SEENEWS – news report of 21.08.2008

News report of 21.08.2008

* Albania *

Albania To Auction 8.9 Bln Leks (73 Mln Euro) in T-Bills on Tuesday Aug 21, 2008, 14:50 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 8.9 billion leks ($107 million/73 million euro) in six- and 12-month Treasury bills on August 26, the bank said on Thursday. link

Albania Cuts Social Insurance Tax To 15% from 31% as of Jan 2009 Aug 21, 2008, 14:01 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Albania has decided to cut social insurance tax to 15% from the current 31% as of January 1 next year as a business incentive, Albania’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha said in a statementv on Thursday. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s June Jobless Numbers Fall 0.86% M/M, Down 7.63% Y/Y – Table Aug 21, 2008, 15:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), August 21 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s officially unemployed numbered 489,730 in June, down 0.86% month-on-month and 7.63% lower than a year earlier, official statistics showed on Thursday. link

BOSNIA’S JOBLESS NUMBERS DOWN 0.86% M/M, 7.63% LOWER Y/Y - STATS OFFICE Aug 21, 2008, 15:38 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia’s 7-Mo Trade Gap Widens 27.9% Y/Y to 2.803 Bln Euro - Table Aug 21, 2008, 15:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), August 21 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit through July increased by a third from a year earlier, reaching 5.474,1 billion marka ($4.147 billion/2.803 billion euro), as imports rose faster than exports, the Bosnian Statistics Agency said on Thursday. link

BOSNIA’S JAN-JULY TRADE GAP WIDENS 27.9% Y/Y TO 2.803 BLN EURO - STATS OFFICE Aug 21, 2008, 15:12 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Nov 20 Aug 21, 2008, 09:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), August 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through November 20. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Stock Indices Mostly Up in Dull Trading Aug 21, 2008, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian stock indices ended mostly higher on Thursday in lacklustre trading, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Extends Lead, Zinc Mining Concession Granted to Local Firm Luki Invest Until 2018 Aug 21, 2008, 15:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s government on Thursday extended by 10 years, until 2018, the concession granted to mining company Luki Invest on a lead and zinc ore deposit near the city of Plovdiv. link

Bulgarian Milk Producers Block Key Mountain Pass in Demand of Govt Aid Aug 21, 2008, 14:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Several hundred milk producers and stockbreeders from across Bulgaria on Thursday blocked a key mountain pass and scuffled with police, pressing their demand for subsidies for quality milk, state news agency BTA reported. link

INTERVIEW - Bulgaria’s Alu-Plast Plans IPO to Double Capacity, Expand Abroad Aug 21, 2008, 14:00 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian manufacturer of PVC and aluminium windows and doors Alu-Plast plans to tap the local capital market by an initial public offering (IPO), aiming to double its capacity and expand to neighboring Romania and Greece, a senior company official said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Reserve Template - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 13:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity for July 2008. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Labour Force Survey - Q2 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 13:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its quarterly labour force survey for the second quarter of 2008. link

Bulgaria’s Asset Selling Body Endorses Sale of Bobov Dol Power Plant to Local Consortium Energy MK Aug 21, 2008, 13:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Privatisation Agency said on Thursday it has approved the sale of 100% of the country’s 630-megawatt thermal power plant Bobov Dol to local Consortium Energy MK for the call price of 100 million levs ($75 million/51 million euro). link

Bulgaria’s Q2 Building Permits Down 7.0% Y/Y Aug 21, 2008, 13:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) - The number of building permits issued in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2008 fell by 7.0% on the year to 4,335, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Thursday. link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:57 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar reversed its negative trend from the past two days link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:51 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street rose modestly on optimistic Hewlett Packard Co. results link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian N-Plant Kozloduy Wraps up Jan-Sept Generation Plan 41 Days Early Aug 21, 2008, 11:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s sole Kozloduy nuclear power plant has wrapped up its plan to generate 10.257 million megawatthours (MWh) through September 41 days ahead of schedule, it said on Thurday. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:19 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Trace Group Hold AD-Sofia /T57/ has submitted the following information to X3 News:Declaration by Tsvetan Tsonev pursuant to Art 114b (1) of POSA.The entire notification is available on link link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its report on turnover and prices for August 20, 2008. link

