SEENEWS – news report of 07.08.2008

News report of 07.08.2008

* Albania *

Albania To Auction 6.3 Bln Leks (52 Mln Euro) in T-Bills on Tuesday Aug 07, 2008, 09:53 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 6.3 billion leks ($80.2 million/51.86 million euro) in six- and 12-month Treasury bills on August 12, the bank said on Thursday. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnian Serb Power Utility Calls Tender for Procurement of Measuring Equipment Aug 07, 2008, 18:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), August 7 (SeeNews) - The power utility of Bosnia’s Serb Republic, Elektroprivreda RS, has invited bids for the procurement of goods and associated services for measuring equipment, which it will finance with a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the EBRD said on Thursday. link

Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Analytical Accounts of Commercial Banks - June 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) has issued its monthly reports on the analytical accounts of commercial banks in the whole country, in the Bosnian Serb Republic (RS) and in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBH) for June 2008. link

Sarajevo Stock Exchange - Semi-annual Statistical Report - H1 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:38 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Sarajevo Stock exchange has published its semi-annual report on trading volumes and prices for 2008. link

Banja Luka Stock Exchange - Monthly Report - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:31 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Banja Luka Stock exchange has published its monthly report on trading volumes and prices for July 2008 link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Stocks End Mostly Higher, Short-Term Positive Trend Seen Aug 07, 2008, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) - Most Bulgarian stocks ended higher on Thursday seen as attractive by buyers, with the market expected to remain in positive mood over the short-term, brokers said. link

Bulgarian Financial Regulator Declines to Endorse Fabrics Manufacturer Maritsatex’s 2.9 Mln Euro Cap Hike Aug 07, 2008, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian fabrics maker Maritsatex failed to get the approval of the country’s financial regulator for a planned capital hike of 5.6 million levs ($4.4 million/2.9 million euro) because of failure to fix its incomplete prospectus, the financial watchdog said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria’s Financial Regulator Licenses Mountain Paradise Invest as REIT Aug 07, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s financial regulator on Thursday licensed Sofia-registered company Mountain Paradise Invest as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that will develop four hotel complexes in the country’s ski resort of Bansko. link

Bulgarian Bourse Extends Suspension of Trading in Aroma Shares Until Injunction Order Is Lifted Aug 07, 2008, 14:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) said on Thursday trading in the shares of local cosmetics maker Aroma will remain suspended until an injunction order enforced against the company’s capital is lifted, the BSE said. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Loans to Nonfinancial Corporations, Households and NPISHs by Type and Economic Activities - Q2 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 13:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank has released its quarterly report on loans of nonfinancial corporations, households and NPISHs by type and economic activities for the first second quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Loans to Nonfinancial Corporations, Households and NPISHs by Amount Categories and Economic Activities - Q2 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 13:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank has released its quarterly report on loans to nonfinancial corporations, households and NPISHs by amount categories and economic activities for the second quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Deposits of Nonfinancial Corporations, Households and NPISHs by Type and Economic Activities - Q2 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 13:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank has released its quarterly report on deposits of nonfinancial corporations, households and NPISHs by type and economic activities for the second quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Deposits of Nonfinancial Corporations, Households and NPISHS by Amount Categories and Economic Activities - Q2 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 13:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank has released its quarterly report on deposits of nonfinancial corporations, households and NPISHs by amount categories for the second quarter of 2008. link

Bulgaria, Romania Among Most Appealing for M&A to East European Businesses – Deloitte Aug 07, 2008, 13:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) – East European companies find EU members Bulgaria and Romania among the most attractive in eastern Europe for merger and acquisition activity (M&A), international audit and consultancy firm Deloitte said. link

Japan’s JCR Affirms BBB+/A- Ratings on Bulgaria, Outlook Stable Aug 07, 2008, 12:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) – Japanese credit rating agency JCR on Thursday said it has affirmed the BBB+ rating on Bulgaria’s foreign currency long-term senior debts and the A- rating on its local currency long-term senior debts, supported by the country’s solid fiscal structure. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Consumer Survey - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The survey is a part of the harmonized program of European Union for business and consumer surveys and it is representative for the population of 16 years and older. link

