SEENEWS – news report of 11.04.2008

News report of 11.04.2008

* Bosnia *

Bosnia Parliament Adopts Police Laws Opening Way for Deal on Closer Ties with EU - Media Apr 11, 2008, 10:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 11 (SeeNews) – The lower chamber of Bosnia’s central parliament early on Friday adopted long delayed laws on reforming the country’s ethnically divided police that clear the way to establishing closer ties with the European Union, Bosnian media reported. link

UPDATE 1 - Bosnia Parliament Adopts Police Laws Opening Way for Deal on Closer Ties with EU Apr 11, 2008, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds comments by the top international peace envoy in Bosnia, Miroslav Lajcak) link

UPDATE 2 - Bosnia Parliament Adopts Police Laws Opening Way for Deal on Closer Ties with EU Apr 11, 2008, 10:58 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds comments by the Slovenian presidency of the EU) link

Bosnia’s Sarajevo Stocks Surge on Adoption of Key EU-required Laws Apr 11, 2008, 17:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 11 (SeeNews) – Shares on the Sarajevo Stock Exchange (SASE) surged this week after Bosnia’s central parliament adopted key legislation on reforming the country’s ethnically divided police force, a milestone on the country’s path toward European Union membership. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – April 11 – Oct 29 Apr 11, 2008, 10:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 11 (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 *

Bulgarian, Spanish Firms Team up for 15.3 Mln Euro Solar Park in Bulgaria Apr 10, 2008, 18:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 10 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian company Solar Energy Group and its Spanish partner Helium Energy have offered to build a 30 million lev ($24.4 million/15.3 million euro) solar park near the southern Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik, the city said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria’s SPV Alfa Credit to Seek 385,485 Euro in Cap Hike Apr 11, 2008, 10:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian special purpose vehicle (SPV) Alfa Credit said on Friday that it is seeking to raise 754,000 levs ($609,934/385,485 euro) in a capital hike. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:17 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian River Shipping AD-Ruse, BSE code - BRP, notified through X3 News of the following:After a competition held by the Ministry of Transport, Bulgarian River Shipping AD was chosen to be the main carrier of the ferry line Nikopol - Turnu Magurele. The permission is granted for a period of three years.The entire notification is available at link

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Bulgarian-Italian JV Chimiplast Opens 1.8 Mln Euro Pipe Plant in Bulgaria Apr 11, 2008, 11:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian-Italian joint venture company Chimiplast opened an 1.8 million euro ($2.8 million) unit for the production of plastic pipes in Bulgaria’s north-western town of Vratsa late on Thursday and said it will invest a further 3.0 million euro in capacity expansion by the autumn. link

Austria’s Kronospan To Invest 110 Mln Euro in Bulgarian Particleboard Plant Apr 11, 2008, 13:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Austria’s wood panel board manufacturer Kronospan will spend 110 million euro ($174.1 million) within three years on building a particleboard plant in Bulgaria, Bulgaria’s investment promotion body said on Friday. link

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREDIT BANK SAYS Q1 NET PROFIT UP 34.3% Y/Y TO 7.4 MLN EURO Apr 11, 2008, 14:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgarian-American Credit Bank Q1 Net Profit Rises 34.3% Y/Y – Table Apr 11, 2008, 14:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) – Blue-chip Bulgarian-American Credit Bank on Friday said its net profit for the first quarter of 2008 rose 34.3% year-on-year to 14.5 million levs ($11.7 million/7.4 million euro) while its loan portfolio expanded by 5.2%. link

ITT Corp To Bid in 255 Mln Euro Bulgarian Govt Tender, Ready To Invest Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Under Offset Apr 11, 2008, 15:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - U.S. military equipment manufacturer ITT Corp will bid for a contract to supply defence communications systems to the Bulgarian army and is ready to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the country under an offset programme, senior company officials said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Fuel, Construction Materials Retailer Toplivo Plans to Skip 2007 Dividend Apr 11, 2008, 15:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip fuel and construction materials retailer Toplivo on Friday said it plans to pay no dividend for 2007, after skipping dividend a year earlier. link

FDI in Bulgaria Seen Exceeding 7.0 Bln Euro in 2008 – Economy Minister Apr 11, 2008, 15:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Bulgaria are likely to exceed 7.0 billion euro ($11.1 billion) in 2008, up 14.8% from last year’s record high, Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:23 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 10, 2008. link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 14:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street rose on retail sales link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 15:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Stocks End Mixed in Sluggish Trading Apr 11, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stocks ended mixed on Friday as trading remained sluggish and range-bound, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - April 11 - Nov 25 Apr 11, 2008, 09:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (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