Bulgarian Ship Repairer Odessos To Raise Revenue by 20-30% with New Floating Dock - Media Aug 21, 2008, 10:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian ship repairer Odessos plans to raise its revenue by up to 30% after it puts into operation a new floating dock worth some 22 million euro in 2009, local Pari daily reported on Thursday. link

Bulgaria Seeks Two Used Planes for up to $80 Mln for Government’s Air Carrier Service Aug 21, 2008, 10:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has launched a tender for two used aircraft for the government’s air carrier service at a combined cost of up to $80 million (54 million euro), the ministry said. link

Bulgaria’s Capman Green Energy Fund To Seek 5.0 Mln Euro in Capital Hike Aug 21, 2008, 10:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Capman Green Energy Fund plans to raise its capital by some 10 million levs ($7.5 million/5.0 million euro) by the end of the year to finance its investment programme, a senior company official said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Aug 21-Nov 25 Aug 21, 2008, 09:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through November 25. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 09:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

* Croatia *

Croatia’s INGRA To List Commercial Paper Worth 100 Mln Kuna (14 Mln Euro) on Zagreb Bourse Aug 21, 2008, 18:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) – The Zagreb Stock Exchange will list on Friday commercial paper worth 100 million kuna ($20.7 million/14 million euro) of blue-chip civil engineering company INGRA, the bourse said on Thursday. link

Croatian Bourse Falls Further, Tracking Negative Global Mood Aug 21, 2008, 18:12 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) share indices kept falling on Thursday, reflecting negative global sentiment, analysts said. link

Two Croatian Sugar Refineries Place Bids for Privatisation of 38% of Peer Sladorana Aug 21, 2008, 17:25 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) – Two Croatian sugar refineries, Viro and Kandit Premijer, placed bids for the privatisation of 38.115% of the country’s third refiner, Sladorana, at prices higher than the starting one, the Croatian Privatisation Fund (HFP) said on Thursday. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Monthly Statistical Report - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 15:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has released its monthly statistical report for July 2008. link

Croatia’s Atlantic Grupa H1 Cons Net Profit Rises 58.4% to 34.8 Mln Kuna (4.9 Mln Euro) Aug 21, 2008, 13:54 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s Atlantic Grupa, a consumer goods distributor and manufacturer of healthcare products, said on Thursday its 2008 first half unaudited consolidated net profit rose to 34.82 million kuna ($7.2 million/4.9 million euro) from 21.99 million kuna a year earlier. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Expected Yield of Early Crops - June 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 13:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews EXPECTED YIELD OF EARLY CROPS, situation as on 20 June 2008 link

Croatia Govt Extends Trading Hours for Shops until Midnight Aug 21, 2008, 11:47 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) – Croatia, where tourism is a key source of revenue for the government, on Thursday said it allowed shops to stay open until midnight, instead of closing at 9 p.m. (1900 GMT). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 10:44 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment: link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 10:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Oct 15 Aug 21, 2008, 09:33 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through October 15. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Fitch Affirms Croatia at ’BBB-’; Outlook Stable Aug 20, 2008, 19:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), August 20 (SeeNews) - International ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday affirmed Croatia’s ratings at long-term foreign currency Issuer Default (IDR) ’BBB-’, Long-term local currency IDR ’BBB+’ and Short-term foreign currency IDR ’F3’. link

* Macedonia *

Macedonia’s MEPSO Sells 2,450 MWh Night-Time Electricity Surplus for Some 90,100 Euro Aug 21, 2008, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Macedonian state-owned power transmission operator MEPSO AD said on Thursday it sold 2,450 megawatthours (MWh) of night-time electricity surpluses to three local and one Serbian company for some 90,100 euro ($134,104). link