Shares in Bulgarian Steel Mill Kremikovtzi Slump 18.06% in Early Trading on Insolvency News Aug 07, 2008, 10:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (SeeNews) – Shares in Bulgaria’s largest steel mill, Ispat Industries-owned Kremikovtzi, slumped by 18.06% in early trading on Thursday after a Sofia court declared the company insolvent the previous day, brokers said. link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street extends its gains link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar Rose For A Fourth Straight DayThe dollar rose for a fourth straight day against the basket of currencies to a seven-month peak versus the yen and a six week high against the euro on Wednesday. The dollar’s positive trend is supported by the continuing slide in oil prices that raise hopes for the economic growth to pick up and inflation to subside. The strong rally of the greenback against the yen was prompted not only by the resuming of the risk appetite but also from a break of the key technical level at 108.60 yen. The US currency rose to 109.71 yen, which is the highest level since January. The euro fell against the dollar to $1.5412 ahead of the European Central Bank policy meeting on Thursday. ECB is expected to leave the interest rates unchanged at 4.25% but analysts think the position of the bank would soften citing more unfavorable data coming out lately, pointing to slower euro zone growth. That could force the bank to maintain neutral position during the en d of the year and the possibility for rate cuts increases besides the worries of high inflation. During the day another bad report was released in Germany. The Factory orders for June dropped surprisingly by 2.9%, while estimated to rise by 0.4%. On Thursday a policy meeting will be also held by Bank of England., which is expected to leave its interest steady at 5.00%. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Long-term Interest Rate for Convergence Assesment Purposes - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:42 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on Long-term interest rate for convergence assesment purposes for July 2008. link

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Forecast on Net Cash Flows to Treasury Single Accounts in BNB - Aug 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on the forecast on net cash flows to treasury single accounts in BNB for August 2008. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPAll the indices advanced on Wednesday for the first time in the last five sessions. The positive moves worldwide seemed to generate some optimism among the local players and we saw several significant gains, although the volumes remained modest. SOFIX climbed 0.6% to 1006.01 moving away from the psychological 1000 bps after the impressive jumps coming from Kaolin (6K1, BGN 7.498, +4.14%), Euroins (5IC, BGN 7.25, +5.07%), Lead and Zinc Complex (5OTZ, BGN 29.997, +3.44%), Holding Roads (6H2, BGN 16.80, +3.70%). The top trade volume was registered by Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity Fund REIT (4EC, BGN 1.99, +2.05%) where more than 230k changed hands. BG40 and BGTR30 closed at 251.32 (+1.30%) and 660.08 (+1.21%) respectively after the support from Orgachim (5ORG, BGN 179.99, +4.04%), Polimeri (51P, BGN 3.70, -7.25%) and Plovdiv Yuri Gagarin BT (4PX, BGN 60.59, +9.96%) which all regained after the deep down moves from Tuesday. link

Bulgarian Competition Regulator Fines Pension Company Doverie Aug 07, 2008, 10:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian competition watchdog said on Thursday it has fined local pension company Doverie, majority owned by Dutch-based TBIH Financial Services Group, 150,000 levs ($1180,700/76,800 euro) for harming the reputation of a competitor. link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

Elana - Corporate Earnings - H1 2008 - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:40 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET REACTION TO EARNINGS link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:49 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews BSE-Sofia has received the following information from the investment intermediary KD Securities EAD:- Contact phone numbers:Desislava Petkova - +359 2/ 810 26 95Neli Petrova - +359 2/ 810 26 99Daniela Zheleva - +359 2/ 810 26 96- Fax number: +359 2/ 981 01 08- E-mail: kds.office@kd-group.bg link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:34 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for August 6, 2008. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - August 7 - Nov 25 Aug 07, 2008, 08:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 7 (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

