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by Emanuele G. - Monday 5 May 2008 - 2353 letture

News report of 05.05.2008

* Albania *

Albanian Banks’ End-Feb Credit Portfolio Rises 4.3% M/M, Up 82% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 11:03 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 5 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of commercial banks in Albania totalled 301.97 billion leks ($3.8 billion/2.46 billion euro) at the end of February, up by 4.3% on the month and 82% higher on the year, the country’s central bank said on Monday. link

Albanian Banks’ End-Feb Deposit Portfolio Falls 0.5% M/M, Rises 17.9% Y/Y May 05, 2008, 11:18 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 5 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of commercial banks operating in Albania totalled 350.4 billion Albanian leks ($4.42 billion/2.85 billion euro) at the end of February, down by 0.5% on the month but 17.9% higher than a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. link

Albania To Auction 10 Bln Leks (81.5 Mln Euro) in T-Bills on Tuesday May 05, 2008, 10:30 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 10 billion leks ($126.1 million/81.5 million euro) worth of three-, six- and 12-month Treasury bills on May 6, the bank said on Monday. link

Albania’s End-Feb M3 Money Supply Rises 0.3% M/M, Up 11.8% Y/Y – Table May 05, 2008, 10:40 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Albania’s broad M3 money supply totalled 765.1 billion leks ($9.6 billion/6.2 billion euro) at the end of February, up 0.3% from a month earlier and 11.8% higher on the year, central bank statistics showed on Monday. link

ALBANIA’S Q1 TRADE GAP WIDENS 17% Y/Y TO 70 BLN LEKS (571 MLN EURO) - STATS OFFICE May 05, 2008, 13:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Albania’s Q1 Trade Gap Widens by 17% Y/Y to 70 Bln Leks (571 Mln Euro) - Table May 05, 2008, 13:56 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Albania’s trade balance for the first quarter of the year showed a deficit of 70.1 billion leks ($883.98 million/571.19 million euro), up 17.1% from a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute (INSTAT) said. link

UPDATE 1 - Albania’s Q1 Trade Gap Widens by 17% Y/Y to 70 Bln Leks (571 Mln Euro) May 05, 2008, 14:19 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia Commercial Banks’ End-March Total Assets Up 1.3% M/M - Table May 05, 2008, 11:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - The consolidated assets of Bosnia’s commercial banks rose to 19.817 billion marka ($15.675 billion/10.129 billion euro) at the end of March from 19.557 billion marka a month earlier, central bank figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Commercial Banks End-March Loan Portfolio Rises 2.7% M/M to 6.516 Bln Euro May 05, 2008, 11:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of commercial banks operating in Bosnia rose to 12.749 billion marka ($10.084 billion/6.516 billion euro) at the end of March from 12.416 billion marka a month earlier, central bank figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Commercial Banks End-March Deposit Portfolio Up 0.8% M/M to 6.228 Bln Euro May 05, 2008, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of commercial banks operating in Bosnia rose to 12.186 billion marka ($9.639 billion/6.228 billion euro) at the end of March from 12.085 billion marka a month earlier, central bank figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia’s Modrica Oil Refinery Q1 Net Profit Falls 23% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 12:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) – The first-quarter net profit of Bosnian oil refinery Modrica fell to some 57,000 marka ($45,000/29,000 euro), down by 23% from the year-ago period, as costs grew faster than revenue, figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia C-bank End-March Foreign Reserves Rise 0.5% M/M to 3.375 Bln Euro - Table May 05, 2008, 10:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - The gross foreign reserves of Bosnia’s central bank (CBBH) totalled 6.603 billion marka ($5.223 billion/3.375 billion euro) at the end of March, up by 0.5% from a month earlier, central bank data showed on Monday. link