Macedonian Banks End-July Credit Portfolio Rises 3.2% M/M, Up 41.9% Y/Y – C-Bank Aug 21, 2008, 17:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 21 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of Macedonian commercial banks reached 153.92 billion denars ($3.7 billion/2.5 billion euro) at the end of July, up 3.2% from a month earlier and 41.9% higher on the year, Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, said on Thursday. link

Macedonia Sells 45 million denars (727,096 Euro) of Two-Year T-notes, Yield Rises to 8.25 % Aug 21, 2008, 15:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Macedonia on Thursday sold 45 million denars ($1.07 million/727,096 euro) of two-year Treasury notes, short of its target of 300 million, as the yield rose to 8.25% from 6.95% at the previous auction, central bank (NBRM) data showed. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Deposit Money Banks’ and Saving Houses Survey - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 15:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on deposit money banks’ survey for July 2008. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Non-government Placements with Deposit Money Banks - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 15:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on non-government placements with deposit money banks for July 2008. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Non Government Deposits with Deposit Money Banks - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on non government deposits with deposit money banks for July 2008. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Deposits and Lending Interest Rates - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly report on deposits and lending interest rates for July 2008. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Monetary Survey - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:49 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly monetary survey for July 2008. link

Macedonia’s Financial Regulator Licenses Stater Banka to Deal in Securities Aug 21, 2008, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia) August 21 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s financial watchdog on Thursday licenced Stater Banka AD Kumanovo to trade in securities. link

National Bank of Macedonia - National Bank Survey - July 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has published its monthly national bank survey for July 2008. link

National Bank of Macedonia - Main Economic Indicators - 1993 - 2007 - Update Aug 1, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has updated on August 1, 2008 its report on main economic indicators for 1993 to 2007. Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Macedonian Stock exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for August 20, 2008. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-aug20_2008-105858" class="spip_out">link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Nov 14 Aug 21, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 21 (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

Dufenergy-Macedonia Submits Offer To Build-Operate Gas-Fired Co-Generation Plant in Skopje Aug 20, 2008, 18:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), August 20 (SeeNews) – Dufenergy-Macedonia, part of international corporation Duferco, is the only company that submitted an offer to construct and operate a gas-fired co-generation plant in Skopje, Macedonian power producer ELEM, a partner in the joint venture, said on Wednesday. link

* Moldova *

EBRD Lends 42.8 Mln Euro to Moldovan Shopping Centre MallDova Aug 21, 2008, 14:44 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has lent 42.8 million euro ($63.1 million) to support construction of the MallDova shopping centre in the Moldovan capital Chisinau, the bank said. link

Moldova To Complete 250 Mln Lei (17.6 Mln Euro) Gas Pipeline in Spring 2009 Aug 21, 2008, 12:14 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (SeeNews) – Moldova said on Thursday it will complete construction of a 250 million lei ($25.9 million/17.6 million euro) gas pipeline in the northwestern part of the country in the spring of next year. link

Moldova’s 7-mo Freight Traffic Volume Rises 10.3% Y/Y - Table Aug 21, 2008, 11:48 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (SeeNews) - The volume of Moldova’s railway, road and air freight traffic rose by 10.3% on the year to 10.2 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2008, the country’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 20, 2008. link

Moldovan Banks’ End-July Credit Portfolio Rises 41% Y/Y - Table Aug 21, 2008, 11:00 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (SeeNews) - The loan portfolio of Moldovan commercial banks totalled 24.3 billion lei ($2.5 billion/1.7 billion euro) at the end of July, up 41% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Thursday. link

Flood Damages in Moldova Reach $120 Mln Aug 21, 2008, 10:01 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (SeeNews) – Moldova has suffered $120 million (81.5 million euro) in damages from floods that hit the country earlier in the summer, the country’s Economy Ministry said on Thursday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Oct 8 Aug 21, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), August 21 (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

