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SEENEWS – news report of 14.04.2008

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by Emanuele G. - Monday 14 April 2008 - 2703 letture

News report of 14.04.2008

* Albania *

Albanian Chrome Co Restarts Ferrochrome Production in Elbasan After One-Year Halt Apr 14, 2008, 13:40 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Albanian Chrome company (ACR) has restarted the ferrochrome plant in Elbasan following a one-year halt in operations, the company said. link

Bulgarian-based DIY Chain Doverie Brico To Expand to Serbia, Macedonia in 2009 Apr 14, 2008, 14:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian company Doverie Brico, the franchisee of French do-it-yourself retail chain Mr. Bricolage for Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia, plans to open the first Mr. Bricolage stores in Serbia and Macedonia next year, a company official said on Monday. link

Kuwait Donates $4.0 Mln To Help Albania Rebuild Area Damaged by Ammunition Blasts Apr 14, 2008, 12:44 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Kuwait has donated $4.0 million (2.5 million euro) to help Albania rebuild the area near Tirana damaged by a blast at an ammunition dump that killed 25, Albanian president Bamir Topi said. link

* Bosnia *

Germany’s Fraport Eyes Bosnia’s Mostar Airport - Media Apr 14, 2008, 11:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 14 (SeeNews) – German airport manager Fraport is interested in investing in Bosnia’s Mostar airport and has offered different cooperation options, Bosnian media reported on Monday. link

Bosnia’s BH Telecom Picks Nokia Siemens Networks to Build Optical Network Apr 14, 2008, 13:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 14 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s biggest telecoms operator, BH Telecom, has picked Nokia Siemens Networks to build a new optical backbone network for an undisclosed sum that will increase the Bosnian company’s transmission capacity and capture the rising data traffic, Nokia Siemens said on Monday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – April 14 – Oct 29 Apr 14, 2008, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 14 (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 Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:11 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Dear colleagues,BSE-Sofia would like to remind you that 15.04.2008 is the application deadline for participation in the training for operation with the Xetra system to be held on 24.04.2008 at Grand Hotel Sofia, so please contact BSE-Sofia if you would like to take part in the training. link

Bulgaria’s Maritsa East Mines Q1 Output Exceeds Target by 7.0% Apr 14, 2008, 09:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s largest mining complex, Maritsa East Mines, has produced 6.289 million tonnes of coal in the first quarter of 2008, exceeding its output target by 7.0%, it said on Monday. link

Bulgarian Ficosota Syntez Sees 2008 Turnover Rising up to 40% Apr 14, 2008, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s leading detergents producer Ficosota Syntez sees its 2008 turnover rising up to 40% compared to a 32% growth in 2007, it said on Monday. link

Germany’s Fraport Reports Strong Q1 Passenger Traffic Growth at Bulgarian Airports Apr 14, 2008, 12:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) – Germany’s Fraport, which runs the Bulgarian airports of Varna and Burgas on the Black Sea, said on Monday passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2008 surged by 171.3% on the year to 8,683 at the Burgas airport and rose by 14% on the year to 53,155 at the Varna airport. link

Bulgaria’s Naftimex International To Build 3 Mln Euro Trade Centre in Berkovitsa by End-2009 Apr 14, 2008, 13:40 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian wholesaler of oil products Naftimex International said on Monday that it is building a 3.0 million euro ($4.8 million) trade centre in the northwestern town of Berkovitsa, which is due to be completed by the end of 2009. link

Austria’s Kronospan Sees Market Share in Bulgaria Rising After Launch of New Plant Apr 14, 2008, 13:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Austria’s wood panel board manufacturer Kronospan expects to raise its 40% market share in Bulgaria as output capacity will triple after the launch of a particleboard plant within three years, a company official said on Monday. link

Swiss Air Carrier Flybaboo Launches Geneva-Sofia Flights Apr 14, 2008, 13:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Swiss air carrier Flybaboo will launch flights from Geneva to Bulgaria’s capital Sofia starting June 16, Geneva-based DPTS Association said. link

Bulgaria’s Investbank Delays IPO, To Hold it by End-2008 Apr 14, 2008, 13:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Investbank is delaying its initial public offering (IPO) and plans to hold it by the end of the year, managing board member Canko Kolovsky said on Monday. link

Austrian DYI Chain bauMax Plans To Invest Some 200 Mln Euro in 20 Stores in Bulgaria Apr 14, 2008, 15:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Austrian do-it-yourself chain bauMax plans to invest around 200 million euro ($317 million) in opening 20 stores in Bulgaria in the coming years as part of its expansion strategy in Central and Southern Europe, a company official said on Monday. link