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 14:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar rose after reaching new record low against the euro link

BULGARIA’S SOCIALIST-LED GOVERNMENT SURVIVES FIFTH NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE Apr 11, 2008, 14:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Socialist-led Government Survives Fifth No-Confidence Vote Apr 11, 2008, 14:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 11 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Socialist-led coalition government on Friday survived a vote of no-confidence called by the right-wing opposition over officials’ alleged links with organised crime. link

* Croatia *

Hungary’s MOL Plans To Enter Adria LNG Consortium Apr 11, 2008, 14:08 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 11 (SeeNews) – Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said on Friday it intended to enter the consortium Adria LNG, set up to prepare a feasibility study for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Croatian Adriatic coast. link

Croatia Jan-Feb Construction Projects’ Value Up 34.8% Y/Y Apr 11, 2008, 16:35 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 11 (SeeNews) - The value of construction projects covered by building permits issued in Croatia in the first two months of 2008 rose to 3.779 billion kuna ($822.5 million/520.3 million euro) from 2.804 billion kuna a year earlier, the State Statistics Bureau said on Friday. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 13:47 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:Upsurge session on Zagreb Stock Exchange last only for two days, as popular benchmark started to downfall from opening. It closed at 3.560,4 pts, or down by 2,2% what is lowest level since last year’s January, 26th. Today’s 2,2% decline pushed CROBEX again in oversold territory, with RSI’s value of 27.40. There were 18 millionaires today - from what 15 loosers, while only paper producer Belišće (BLSC-R-A), REIT Terra Firma (TRFM-R-A) non-liquid issue of insurance company Euroherc (EHOS-R-A) remained unchanged. Several corporate announcements were released today. Atlantic Group (ATGR-R-A) signed distribution contract with cigarettes producer TDR Ltd., a part of Adris Group (ADRS-R-A, ADRS-P-A) for distribution of TDR’s products in HoReCa channel. Total valule of contract amounts to HRK 200 million/year (our estimates are that some HRK 110 million will be realized this year) which increases our projections of Atlantic Group 2008 sales from HRK 2,25 bn up t o HRK 2,36 bn. This release pushed ATGR share in black as it rose 0,1%, while Adris preferred issue (ADRS-P-A) slipped 0,3% on 1,1 m HRK turnover. Tourism company Pula based Arenaturist (ARNT-R-A) subscribed cooperation with management company Park Plaza regarding development, management and strategic marketing of Arenaturist’s facilities. One of proposals for the Co’s General Assembly which will be held on May, 30th, is shareholder’s equity decrease though par value per share reduction. Nevertheless, Arenaturist share today slumped 10% on insignificant turnover. Construction sector suffered serious losses today: construction & consulting IGH (IGH-R-A) slumped 6,2%, engineering company Ingra (INGR-R-A) dropped by 6,9% while building constructor Tehnika (THNK-R-A) and power trunk producer Dalekovod (DLKV-R-A) plunged 3,0% and 3,6% respectively. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 14:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - April 11 - June 4 Apr 11, 2008, 09:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Macedonia *

Croatia’s INGRA Says Buyout Bid for Macedonia’s Mavrovo Successful Apr 11, 2008, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Croatian civil engineering company INGRA on Friday said it has acquired more than 33% of Macedonian construction firm Mavrovo in the first days of its buyout bid, bringing its total holdings to over 51%. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Macedonian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 10, 2008. link

Macedonia’s Stocks Fall as Early Elections Loom Apr 11, 2008, 17:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Macedonian shares dropped sharply this week due to an expected decision by parliament to dissolve and open the way for early elections, brokers said on Friday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - April 11- Nov 28 Apr 11, 2008, 10:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 11 (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

* Moldova *

Moldovan Bakery Franzeluta Net Profit More than Halves in 2007 - Table Apr 11, 2008, 12:59 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 11 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Moldova’s largest bakery, Franzeluta, more than halved last year to 12.5 million lei ($1.2 million/760,200 euro), the company said on Friday. link

MOLDOVA’S MARCH CPI +1.1% M/M, +15.4 Y/Y VS. +1.5% M/M, +14.9% Y/Y IN FEBRUARY - STATS OFFICE Apr 11, 2008, 15:40 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova’s March CPI at +1.1% M/M, +15.4% Y/Y - Table Apr 11, 2008, 15:58 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 11 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s consumer price inflation slowed to 1.1% month-on-month in March from 1.5% a month earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Friday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - April 11 - May 21 Apr 11, 2008, 10:10 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 11 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to Moldova through May 21. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