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices End Up, Turnover Remains Low Aug 07, 2008, 18:08 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) – Croatian equity indices ended up on Thursday as turnover remained low, analysts said. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 16:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:Domestic capital market continues with low turnovers with today’s turnover amounting to HRK 46,4 million while popular benchmark increased by 0,1% to end at 3.640,44 pts. Integrated telecom HT (HT-R-A) posted H1 results today showing 2,1% increase in sales which amounted to HRK 4.193 million. EBITDA and EBIT continue to decrease with both of them falling by 2,4% to HRK 1.932 million and HRK 1.260 million, respectively. Even though the Net profit dropped 15,6% to HRK 1.125 million, this result is largely influenced by one-off gain of HRK 261 million the company made in H1 2007. The company remains strong on cash position, with cash and cash equivalents amounting to HRK 4.271 million or some HRK 52,2 per share. We see the company undertaking 2 actions in the near future: 1) acquisition of 3rd largest Bosnia and Herzegovina integrated telecom HT Mostar, 2) usage of extra cash in a form of: i) extraordinary dividend payout, ii) capital decrease, and iii) share buy -back. The Mayor of Zagreb announced today that the city plans to implement an automated traffic control in the City. The value of the project is estimated at some EUR 50 million (HRK 360 million) with Ericsson Nikola Tesla (ERNT-R-A) taking a leading role in it. The project should be completed in 3 year time. ERNT share ended the day at HRK 2.229, 3,7% up, collecting HRK 2,7 million in turnover. Milling and bakery company CakoveCki mlinovi (CKML-R-A) posted H1 results showing 21,8% increase in sales followed by 51,9% increase in EBITDA, 85,4% increase in EBIT, and 111,6% increase in Net Income. During the Q2 the company sold its stake in milling and bakery company Mlinar (MLNR-R-A) which is the main reason for such an extraordinary result. In Q2 Net Income rocketed 123,7%. CKML share increased 3,6% on HRK 0,4 million in turnover. link

Croatia Jan-July Tourist Numbers Rise Prelim 2.0% Y/Y, Overnights Up 5.0% Aug 07, 2008, 15:59 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Croatia through July rose by 3.0% on the year to 5,903,413, preliminary data of the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) showed on Thursday. link

Croatia Jan-June Tourist Numbers Rise 2.0% Y/Y, Overnights Up 2.0% - Table Aug 07, 2008, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Croatia through June rose by 2.0% on the year to some 3.601 million, the country’s Statistics Bureau said on Thursday. link

Croatia’s June Retail Sales Fall Real 0.8% M/M - Table Aug 07, 2008, 13:48 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s June retail sales fell by a real 0.8% month-on-month, after rising by a monthly 4.7% in May, the State Statistics Bureau said on Thursday. link

Croatia’s July Industrial PPI Rises 2.4% M/M, Up 12% Y/Y - Table Aug 07, 2008, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s July producer price index (PPI) of industrial goods rose by 2.4% on the month and was 12% higher than a year earlier, the State Statistics Bureau said on Thursday. link

Croatian Banks’ End-June Deposit Portfolio Rises 11.7% Y/Y - RBA Aug 07, 2008, 13:21 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of the Croatian commercial banks at the end of June rose 11.7% on the year to some 198.2 billion kuna ($42.4 billion/27.5 billion euro), Raiffeisenbank Austria Zagreb (RBA) said on Thursday. link

CROATIA’S JULY PPI RISES 2.4% M/M, UP 12% Y/Y - STATS OFFICE Aug 07, 2008, 13:20 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

UPDATE 1 - Croatian Telco T-HT Consolidated H1 Net Profit Falls 15.6% Y/Y to 1.125 Bln Kuna (156 Mln Euro) Aug 07, 2008, 13:12 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds table, details) link

Croatian Telco T-HT Consolidated H1 Net Profit Falls 15.6% Y/Y to 1.125 Bln Kuna (156 Mln Euro) Aug 07, 2008, 12:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip telecommunications company T-HT, majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom, reported on Thursday a 15.6% annual fall in its unaudited consolidated net profit for the first half of 2008 to 1.125 billion kuna ($241 million/156 million euro). link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Vessels on Cruise in the Republic of Croatia - Jan - June 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:51 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the period from January to June 2008, foreign vessels realised 290 cruises in the Republic of Croatia. During these cruises, the total of 322 196 passengers stayed for 652 days in the Republic of Croatia. They sojourned 2.3 day on the average. Most of the cruises were realised in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva. link