Bulgarian Insurer Bulstrad Plans Selling 12.3% of Pension Co Doverie for 12.5 Mln Euro Apr 14, 2008, 17:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian insurer Bulstrad on Monday said it plans to sell its 12.29% stake in local pension company Doverie to the company’s majority owner, Dutch-based TBIH Financial Services Group, for 12.5 million euro ($19.8 million). link

Bulgarian NSI - Key Indicators for Bulgaria - April 4, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on key indicators for Bulgaria as of April 4, 2008. link

BULGARIA’S MARCH CPI AT +0.8% M/M, +14.2% Y/Y VS +1.1% M/M, +13.2% Y/Y IN FEB – STATS OFFICE Apr 14, 2008, 10:05 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

BULGARIA’S MARCH EU-HARMONISED CPI AT +0.9% M/M, +13.2% Y/Y VS +1.0% M/M, +12.2% Y/Y IN FEB Apr 14, 2008, 10:10 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgarian NSI - Foreign Trade Turnover, Jan 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:17 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on foreign trade turnover for January 2007. link

Bulgarian NSI - Imports ans Exports with Third Parties for January - February 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on imports and exports with third parties for January - February 2008. link

Bulgaria’s March Consumer Price Inflation Slows to 0.8% M/M - Table Apr 14, 2008, 10:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s consumer prices rose by 0.8% month-on-month in March, compared to a monthly rise of 1.1% in February, the National Statistics Office said on Monday. link

Bulgarian NSI - Indices of Industrial Sales and Industrial Production Indices - Feb, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on indices of industrial sales and industrial production indices for February, 2008. link

Bulgarian NSI - Receipts from Sales Indices in Trade and Repairing Activities for February 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Statistics Institute (NSI) has published its report on receips from sales indices in trade and repairing activities for February 2008. link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria’s March Consumer Price Inflation Slows to 0.8% M/M Apr 14, 2008, 10:42 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Bulgaria C-Bank FX Reserves Down 0.14% in Week Ending April 11 – Table Apr 14, 2008, 15:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) issue department totalled 23.893 billion levs ($19.4 billion/12.2 billion euro) on Friday, down 0.14% from a week earlier, BNB said on Monday. link

Yields Fall on Bulgaria’s 3-mo T-Bills, Issue Oversubscribed Apr 14, 2008, 16:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) - Yields on Bulgaria’s three-month discount Treasury bills fell on Monday as the issue was 1.8 times oversubscribed, Bulgaria’s central bank said. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 11, 2008. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Stock Market Overview - April 7 - 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Commentary link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - April 14, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:46 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - April 7 - 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 13:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Elana - BSE - Sofia Weekly Overview - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 14:00 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Trend link

Losses in Europe Drag Bulgarian Stocks Lower Apr 14, 2008, 15:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (SeeNews) – Losses on European stock market dragged Bulgarian stocks lower on Monday, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - April 14 - Nov 25 Apr 14, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 14 (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 *

Croatia 2007 Tourism Revenue Rises 7.1% to 6.7 Bln Euro Apr 14, 2008, 10:56 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 14 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s tourism revenue rose by 7.1% in 2007, reaching 6.7 billion euro ($10.6 billion), the country’s Tourism Ministry said. link

Croatia’s March Jobless Numbers Down 1.8% M/M - Table Apr 14, 2008, 13:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 14 (SeeNews) - The number of people unemployed in Croatia in March fell by 1.8% month-on-month to 255,491, the Croatian Employment Service said on Monday. link

Croatian IGH Targets Up to 20% Rise in Net Profit in ’08, To Pay Higher ’07 Dividend Apr 14, 2008, 15:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 14 (SeeNews) – Croatian blue-chip civil engineering institute Institut Gradjevinarstva Hrvatske (IGH) said on Monday that it expects a rise of up to 20% in net profit for this year after strong growth in 2007, and will pay a higher dividend for last year. link

Croatia Fails To Attract Bids for Indebted Adriachem Apr 14, 2008, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 14 (SeeNews) – Croatia failed to attract bidders in a tender for the privatisation of 81.67% of debt-laden plastics maker Adriachem for a token one kuna, the government’s asset-selling agency said on Monday. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - April 14, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - April 14 - June 4 Apr 14, 2008, 09:33 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), April 14 (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 *

Macedonia’s Makosped To Pay 15% Lower 2007 Dividend Apr 14, 2008, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 14 (SeeNews) – Macedonian transport, insurance and retail holding company Makosped said on Monday it will pay gross dividend of 19,801 denars ($508/320 euro) per share for 2007, down by 15.1% from what it paid a year earlier. link