Moldova’s FX Reserves Fall to $1.42 Bln in Week Ending April 4 Apr 11, 2008, 10:31 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 11 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $1.42 billion (897.4 million euro) on April 4 from $1.43 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank said on Friday. link

Moldova, Rebel Region Transdniestria Agree on Confidence-building Measures Apr 11, 2008, 15:31 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 11 (SeeNews) – Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin and Igor Smirnov, the leader of the country’s breakaway region of Transdniestria, agreed on Friday on some confidence-building measures aiming to resolve the long-lasting conflict in the region, Moldovan President’s press office said. link

UPDATE 1 - Moldova, Rebel Region Transdniestria Agree on Confidence-building Measures Apr 11, 2008, 17:15 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds OSCE statement) link

* Montenegro *

Securities Commission Approves Montenegro Stock Exchange Takeover Bid for NEX Montenegro - NEX CEO Apr 11, 2008, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 11 (SeeNews) – Montenegro’s Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the one million euro ($1.6million) takeover bid of Montenegro Stock Exchange for the country’s other bourse, NEX Montenegro, NEX’s CEO, Dragan Djukic, said on Friday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:37 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews New Securities Exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 10, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romanian Insurer Omniasig Doubles ‘07 Gross Profit to 40 Mln Lei (11 Mln Euro) Apr 11, 2008, 12:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Romanian insurer Omniasig, part of Austria’s Vienna Insurance Group, said on Friday its gross profit rose by 107% last year to 40 million lei ($17 million/11 million euro). link

Court Decides Romania’s Oil Terminal To Pay 111.2 Mln Lei (30.8 Mln Euro) in Customs, VAT Duties Apr 11, 2008, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - A top Romanian court has ruled that Oil Terminal company must pay 111.2 million lei ($48.7 million/30.8 million euro) in customs duties and value-added tax (VAT) for oil storage services provided to two local refineries, Oil Terminal said on Friday. link

Romania Extends Deadline for Sale of Aircraft Manufacturer Avioane Craiova to May 9 Apr 11, 2008, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Romania said on Friday it has extended the deadline for the sale of its 80.9778% stake in aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova from April 17 to May 9. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - High Court Decides Execution of Oil Terminal - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 15:21 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews High Court decides execution of Oil Terminal link

INTERVIEW - U.S. Real Estate Franchiser Century 21 Plans Fast-Pace Growth in Romania Apr 11, 2008, 15:26 CET | Interview | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) – The recently established Romanian arm of U.S. real estate franchiser Century 21 sees 400,000 euro ($633,400) turnover and an operational profit in 2009, its second full year in the European Union member, the company’s CEO said. link

Romanian Car Maker Dacia Workers End Strike Apr 11, 2008, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Workers of Romanian car maker Dacia, owned by French group Renault, on Friday ended a 19-day strike after agreeing with the management on the size of their wage hikes, the company said on Friday. link

Canada’s Winstar Resources, Dutch-Based Rompetrol Group Sign Farm-in Deal for Romanian Concession Apr 11, 2008, 18:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Canadian exploration company Winstar Resources has entered a joint venture with Dutch-based Rompetrol Group in respect of the onshore Satu Mare concession in northwestern Romania, the Canadian firm said. link

ROMANIA’S JAN-FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 6.9% - STATS BOARD Apr 11, 2008, 09:02 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s Jan-Feb Industrial Output Rises 6.9% Y/Y - Table Apr 11, 2008, 09:04 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Romania’s industrial output rose by 6.9% year-on-year in the first two months of 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Friday. link

Romania’s Feb Average Net Monthly Salary Down 5.5% M/M - Table Apr 11, 2008, 09:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Romania fell by a nominal 5.5% month-on-month to 1,134 lei ($493.5/313 euro) in February, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Friday. link