* Montenegro *

Montenegro’s Cetinjeturist Cuts Loss by 5.8% in 2007 – Media Aug 21, 2008, 13:40 CET | Story | SeeNews Podgorica (Montenegro), August 21 (SeeNews) – Montenegrin tourism and food company Cetinjeturist pared its loss by 5.8% to 367,240 euro ($541,914) last year, local daily Republika reported on Thursday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:10 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 20, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romanian Insurer Omniasig H1 Gross Profit Rises Slightly Y/Y to 19.71 Mln Lei (5.6 Mln Euro) Aug 21, 2008, 18:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian insurer Omniasig, part of Austria’s Vienna Insurance Group, said on Thursday its first-half gross profit rose slightly to 19.71 million lei ($8.27 million/5.58 million euro) from 19.58 million lei a year ago. link

UPDATE 2 - Romania Turns to Jan-July Cons Budget Deficit of 0.64%/GDP - Fin Min Aug 21, 2008, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds spending-revenue correlation, 3rd para) link

Romanian Bourse Indices Continue To Lose Ground Aug 21, 2008, 17:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian stock indices deepened losses on Thursday in higher turnover, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Ends Little Cheaper vs Euro Aug 21, 2008, 17:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu ended a little cheaper on Thursday at 3.5270/5310 per euro from 3.5220/5260 a day earlier in low trading volumes, as overnight rates fell, dealers said. link

Romania Sells 85.83 Mln Lei (24 Mln Euro) in 3-Yr T-Notes, Yields Rise Aug 21, 2008, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romania on Thursday sold 85.83 million lei ($36 million/24 million euro) worth of three-year T-notes, far below its 400 million lei target offer, as yields rose, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

UPDATE 1 - Romania Turns to Jan-July Cons Budget Deficit of 0.64%/GDP - Fin Min Aug 21, 2008, 15:56 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds quotes, details, background) link

Romania’s H1 GDP Rises 8.6%, Q2 GDP Up Almost 9.0% Y/Y - Fin Min Aug 21, 2008, 15:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) – Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.6% in the first half of the year and by almost 9.0% year-on-year in the second quarter, Finance and Economy Minister said on Thursday. link

Romania Turns to Jan-July Cons Budget Deficit of 0.64%/GDP – Fin Min Aug 21, 2008, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) – Romania’s consolidated budget deficit in the first seven months of 2008 reached 0.64% of the gross domestic product (GDP) projected for the current year, Finance and Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian told a news conference on Thursday. link

ROMANIA TURNS TO JAN-JULY CONS BUDGET GAP OF 0.64%/GDP VS SURPLUS OF 0.5%/GDP YR-AGO - FIN MIN DATA Aug 21, 2008, 13:21 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

ROMANIA’S H1 GDP RISES 8.6%, Q2 GDP UP ALMOST 9.0% Y/Y - FIN MIN Aug 21, 2008, 13:20 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Ieba Trust - Initiation Coverage Report - Petrom S.A. - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 12:25 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews INITIATION COVERAGETarget Price (12M): RON 0.52Current Price (August 2008): RON 0.4500 link

Romanian PM Appoints Dorin-Liviu Nistoran Head of Telecoms Regulator Aug 21, 2008, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu has appointed independent member of parliament Dorin-Liviu Nistoran to head the country’s telecommunications regulator, the government said on Thursday. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:16 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for August 20, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:03 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for August 20, 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 10:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BET and BET-C reached the minimum of the last trading month link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 09:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trader’s Comment link

Romania Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Nov 11 Aug 21, 2008, 09:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through November 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Spanish-Italian JV Wins 437.84 Mln Lei (124.4 Mln Euro) Contract for Romania’s Constanta City Beltway Aug 21, 2008, 09:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), August 21 (SeeNews) - Romania will sign on Thursday a 437.84 million lei ($183 million/124.4 million euro) contract for the construction of a 22-kilometre beltway around the Black Sea port city of Constanta with the winning bidder - a joint venture of Spain’s FCC Construccion and Italy’s Astaldi, the Transport Ministry said. link

* Serbia *

Serbia Seeks Contracts For Russia’s 20 Billion Euro 2014 Winter Olympic Games Aug 21, 2008, 18:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia will stage a trade fair in the Russian region of Krasnodarsk in November to try to win contracts for the run-up to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Serbia’s minister of trade and services said on Thursday. link

