 11:55 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Serbian Statistical Office has released its monthly report on retail prices indices for February 2008. link

Serbian Statistics - Indices of Retail Prices - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 12:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The retail prices of goods and services in the Republic of Serbia in February 2008 increased on average by 0.7% if compared to the previous month (the prices of goods increased by 0.8% and the prices of services by 0.5%). The retail prices in February 2008, when compared to December 2007, increased on average by 1.6 %. link

Serbian Statistics - Industrial Production - Jan 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 12:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in January 2008, when compared to January 2007, increased by 4.0% and in relation to the 2007 average, it decreased by 8.9%. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 21, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 10:21 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for March 21, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market WrapUp - Mar 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 10:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its Daily Market WrapUp for March 20, 2008, containg an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Serbian Shares End Week Higher in Decreased Turnover Mar 21, 2008, 15:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices ended the week higher in smaller volumes, erasing part of their losses from previous weeks, brokers said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - March 21 - May 11 Mar 21, 2008, 09:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

ANALYST COMMENT – Macedonia Needs To Secure Stable Border with Kosovo, Trade with Serbia Before Recognising Kosovo Mar 21, 2008, 18:05 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 21 (SeeNews) – Macedonia needs to make sure its border with Kosovo will be clearly set and its trade relations with Serbia will not worsen before recognising Kosovo independence, which will happen soon, Macedonian analysts said on Friday. link

* SLOVENIA *

Slovenia’s Istrabenz 2007 Group Net Profit Jumps by 306% Mar 21, 2008, 11:14 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian energy-to-tourism holding group Istrabenz raised its 2007 group net profit to 116.39 million euro ($170.17 million) from 28.69 million euro a year earlier, mainly due to higher parent net profit, it said on Friday. link

UPDATE 1 - Slovenia’s Istrabenz 2007 Group Net Profit Duadruples Mar 21, 2008, 11:52 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds plans for 2008) link

Slovenia’s Abanka Vipa Mandates 100 Mln Euro Syndicated Loan Mar 21, 2008, 12:40 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Abanka Vipa, Slovenia’s third-largest bank by assets, said on Friday it has mandated four foreign banks to arrange a 100 million euro ($154 million) syndicated loan. link

Slovenia’s Istrabenz Proposes to Pay Higher 2007 Gross Dividend Mar 21, 2008, 15:08 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian energy-to-tourism group Istrabenz will propose to pay a gross dividend of 0.72 euro ($1.11) per share for 2007, up from 0.65 euro it paid for the previous year, the company said on Friday. link

Slovenia’s Luka Koper Signs Letter of Intent To Build 20 Mln Euro Distribution Centre Mar 21, 2008, 17:40 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s port operator Luka Koper has signed a letter of intent to build a distribution centre near the borders with Austria and Hungary, estimated to cost some 20 million euro ($31 million), the company said on Friday. link

Slovenian Financial Co Poteza Nalozbe Sells 24.462% of Istrabenz Mar 21, 2008, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian financial company Poteza Nalozbe said on Friday it has sold 24.462% of local energy-to-tourism holding company Istrabenz for an undisclosed sum. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Business Tendency and Consumer Surveys - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 13:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to the previous month, in February 2008 the seasonally adjusted sentiment indicator rose by 1 percentage point. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - GDP - Q4 2007 Mar 21, 2008, 13:41 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews GDP grew by 4.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 and by 6.1 percent in 2007. link

Slovenian C-Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 12:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Slovenian Central Bank has released its monthly bulletin on Economic and Financial Development for February 2008. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Import Price Indices - Jan 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 13:42 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In January 2008 import prices decreased by 0.3%. The prices of products supplied from the euro area remained the same as in December 2007, while the prices of products imported from the non-euro area fell by 0.7%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Transport - Jan 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 13:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to January 2007, in January 2008 the number of motor vehicles registered for the first time and the number of passenger cars registered for the first time increased by 21.1% and 22.5%, respectively. link

Slovenian IMAD - Slovenian Economic Mirror - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 13:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Slovenian Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development has published its Slovenian Economic Mirror for February 2008. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Output Price Indices - Feb 2008 Mar 21, 2008, 13:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2008, the monthly growth of producer prices of manufactured goods was 1.0% and the annual growth was 3.4%. link

Slovenia Schedule of Events - March 21 - May 15 Mar 21, 2008, 10:19 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Slovenia through May 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

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