CROATIAN TELCO T-HT SAYS CONSOLIDATED H1 NET PROFIT FALLS 15.6% Y/Y TO 1.125 BLN KUNA (156 MLN EURO) Aug 07, 2008, 11:25 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Zagreb Stock Exchange - Trading Summary - H1 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:40 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Zagreb Stock exchange has published its trading summary report for the first half of 2008. link

Zagreb Stock Exchange - Monthly Report - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:39 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Zagreb Stock exchange has published its monthly report on trading volumes and prices for July 2008 link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Aug 7 - Oct 14 Aug 07, 2008, 08:22 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through October 14. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Macedonia *

Macedonia’s MEPSO Sells 3,430 MWh Night-Time Electricity Surplus for Some 126,000 Euro Aug 07, 2008, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Macedonian state-owned power transmission operator MEPSO AD said on Thursday it sold 3,430 megawatthours (MWh) of night-time electricity surpluses to two domestic and one regional company for some 126,000 euro ($194,090). link

Macedonian Customs Administration Sets up New 538,000 Euro Laboratory Aug 07, 2008, 15:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 7 (SeeNews) - The Macedonian Customs Administration said on Thursday it has set up a new laboratory with sophisticated equipment worth 538,000 euro ($832,097), granted by the European Commission through its CARDS programme. link

Macedonia’s Largest Bakery Zito Luks Turns to H1 Prelim Net Profit - Table Aug 07, 2008, 13:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest bakery, Zito Luks AD said on Thursday it turned to first-half preliminary net profit of 113 million denars ($2.84 million/1.84 million euro), from a loss of 37 million denars a year earlier. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Consumer Price Index by COICOP - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 12:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Consumer Price Index, by COICOP classification, in July 2008 in comparison with June 2008, decreased by 0.9%. link

State Statistical Office of Macedonia - Libraries in Macedonia - 2007 Aug 07, 2008, 12:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews According to the State Statistical Office and classification of libraries, there are several types of libraries in the Republic of Macedonia such as: national, libraries within tertiary educational institutions, specialized libraries, non-specialized, libraries-national institutions and public (popular) libraries.In 2007, compared with 2004, the number of libraries within tertiary institutions was increased by 25.5% due to opening of several new tertiary educational institutions.The number of public libraries in 2007 compared with 2004 was decreased by 16% , due to closing of local libraries.In 2007, compared with 2004, libraries within tertiary educational institutions has the highest number of users, and this number was increased by 47.6% , while the number of users of public libraries was increased by 43%. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - August 7 - Nov 14 Aug 07, 2008, 09:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through November 14. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Monthly Statistical Bulletin - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:27 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Macedonian Stock exchange has published its monthly report on turnover and prices for July 2008. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Macedonian Stock exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for August 6, 2008. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s July CPI Falls 0.9% M/M, Up 13.4% Y/Y - Table Aug 07, 2008, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 7 (SeeNews) - Moldova had a 0.9% monthly deflation in July compared to 1.1% deflation a month earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Thursday. link

MOLDOVA’S JULY CPI -0.9% M/M, +13.4% Y/Y VS -1.1% M/M, +15.6% Y/Y IN JUNE - STATS OFFICE Aug 07, 2008, 14:40 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Aug 7 - Oct 8 Aug 07, 2008, 10:20 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through October 8. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 6, 2008. link

* Montenegro *

Statistical Office of Montenegro - Employment - 2007 Aug 07, 2008, 13:38 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Statistical Office of Montenegro has released its annual report on employment for 2007. link

Montenegro’s Jobless Rate Falls to 10.79% in Early August Aug 07, 2008, 10:39 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), August 7 (SeeNews) - The jobless rate in Montenegro fell to 10.79% at the beginning of August from 12.27% a year earlier, the government’s Employment Agency said. link

MONTENEGRO’S JOBLESS RATE FALLS TO 10.79% IN EARLY AUGUST FROM 12.27% YEAR AGO - GOVT EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Aug 07, 2008, 10:30 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 6, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romania’s Anti-Trust Body Endorses Sale of LPG Retailer Crimbo Gas to Dutch SHV Aug 07, 2008, 17:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s competition regulator on Thursday said it has approved the sale of Romanian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailer Crimbo Gas Giurgiu to Dutch SHV Gas. link