Bosnia’s End-March M1 Money Supply Up 1.1% M/M to 3.070 Bln Euro - Table May 05, 2008, 11:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s narrow money, M1, which includes cash in circulation and demand deposits, rose to 6.006 billion marka ($4.751 billion/3.070 billion euro) at the end of March from 5.940 billion marka a month earlier, central bank figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – May 5 - Oct 29 May 05, 2008, 10:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 5 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through October 29. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Equest Balkan Properties ’07 Prelim Net Profit Plunges To 4.8 Mln Euro, Plans Selling Sites in Bulgaria, Serbia May 05, 2008, 15:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - London-listed investment company Equest Balkan Properties (EBP) said its net profit in 2007 fell about five times to a preliminary 4.8 million euro ($7.4 million) against 25 million euro a year earlier as problems in the property sector took their toll. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Sugar Maker Viro To Pay 20 Kuna (2.8 Euro)/Share in 2007 Dividend May 05, 2008, 12:17 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip sugar maker Viro proposed to pay a dividend of 20 kuna ($4.3/2.8 euro) per share for last year, up from 12 kuna it paid for 2006. link

SocGen Croatian Unit Q1 Non-Consolidated Net Profit Rises 35.8% Y/Y to 83.8 Mln Kuna(11.6 Mln Euro) May 05, 2008, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Croatian bank Societe Generale - Spltiska Banka, majority owned by French banking group Societe Generale, reported on Monday a 35.8% year-on-year rise in its non-consolidated, unaudited Q1 net profit to 83.8 million kuna ($17.9 million /11.6 million euro). link

Croatia April New Car Sales Rise 31.9% Y/Y May 05, 2008, 14:42 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) - New passenger car sales in Croatia rose to 9,338 vehicles in April from 7,077 a year earlier, domestic market research agency Promocija Plus said on Monday. link

Croatia’s Koncar Q1 Non-Consolidated Net Profit Falls 4% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Croatian electrical equipment manufacturer Koncar Elektroindustrija on Monday said its first-quarter non-consolidated, unaudited net profit fell to 19.1 million kuna ($4.1 million/2.6 million euro) from 19.9 million kuna in the same period a year earlier. link

Croatian Stock Indices Gain More Ground May 05, 2008, 18:21 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) – Croatian share indices rose further on Monday in a positive mood, brokers said. link

Croatia Schedule of Events – May 5 - June 6 May 05, 2008, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through June 6. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Macedonia *

Macedonian Governing VMRO-DPMNE Increases Lead Ahead Of June Election- Poll May 05, 2008, 15:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s governing conservative VMRO-DPMNE party retains the highest support among voters less than a month ahead of early elections, a survey conducted by the Skopje-based non-governmental Institute of Democracy showed on Monday. link

Macedonian Steel Mill Makstil Q1 Net Profit Rises by 10% Y/Y -Table May 05, 2008, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest steel mill Makstil said its preliminary net profit for the first quarter rose by 9.99% on the year to 68.9 million denars ($1.74 million /1.13 million euro), as sales also rose. link

Macedonian Wine Maker Tikves Q1 Prelim Net Profit Falls 33% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 10:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest wine producer Tikves reported on Monday a preliminary net profit of 7.9 million denars ($199,623/129,055 euro) for the first quarter, down by 33.2% on the year, despite a slight rise in sales revenue. link

Macedonia’s Skopski Pazar Q1 Prelim Net Profit Down by 58% - Table May 05, 2008, 10:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonian operator of outdoor fruit and vegetable markets Skopski Pazar on Monday reported a preliminary net profit of 4.04 million denars ($101,696/65,697 euro) for the first quarter, down by 58% from the same period a year earlier despite a rise of sales revenue. link

Macedonia’s EMO Turns to Q1 Net Profit of 23.4 Mln Denars (381,000 Euro) - Table May 05, 2008, 13:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s leading electronic equipment manufacturer EMO Ohrid said on Monday it turned to a first-quarter preliminary net profit of 23.4 million denars ($588,900/381,000 euro) from a loss of 25 million dinars in the same period of last year. link

German RWE, Austrian Verbund Bid To Build Two Macedonian Hydro Power Plants May 05, 2008, 16:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - German energy company RWE and Austria’s Verbund have submitted bids for the construction of Macedonia’s Cebren and Galiste hydro power plants, which are seen as crucial to overcome power shortages in the country. link

Macedonian Holding Company Fersped Q1 Prelim Net Profit Rises 26% - Table May 05, 2008, 16:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) – Macedonian holding company Fersped on Monday reported a 26.2% increase in preliminary first-quarter net profit to 54 million denars ($1.35 million /878,500 euro), compared with a year earlier.Following are details from Fersped’s income statement filed with the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE), where the company is listed (in millions of denars): link