Romania’s Jan-Feb Industrial Sales Rise 3.1% - Table Apr 11, 2008, 09:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Romania’s industrial sales rose by 3.1% year-on-year in the first two months through February, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Friday. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:28 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for April 10, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:32 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for April 10, 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 13:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices declined for the third consecutive trading session link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 14:33 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the newsBanca Transilvania signs a EUR 20 mn financing with DEGIn a releaseto the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), Banca Transilvania (TLV) announced that Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) would grant it a EUR 20 mn financing line. The borrowed funds will be used to finance TLV’s SMEs and retail lending, its main business lines.Despite the modest amount, we view this piece of news as positive in the context of widespread concerns regarding liquidity.Constructii Transilvania to be listed on BVB main marketThe National Securities Commission (CNVM) has approved the listing on BVB main market, Tier II, of the constructions company Constructii Transilvania (COTR), which is currently traded on the Rasdaq-market. COTR posted in 2007 a turnover of RON RON 67.9 mn (EUR 20.4 mn), almost double yoy on the back of more projects contracted with its main customers. The net profit stood at RON 8.5 mn (EUR 2.6 mn) compared to RON 3.2 mn (EUR 0.9 mn) in 2006. link

Romanian Bourse Extends Losses, Mirrors Intl Markets Apr 11, 2008, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices extended their losses for a fourth straight day on Friday, shadowing the mood on international markets, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events - April 11 - June 4 Apr 11, 2008, 09:11 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Romanian Leu Hits Three-Month High vs Euro Apr 11, 2008, 13:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 11 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Friday strengthened to near the 3.6-per-euro mark in aggressive buying amid a liquidity shortage and high one and three-month deposit rates, dealers said. link

UPDATE 1 - Romanian Leu Hits Three-Month High vs Euro, Loses Steam But Ends Firmer Apr 11, 2008, 16:49 CET | Story | SeeNews (Adds closing figures, new quotes) link

* Serbia *

Serbia Sells Tractor Maker IMT for 121 Mln Euro to Zepter Unit-led Consortium Apr 11, 2008, 11:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Serbia has sold its tractor and engines maker Industrija Masina i Traktora (IMT) Beograd to a consortium led by a unit of Swiss-based diversified company Zepter for 121.1 million euro ($192million), the government’s Privatisation Agency said. link

Serbia’s Energoprojekt Niskogradnja Signs 7.2 Mln Euro Deal for Construction Work in Capital Belgrade Apr 11, 2008, 16:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Serbian engineering company Energoprojekt Niskogradnja, part of blue-chip holding Energoprojekt, said on Friday it has signed a 7.2 million euro ($11million) deal for a road infrastructure upgrade in the capital Belgrade. link

Serbia’s Veterinarski Zavod Subotica Wraps Up Merger of Veterinary Drug Maker Symbiofarm Apr 11, 2008, 18:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (SeeNews) – Serbian fodder producer Veterinarski Zavod Subotica said on Friday it has completed the merger of veterinary drug maker Symbiofarm, which it acquired last year. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 11:47 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Belgrade Stock Exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 10, 2008 link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - April 11, 2008 Apr 11, 2008, 15:08 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for April 11, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Gains in Blue-chip Banks Lift Belgrade Stock Exchange Indices Apr 11, 2008, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (SeeNews) – Surges in the prices of blue-chip banks lifted Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices on Friday after a week of falls, brokers said. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - April 11 - June 4 Apr 11, 2008, 10:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (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 (*). President Tadic Says Serbia Will Sign SAA with EU If Offered – Media Apr 11, 2008, 14:30 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 11 (SeeNews) – President Boris Tadic said that Serbia will sign a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union, if it was offered, local media reported on Friday. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/presidenttadicsaysserbiawillsignsaawitheuifoffered___media-140004" class="spip_out">link

* Slovenia *

EBRD Lends 10 Mln Euro to Slovenia’s Abanka To Back Small Municipalities Apr 10, 2008, 18:56 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 10 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s third largest bank by assets, Abanka Vipa, has signed a contract with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to borrow 10 million euro ($15.8 million) in order to back small municipalities, Abanka said on Thursday. link

SLOVENIAN FUEL TRADER PETROL PROPOSES TO PAY ’07 GROSS DIVIDEND OF 5.9 EURO/SHARE, UP FROM 5.5 EURO/SHARE YR-AGO Apr 11, 2008, 10:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenia’s Petrol Proposes to Pay Higher 2007 Gross Dividend of 5.9 Euro/Share Apr 11, 2008, 10:19 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Slovenian fuel trader Petrol will propose to pay a gross dividend of 5.90 euro ($9.3) per share for 2007, up from 5.50 euro it paid for the previous year, the company said on Friday. link

Slovenian Stock Indices Fall Further in Lower Turnover Apr 11, 2008, 18:30 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 11 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices fell for a fifth day running in lower turnover on Friday with all blue chips losing value, brokers said. link

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