Inflows of Fresh Funds Lift Romanian Bourse Indices, Turnover Doubles Aug 07, 2008, 17:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Inflows of fresh funds lifted the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, convincingly into positive territory on Thursday as turnover surged, brokers said. link

Ieba Trust - Company Pager - Petrom Bucuresti - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 17:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Company Description link

Romanian Leu Ends Steady vs Euro After Week-Long Rally Aug 07, 2008, 16:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu on Thursday remained steady against the euro after a week-long rally sparked by market expectations of more rate increases after the central bank, BNR, last week announced a 25 basis points hike in its key interest rate to 10.25%, dealers said. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Corporate Events - Aug 11 - 17 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 16:21 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Raiffeisen Capital & Investment has released its schedule of corporate events for the week August 11-17, 2008. link

UPDATE 1 - Hungarian Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air To Invest Over 100 Mln Euro in Romania, Launches New Flights Aug 07, 2008, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, quotes, background) link

Romanian Insurer Generali Asigurari’s H1 Net Profit Falls 26% Aug 07, 2008, 15:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Generali Asigurari, the Romanian arm of Austrian insurer Generali Holding Vienna, on Thursday reported a first-half net profit of 15.9 million lei ($7.07 million/4.57 million euro), down 26% from a year earlier. link

Romania Rejects All Bids for 5-Yr T-Notes Aug 07, 2008, 15:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Romania rejected all bids, worth a combined 553 million lei ($246 million/159 million euro), that were placed in Thursday’s auction of five-year Treasury notes, as the banks offered low prices, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

Hungarian Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air To Invest Over 100 Mln Euro in Romania In Next Three Yrs Aug 07, 2008, 13:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air on Thursday said it will invest more than a hundred million euro ($154.67 million) over the next three years to establish its third operational base in Romania, set to open in March 2009. link

Romanian National Institute of Statistics - Monthly Average Earning - June 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews PRESS RELEASE link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:25 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BET and BET-C dropped after three daily consecutive increases link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Albalact Company Update - Aug 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Albalact link

Romania’s H1 Retail Sales Volume Rises 16% Y/Y - Table Aug 07, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s retail sales volume rose by 16% on the year in the first six months of 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Thursday. link

Romania’s H1 Industrial Output Rises 5.9% Y/Y - Table Aug 07, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Romania’s industrial output rose by 5.9% year-on-year in the first six months of 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Thursday. link

ROMANIA’S H1 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 5.9% Y/Y - STATS BOARD Aug 07, 2008, 09:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania Schedule of Events - August 7 - Sept 26 Aug 07, 2008, 08:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through September 26. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:33 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for August 6, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:33 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for August 6, 2008. link

* Serbia *

Serbian Jubmes Banka H1 Net Profit Rises More than Eight Times Y/Y to 1.7 Billion Dinars (22 Mln Euro) - Table Aug 07, 2008, 17:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Serbian blue-chip bank Jubmes Banka rose more than eight times to 1.7 billion dinars ($34 million/22 million euro) in the first half of 2008 compared to a year earlier, central bank figures showed on Thursday. link

Serbian Blue Chips Rise Mildly after Series of Lows, Total Turnover Falls Aug 07, 2008, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) blue-chip index closed higher on Thursday after reaching a day earlier its lowest level since the beginning of the year following nine consecutive falls, brokers said. link

Serbia’s Univerzal Bank H1 Net Profit More Than Doubles to 475 Mln Dinars (6.3 Mln Euro) - Table Aug 07, 2008, 16:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip bank Univerzal Banka’s net profit rose 134% in the first half of 2008 compared to a year earlier, reaching 475 million dinars ($9.7 million/6.3 million euro), central bank figures indicated on Thursday. link

Serbian Blue-Chip Agrobanka H1 Net Profit Rises More Than Five Times to 753.1 Mln Dinars (9.9 Mln Euro) – Table Aug 07, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip bank Agrobanka’s first-half net profit soared over five times year-on-year to 753.1 million dinars ($15.4 million/9.9 million euro), as income sharply rose, central bank figures indicated on Thursday. link