Macedonian Central Bank - Financial Statements 2007 Apr 14, 2008, 08:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its annual report on financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Macedonian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for April 11, 2008. link

Macedonia Calls Early Elections for June 1 Apr 13, 2008, 20:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 13 (SeeNews) - Macedonia called snap elections for June 1, after legislators dissolved parliament on Saturday in a move that politicians expect would resolve a name dispute with Greece that has been blocking NATO membership. link

ANALYST COMMENTS – Snap Elections Will Not Destabilise Macedonia, Some Stagnation Likely Apr 14, 2008, 15:22 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), April 14 (SeeNews) - Early elections in Macedonia will not endanger its integration into the European Union and NATO and will not destabilise the country, but some stagnation in the country’s reform drive is likely to occur, analysts said. link

* Moldova *

SocGen’s Moldovan Unit To Skip Dividend Again Apr 14, 2008, 12:23 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Moldovan unit of French banking group Societe Generale, Mobiasbanca, will pay no dividend for 2007, after passing dividend a year earlier, Mobiasbanca said on Monday. link

Moldovan Cannery Orhei-Vit Net Profit Surges in 2007 - Table Apr 14, 2008, 14:09 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (SeeNews) -The net profit of Moldovan cannery Orhei-Vit surged to 28.05 million lei ($2.7 million/1.7 million euro) last year from 1.4 million lei a year earlier, the company said on Monday. link

Moldovan Winery Vinuri Ialoveni Cuts Loss by 42% in 2007 – Table Apr 14, 2008, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (SeeNews) – Moldovan majority state-owned winery Vinuri Ialoveni cut its loss by 42% last year to 2.2 million lei ($211,400/133,500 euro), the company said on Monday. link

Italy’s Veneto Banca Moldovan Unit to Pay No Dividend for 2007 Apr 14, 2008, 16:24 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (SeeNews) - Eximbank, the Moldovan unit of Italian regional bank Veneto Banca, will pay no dividend for 2007, after passing dividend a year earlier, it said on Monday. link

Eight Die in Cargo Plane Crash in Moldova Apr 14, 2008, 10:51 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (SeeNews) – A cargo aircraft, owned by Sudanese company KATA Air Transport Co, crashed late on Friday at the Moldovan capital’s airport, killing all four Moldovans and four Ukrainians on board, the Moldovan civil aviation department CAA said. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - April 14 - May 21 Apr 14, 2008, 09:48 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), April 14 (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

* Montenegro *

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews New Securities Exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 11, 2008. link

* Romania *

ROMANIA’S SSIF BROKER SAYS SEES 2008 GROSS PROFIT DOWN TO 26.10 MLN LEI (7.2 MLN EURO) FROM 45.49 MLN LEI IN 2007 Apr 14, 2008, 11:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s SSIF Broker Sees ’08 Gross Profit Down 74% to 26.1 Mln Lei (7.2 Mln Euro) Apr 14, 2008, 11:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Romanian brokerage SSIF Broker expects its gross profit to fall by 74% to 26.1 million lei ($11.4 million/7.2 million euro) this year, as revenue also is seen falling, the company said on Monday. link

OTP Leasing Romania Targets 200 Mln Euro Turnover in 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 12:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leasing arm of Hungarian financial group OTP said on Monday it targets a turnover of 200 million euro ($316.5 million) in 2008, its first full year of operation. link

S&P SAYS KEEPS OUTLOOK ON ROMANIA NEGATIVE ON LIMITED POLICY RESPONSE, ECONOMIC IMBALANCES Apr 14, 2008, 14:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

S&P Keeps Outlook on Romania Negative, Affirms Sovereign Ratings Apr 14, 2008, 16:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said on Monday it has affirmed at ’ BBB-/A-3’ Romania’s local and foreign currencies ratings, while the outlook remains negative, due to political environment hindering response to overheating and difficult global credit conditions. link

OTP Bank Romania Sets Up Asset Management Arm Apr 14, 2008, 16:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Romanian stock market regulator CNVM has given the green light to the local unit of Hungarian OTP financial group’s asset management arm to start operations, the bank said on Monday. link

Romanian National Bank - Recent Macroeconomic Developments - April 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 15:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania BNR has released its monthly report on recent macroeconomic developments for April 2008. link

Romanian INS - Industrial Production Index - Feb 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 16:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2008, industrial production increased by 7.2% compared to the previous month and was up 7.7% compared to the same month of the previous year.During the period 1.I - 29.II.2008, compared to the same period of the previous year, industrial production rose by 6.9%. link