MACEDONIA’S APRIL CPI RISES 10.1% Y/Y - STATS OFFICE May 05, 2008, 14:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonia’s April CPI Rises 10.1% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 15:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s April consumer price index (CPI) rose by 10.1% year-on-year, the State Statistical Office said on Monday. link

Macedonian Stocks Rise Slightly in Low Turnover May 05, 2008, 09:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Macedonian stocks rose slightly in slow trading during the last short workweek, as market players refrain from major purchases, brokers said on Friday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events May 5 – Nov 28 May 05, 2008, 09:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 5 (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

* Montenegro *

Montenegro Jobless Rate Down to 11.45% in Early May May 05, 2008, 17:20 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 5 (SeeNews) - The jobless rate in Montenegro fell to 11.45% at the beginning of May from 14.26% a year earlier, the government’s Employment Agency said on Monday. link

* Romania *

BCR Sees Romania’s 2008 FDI Rising 10% to 7.8 Bln Euro May 05, 2008, 13:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Romania might grow by more than 10% this year to 7.8 billion euro ($12.03 billion), Romania’s Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) said on Monday. link

STOCKWATCH - Erste Starts Coverage of Romanian Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Turbomecanica at “Accumulate" May 05, 2008, 17:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Erste Bank on Monday said it has started coverage of Romanian aircraft engine manufacturer Turbomecanica with an ‘accumulate’ recommendation, setting a 12-month target price of 0.4 lei ($0.17/0.11 euro) per share. link

Romania’s SIF 4 Muntenia Q1 Net Profit Almost Doubles Y/Y to 20.84 Mln Lei (5.73 Mln Euro) May 05, 2008, 09:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - SIF 4 Muntenia, one of Romania’s five geographically-defined investment funds, nearly doubled its first-quarter net profit to 20.84 million lei ($8.87 million /5.73 million euro) from 10.74 million lei for the same period of 2007, the company said on Friday. link

UK-Based Aegis To Acquire Romania’s Tempo Media for Undisclosed Price May 05, 2008, 11:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - UK-based marketing communications group Aegis said it has agreed to acquire Romania’s Tempo Media, a division of local company Tempo Advertising, for an undisclosed price. link

Romania’s Blue Air To Launch Flights Between Constanta, Brussels in August May 05, 2008, 11:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Romanian low-cost air carrier Blue Air said it will launch in August flights between the Black Sea coastal city of Constanta and Brussels in Belgium. link

Ten Pct of Romanian Rompetrol’s Vega Refinery Trades for 38 Mln Lei (10.4 Mln Euro) May 05, 2008, 12:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Some 10% of Romanian Rompetrol’s Vega refinery changed hands on Monday in two trades totalling 38 million lei ($16.2. million/10.4 million euro) on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ, bourse data showed. link

Romania Extends Again Bidding Deadline for Aircraft Maker Avioane Craiova May 05, 2008, 13:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Romania said on Monday it has extended the deadline for placing non-binding bids for a 80.9778% stake in aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova from May 9 to May 20. link

Electrolux Romania ’07 Turnover Up 6.5% to 150.7 Mln Euro May 05, 2008, 15:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - The Romanian unit of Swedish home appliances producer Electrolux said on Monday its turnover rose to 150.7 million euro ($233.2 million) last year, from 141.53 million euro in 2006. link

Romania’s Compania de Factoring IFN Q1 Turnover Up 128% Y/Y to 41 Mln Euro, Sees ’08 Turnover Doubling Y/Y May 05, 2008, 17:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Compania de Factoring IFN said on Monday its turnover rose by 128% in the first three months of the year to 41 million euro ($63.5 million). link

Romania’s Romstal Group Sees 2008 Turnover Rising by 30% to 650 Mln Euro May 05, 2008, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) – Diversified Romanian holding company Romstal Group said on Monday it expects its turnover to rise to 650 million euro ($1.0 billion) this year from 500 million euro in 2007, when it expanded by 65%. link

Romania’s Q1 Car Registrations Up 58% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Registrations of passenger cars in Romania in the first quarter of 2008 rose 58% on the year to 116,759, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Monday. link