Serbian Blue-Chip Metals Banka H1 Net Profit Rises 21.8% Y/Y to 358.4 Mln Dinars (4.7 Mln Euro) – Table Aug 07, 2008, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip bank Metals Banka raised its net profit by 21.8% year-on-year in the first half of 2008 to 358.4 million dinars ($7.3 million/4.7 million euro), central bank figures indicated on Thursday. link

Serbia’s Privredna Banka H1 Net Profit Falls 98.7% Y/Y to 475,000 Dinars (6,260 Euro) - Table Aug 07, 2008, 16:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip Privredna Banka’s net profit in the first half of 2008 fell 98.7% from a year earlier to 475,000 dinars ($9,700/6,260 euro), central bank figures indicated on Thursday. link

Serbia’s July Industrial Producer Prices Rise 1.0% M/M - Table Aug 07, 2008, 16:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s July producer prices for the industrial sector rose by 1.0% from a month earlier and were 14.3% higher on the year, the country’s statistics office said on Thursday. link

SERBIA’S JULY INDUSTRIAL PPI UP 1.0% M/M AFTER RISING 1.2% M/M IN JUNE - STATS OFFICE Aug 07, 2008, 16:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia’s Komercijalna Banka H1 Net Profit Rises 42% Y/Y to 1.28 Bln Dinars (16.9 Mln Euro) – Table Aug 07, 2008, 15:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip bank Komercijalna Banka’s net profit for the first half of 2008 rose 42% from a year earlier to 1.28 billion dinars ($26.1 million/16.9 million euro), central bank figures showed on Thursday. link

SERBIAN BLUE-CHIP BANK JUBMES H1 NET PROFIT RISES MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES TO 1.7 BLN DINARS (22 MLN EURO) – C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 15:17 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia’s AIK Banka Raises H1 Net Profit 32.3% Y/Y to 2.364 Bln Dinars (31.2 Mln Euro) - Table Aug 07, 2008, 15:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip bank AIK Banka’s net profit through June was 32.3% higher than a year earlier, reaching 2.364 billion dinars ($48.2 million/31.2 million euro), central bank figures indicated on Thursday. link

SERBIAN BLUE-CHIP UNIVERZAL BANKA H1 NET PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLES TO 475 MLN DINARS (6.3 MLN EURO) – C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 15:02 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Telekom Srbija to List on London, Belgrade Stock Exchanges Next Year – Econ Min Aug 07, 2008, 14:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) – Majority state-owned Telekom Srbija will next year list simultaneously on the London Stock Exchange and the Belgrade Stock Exchange, Serbian Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic told local Beta news agency on Thursday. link

SERBIAN BLUE CHIP PRIVREDNA BANKA’S H1 NET PROFIT FALLS 98.7% Y/Y 475,000 DINARS (6,260 EURO)– C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 14:49 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

SERBIAN BLUE CHIP AGROBANKA RAISES H1 NET PROFIT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES TO 753.1 MLN DINARS (9.9 MLN EURO) – C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 14:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews SERBIAN BLUE-CHIP METALS BANKA RAISES H1 NET PROFIT BY 21.8% Y/Y TO 358.4 MLN DINARS (4.7 MLN EURO) – C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 14:36 CET | Alert | SeeNews [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia___sblue-chipmetalsbankaraisesh1netprofitby21_8_y_yto358_4mlndinars-143545" class="spip_out">link

SERBIAN BLUE-CHIP KOMERCIJALNA BANKA RAISES H1 NET PROFIT BY 42% Y/Y TO 1.28 BLN DINARS (16.9 MLN EURO) – C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 14:32 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

SERBIA’S BLUE-CHIP AIK BANKA RAISES H1 NET PROFIT BY 32.3% Y/Y TO 2.364 BLN DINARS (31.2 MLN EURO) - C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 14:15 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Kosovo H1 Prelim Budget Surplus Falls 21.3% to 81.54 Mln Euro Aug 07, 2008, 11:45 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, August 7 (SeeNews) - Kosovo had a preliminary consolidated budget surplus of 81.54 million euro ($126.1 million) in the first half of the year, compared to a surplus of 103.65 million euro a year earlier, data of the finance ministry showed on Thursday. link