ROMANIA’S MARCH CPI +0.67% M/M, +8.63% Y/Y VS. +0.70% M/M, +7.97% Y/Y IN FEB - STATS BOARD Apr 14, 2008, 09:02 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania’s March Inflation Slows to 0.67% M/M but Speeds to 8.63% Y/Y, Slightly Failing Expectations - Table Apr 14, 2008, 09:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Romania’s March consumer prices rose by 0.67% month-on-month, after increasing by 0.70% month-on-month in February, slightly faster than analyst expectations, data from the country’s statistics institute, INS, indicated on Monday. link

UPDATE 1 - Romania’s March Inflation Slows to 0.67% M/M but Speeds to 8.63% Y/Y, Slightly Failing Expectations Apr 14, 2008, 09:54 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Romanian INS - Consumer Price Index - Mar 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 16:31 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 100.67% in March 2008 compared to the previous month. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for April 11, 2008. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - April 14, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:28 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BET closed the week below 7,000 link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 10:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for April 11, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Monthly Bulletin, Mar 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 13:14 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) has released it’s monthly bulletin for March 2008. link

Romanian Bourse Drops Further on Negative Intl Mood, March Inflation Data Apr 14, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices dropped for a fifth straight day on Monday, falling by more than three percent each amid negative mood on global markets and worrying March inflation data, brokers said. link

Romania Schedule of Events - April 14 - June 4 Apr 14, 2008, 09:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (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 Ends Steady vs Euro, Unaffected by Inflation Data, Negative Outlook from S&P Apr 14, 2008, 17:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Monday ended steady against the euro, unaffected by March inflation data and affirmation of negative outlook on the country by Standard & Poor’s, dealers said. link

Romania’s PM Nominates Diplomat Lazar Comanescu New Foreign Minister Apr 14, 2008, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), April 14 (SeeNews) - Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Monday nominated career diplomat Lazar Comanescu as new foreign minister after Adrian Cioroianu resigned last week over the death of a Romanian citizen arrested in Poland. link

UPDATE 1 - Romanian President Endorses Diplomat Lazar Comanescu As New Foreign Minister Apr 14, 2008, 17:44 CET | Story | SeeNews (Adds President’s endorsement) link

* Serbia *

Kosovo Insurers 2-mo Gross Premium Income Up 5.1% to 8.2 Mln Euro Apr 14, 2008, 13:55 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, April 14 (SeeNews) - Insurance companies in Kosovo reported 8.2 million euro ($13.0 million) in combined gross premium income for the first two months of 2008, up by 5.1% on the year, the Central Banking Authority of Kosovo (CBAK) said on Monday. link

Kosovo’s C-Bank End-Feb Assets Up 41.5% Y/Y to 1.096 Bln Euro - Table Apr 14, 2008, 14:20 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, April 14 (SeeNews) - The total assets of the Kosovo’s Central Banking Authority (CBAK) rose by 41.5% year-on-year to 1.096 billion euro ($1.72 billion) at end-February, the bank said on Monday. link

Kosovo Commercial Banks End-February Loan Portfolio Up 41.7% Y/Y - Table Apr 14, 2008, 15:14 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, April 14 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of commercial banks in Kosovo reached 937 million euro ($1.4 billion) at the end of February, up by 41.7% from a year earlier, the Central Banking Authority of Kosovo (CBAK) said on Monday. link

Kosovo End-Feb Jobless Numbers Rise 1.8% Y/Y - Table Apr 14, 2008, 13:34 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, April 14 (SeeNews) - There were 336,290 people unemployed in Kosovo at the end of February, up 1.8% from a year earlier, the Central Banking Authority of Kosovo (CBAK) said on Monday. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - April 11, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Belgrade Stock Exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for April 11, 2008 link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - April 14, 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:29 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews Report for April 14, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Serbian Indices Fall, Market Cautious Ahead of Early Vote Apr 14, 2008, 17:05 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) indices fell on Monday in calm trading as investors are cautious ahead of early elections next month, brokers said. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Statistical Office - Agricultural Input Price Indices - Feb 2008, Detailed Apr 14, 2008, 14:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In comparison with the previous month, in February 2008 agricultural input prices increased on average by 3.9%, while compared to February 2007 they were up by 22.4%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Service Activities - Jan 2008, Provisional Apr 14, 2008, 15:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Compared to December 2007, in January 2008 turnover from the sale of services in enterprise consultancy was up by 13.4%. link