ROMANIA’S MARCH INDUSTRIAL PPI RISES 15.58% Y/Y, UP 1.67% M/M – STATS BOARD May 05, 2008, 08:58 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s March Industrial PPI Rises 15.58% Y/Y, Up 1.67% M/M - Table May 05, 2008, 08:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Romania’s March producer price index (PPI) for the industrial sector rose by 15.58% year-on-year and was 1.67% higher on the month, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Monday. link

Romania C-bank FX Reserves Rise to 25.341 Bln Euro at End-April May 05, 2008, 09:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania’s central bank, excluding gold, totalled 25.341 billion euro ($39.08 billion) at the end of April, up by a net 184 million euro from a month earlier, the central bank said on Friday. link

Romanian Bourse Rises in Higher Turnover May 05, 2008, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Romanian stocks surged on Monday in higher turnover amid lively, post-holiday trading inspired by positive U.S. economic news, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events – May 5 - June 9 May 05, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through June 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). Romanian Leu Begins Week Steady vs Euro Ahead of C-Bank Meeting May 05, 2008, 17:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 5 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu remained steady against the euro on Monday to close at 3.6270/6365 per euro, compared to Friday's 3.6330/60, ahead of a central bank board meeting the following day, an analyst said. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleutradesslightlystrongeragainsteurovsfridayclosing_aheadofc-bank-133949" class="spip_out">link

* Serbia *

Serbian Confectionery Maker Bambi-Banat Plans to Buy Back 3.2% of Its Capital May 05, 2008, 13:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip confectionery maker Bambi-Banat plans to buy back a total of 13,850 of its own shares, or some 3.2% of its capital, the company said. link

Serbian Unit of Greek Coca-Cola HBC Raises 2007 Net Profit 50% to 1.4 Bln Dinars (17.3 Mln Euro) May 05, 2008, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) – The Serbian subsidiary of Greece’s Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) raised its 2007 net profit by 50.4% to 1.4 billion dinars ($26.7million/17.3 million euro) on higher revenues, figures showed on Monday. link

SERBIA’S FEB C/A GAP WIDENS 132.1% Y/Y TO PRELIM $585 MLN - C-BANK May 05, 2008, 11:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia’s February C/A Gap Widens 132% Y/Y to Prelim $585 Mln - Table May 05, 2008, 11:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s current account deficit more than doubled to $585 million (378 million euro) in February from $252 million a year earlier, preliminary central bank data showed on Monday. link

Kosovo’s Jan Trade Gap Widens 19% Y/Y to 92.7 Mln Euro - Table May 05, 2008, 12:19 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, May 5 (SeeNews) - Kosovo extended its trade deficit in January by 18.83% year-on-year, to 92.7 million euro ($143.46 million) though exports grew much faster than imports, the Kosovo Statistics Office said on Monday. link

Serbia’s End-Feb M1 Money Supply Rises 39.7% Y/Y - Table May 05, 2008, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s M1 money supply totalled 240 billion dinars ($4.6billion/3.0billion euro) at the end of February, up by 29.7% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank, NBS, said on Monday. link

UPDATE 1- Kosovo’s Jan Trade Gap Widens 19% Y/Y to 92.7 Mln Euro May 05, 2008, 12:35 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Belgrade Shares End Lower in Reduced Volume May 05, 2008, 17:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Serbian share indices closed lower on Monday in a first, quiet session after the Labour Day holidays last week, brokers said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events – May 5 - June 4 May 05, 2008, 10:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Slovenia *

D&B Raises Forecast for Slovenia’s 2008 Avg Annual Inflation to 4.5% May 05, 2008, 13:07 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Credit-rating agency D&B expects Slovenia to report average annual inflation of 4.5% this year, up from 3.9% projected earlier, it said on Monday. link

Slovenia’s Istrabenz Sells 8.01% Stake in Food Retailer Mercator May 05, 2008, 18:06 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Slovenian energy-to-tourism holding company Istrabenz has sold its 8.01% in the country’a largest food retailer Mercator for an undisclosed sum, Mercator said on Monday. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Rise in Post-Holiday Trade May 05, 2008, 18:34 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 5 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices rose on Monday in brisk, post-holiday trade as the Ljubljana bourse resumed business for the first time since Wednesday, brokers said. link

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