Ministry of Finance of Serbia - Revenues and Expenditures of Budget - Јan - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia has updated its report on revenues and expenditures of the republican budget for January to July 2008. link

Ministry of Finance of Serbia - Consolidated General Government Revenues and Expenditures - Jan - June 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:33 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia has updated its report on consolidated general government revenues and expenditures for January to June 2008. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Indices of Prices of Catering Services - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Statistical Office of Serbia has released its monthly report on indices of prices of catering services for July 2008 containing the following tables: link

Ministry of Finance of Serbia - Public Debt - June 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia has updated its public debt monthly report for the period from 2000 to June 2008. link

Serbia’s End-June Foreign Debt Rises 5.03% M/M to $29.45 Bln - Table Aug 07, 2008, 10:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s foreign debt rose to $29.45 billion (19.05 billion euro) at the end of June from $28.04 billion a month earlier, preliminary figures from the country’s central bank showed on Thursday. link

SERBIA’S END-JUNE FOREIGN DEBT RISES TO $29.45 BLN FROM $28.04 BLN IN MAY - C-BANK Aug 07, 2008, 10:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market Wrap Up - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:36 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its daily trading report for August 6, 2008. The report contains an overview of the Serbian Financial market. link

Serbia’s July Restaurant, Hotel Prices Rise 10.6% Y/Y - Table Aug 07, 2008, 10:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Prices in Serbia’s restaurants and hotels in July rose by 10.6% from a year earlier and were up 0.3% on the previous month, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Thursday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for August 7, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbia Schedule of Events - August 7 - Dec 30 Aug 07, 2008, 09:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through December 30. New or amended entries are marked (*). Belgrade Stock Exchange - Quotation List - July 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 09:26 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its monthly report on trading volumes and prices for July 2008 [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-quotationlist-july2008-085947" class="spip_out">link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 6, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 08:32 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 6, 2008 link

* Slovenia *

Moody’s Confirms Ratings of Slovenia’s Top Bank NLB Aug 07, 2008, 16:51 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Global rating agency Moody’s has confirmed the long-term bank deposit rating of Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), at ’Aa3’ and the short-term bank deposit rating at ’Prime-1’, NLB said on Thursday. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Lose Ground in Summer Lull Aug 07, 2008, 16:47 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices edged modestly lower in a summer lull on Thursday, and brokers said they expect the languid holiday mood to last a while. link

Slovenia’s NKBM Bank H1 Group Net Profit Falls 25% Y/Y Aug 07, 2008, 14:27 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s second largest bank by assets, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), on Thursday reported a 25% annual fall in its first-half group net profit to 29.16 million euro ($45 million). link

SLOVENIAN BLUE-CHIP NKBM BANK SAYS H1 GROUP NET PROFIT FALLS 25% Y/Y TO 29.16 MLN EURO Aug 07, 2008, 14:10 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Three Slovenian Companies Plan To Offer 2,000 Euro/Share in Buyout Bid for Furniture Retailer Lesnina Aug 07, 2008, 12:57 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 7 (SeeNews) - Three Slovenian companies, Siringa, Glen and Publikum Trezor, plan to offer 2,000 euro ($3,092) per share in a buyout bid for local furniture retailer Lesnina, Lesnina said on Thursday. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - External Trade Unit Value Indices - Q4 2007 - Aug 7, 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 11:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to 2006, in 2007 external trade unit values, calculated from data in EUR, increased by 3.8% on the export side and by 4.9% on the import side. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Labour Force - April 2008 Aug 07, 2008, 10:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews
 In April 2008 the labour force in Slovenia numbered 939,080 persons; 0.1% more than in March and 1.9% more than in April 2007.- In April 2008 the registered unemployment rate was the highest in the Pomurska statistical region (12.0%) and the lowest in the Goriška statistical region (4.2%).- Compared to March,in April 2008 the number of registered unemployed persons decreased by 2.9%, while compared to April 2007 it dropped by 14.0%.- In comparison with March, in April 2008 the registered unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 of a percentage point reaching 6.6%. link

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