Slovenia’s Biggest Reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava Plans To Launch IPO on April 26 Apr 14, 2008, 15:25 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 14 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava and its majority shareholder, state-owned investment fund SOD, plan to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on April 26 in order to finance the company’s further expansion, Pozavarovalnica Sava said on Monday. link

Hellenic, Vienna Stock Exchanges Shortlisted for 81.01% of Ljubljana Bourse Apr 14, 2008, 15:52 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 14 (SeeNews) - The Hellenic and Vienna Stock Exchanges have been selected into the final round of a race for the sale of 81.01% of the Ljublajna Stock Exchange (LJSE), Slovenian financial company Arkas, a consultant of the sale, said on Monday. link

ANALYSIS - IPO of Slovenia’s Biggest Reinsurer To Attract Investors, Liven Up Ljubljana Bourse During Hard Times Apr 14, 2008, 17:46 CET | Analysis | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 14 (SeeNews) - The initial public offering (IPO) of Slovenia’s leading reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava is expected to attract investor interest and liven up the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) despite the recent hard times on the bourse and foreign financial markets, market analysts said on Monday. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Exports and Imports of Goods - Feb 2008, Provisional Data Apr 14, 2008, 10:39 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews According to provisional data, in February2008 Slovenia exported goods worth EUR 1,682.9 million and imported goods worth EUR 1,857.9 million.Increase in exports and imports compared to February 2007In February 2008 Slovenia exported goods worth EUR 1,682.9 million and imported goods worth EUR 1,857.9 million, which means that exports represented 90.6% of imports. In February exports, given in EUR, was 12.9% higher than in February 2007, while imports exceeded the February 2007 value of imports by 16.0%.Slovenia’s exports to EU Member States worth over EUR 1 billion The value of trade with EU Member States amounted to EUR 1,184.2 million for dispatches (70.4% of total exports) and EUR 1,481.5 million for arrivals (79.7% of total imports). As regards trade with EU non-member countries, Slovenia exported goods worth EUR 498.7 million and imported goods worth EUR 376.4 million.Increase in exports and imports in the firsttwo months of 2008 over the same period of 2007 link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Indices of Industrial Production and Stocks - Feb 2008, Provisional Data Apr 14, 2008, 10:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Production of industrial products and services increased in February along with stocks.In February 4.5% higher industrial productionBy eliminating the influence of the season, it can be seen that in February 2008 industrial production increased by 4.5% over the previous month. By adjusting the data to the number of working days, production in February 2008 grew by 7.5% over February 2007.At the same time, seasonally adjusted data show that industrialproduction in February this year compared to the previous month increased in manufacturing and in mining and quarrying (by 4.7% and by 0.4%, respectively). In the same comparison production in electricity and gas supply decreased by 1.3%. February working-day adjusted data also point out higher production in manufacturing (by 7.9%) and in mining and quarrying (by 10%) but slightly lower in electricity and gas supply (by 0.6%), all compared to February 2007.In February 2008 compared to a month earlier production was up in all three main industrial groupings: in intermediate goods industries by 5.4%, in capital goods industries by 4.8% and in consumer goods industries by 3.2%.In February slightly higher stocks of industrial products at monthly levelThe seasonally adjusted index shows 0.8% increase in stocks of industrial products in February 2008 compared to a month earlier. According to working-day adjusted data, stocks increased by 10.7% compared to February 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Livestock Slaughter in Slaughterhouses - Feb 2008, Provisional Apr 14, 2008, 15:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In comparison with the previous month, in February 2008 too slaughter of livestock fell considerably. In comparison with January 2008 slaughter of horses and poultry decreased, while in comparison with February 2007 slaughter increased. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Milk and Milk Products- Feb 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 15:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2008 the quantity of milk collected from farms decreased by 2.3% over the previous month. Compared to February 2007 it was up by 3.3%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Retail Trade - Feb, 2008, Preliminary Apr 14, 2008, 15:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2008 turnover in retail trade up compared to both January 2008 and February 2007. link

Ljubljana Stock Exchange - Monthly Report - Mar 2008 Apr 14, 2008, 09:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Ljubljana Stock Exchange has published its monthly report on turnover and prices for March 2008. link

Sharp Falls in Krka, Petrol Drag Down Slovenian Stock Indices Apr 14, 2008, 17:31 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 14 (SeeNews) - Sharp falls in heavyweight blue-chip drug maker Krka and fuel trader Petrol dragged down Slovenian stock indices on Monday, brokers said. link

Slovenia Schedule of Events - April 14 - June 4 Apr 14, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 14 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Slovenia through June 4. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

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