Serbia Adopts Product Safety Code In Line with EU Standards Aug 21, 2008, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia has adopted a product safety law in compliance with EU standards, the country’s minister of trade and services said on Thursday. link

Belgrade Stocks End Mixed in Bigger Turnover Aug 21, 2008, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) share indices closed narrowly mixed on Thursday in bigger volumes, brokers said. link

Kosovo’s 7-mo Gross Customs Revenue at 312 Mln Euro, 5.0% Above Plan Aug 21, 2008, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA , August 21 (SeeNews) - Newly independent Kosovo collected 312 million euro ($458 million) in gross customs revenue in the first seven months of the year, overshooting its target by 5.0%, Kosovo’s Customs said on Thursday. link

Ministry of Finance of Serbia - Public Finance Bulletin - May 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 14:08 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Ministry of Finance of Serbia has published its monthly public finance bulletin for May 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Export of Goods - June 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 13:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on export of goods for June 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Import of Goods - June 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 13:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on import of goods for June 2008. link

Serbia’s Pirot Municipality Signs 5.4 Mln Euro Waste Depot Contract Aug 21, 2008, 12:45 CET | Story | SeeNews PIROT (Serbia), August 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s eastern municipality of Pirot said it has signed a 5.4 million euro ($8.0 million) contract with Austria’s Alpine for the construction of a waste depot. link

Serbia’s Energoprojekt Holding Pays 1-to-25 Stock Dividend for 2007 Aug 21, 2008, 12:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Serbian blue-chip engineering holding company Energoprojekt said it will distribute 1-to-25 stock dividend for 2007, raising its share capital by 122.6 million dinars ($2.4 million/1.6 million euro). link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market Wrap Up - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:40 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its daily trading report for August 20, 2008. The report contains an overview of the Serbian Financial market. link

IMF Starts Mission in Kosovo on Aug 28 To Discuss 2009 Budget Framework - Media Aug 21, 2008, 11:24 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, August 21 (SeeNews) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will arrive in Kosovo on August 28 to discuss the drafting of the 2009 budget with the government of the newly independent state, a local daily reported on Thursday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:09 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for August 21, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Aug 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:02 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for August 20, 2008 link

Kosovo Launches 33 Mln Euro Reconstruction of Road To Its Sole Intl Airport Aug 21, 2008, 10:39 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, August 21 (SeeNews) - Newly independent Kosovo has launched a 33 million euro ($48.46 million) project for the reconstruction of the road linking its sole international airport with the capital Pristina, Kosovo’s Transport Ministry said on Thursday. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Dec 30 Aug 21, 2008, 09:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), August 21 (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 (*). link

* Slovenia *

Ljubljana Indices Fall Further, Shares in Slovenia’s Pivovarna Lasko Recover Aug 21, 2008, 16:55 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices fell for a third day running on Thursday despite a recovery in the price of blue-chip brewer Pivovarna Lasko after an almost eight percent drop the previous day, brokers said. link

Slovenian Food Maker Zito Posts H1 Group Net Profit of 872,000 Euro, 13% above Plan Aug 21, 2008, 16:17 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian food producer Zito on Thursday reported a group net profit of 872,000 euro ($1.3 million) in the first half of 2008, 13% above plan. link

Slovenian Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development - Economic Issues 2008 - Aug 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 12:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Slovenian Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development has published its report called Economic Issues 2008. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Consumption of Mineral Fertilisers - 2007 Aug 21, 2008, 12:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The use of mineral fertilisers in agriculture in 2007 at the same level as in 2005 and 2006 link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Purchase of Agricultural Products - June 2008 Aug 21, 2008, 11:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The value of agricultural products purchased in June 2008 amounted to EUR 39,903,358. In comparison with May 2008 it was 7.3% lower and in comparison with June 2007 it was 17.9% higher.The value of purchase in arable farming higherIn comparison with May 2008, in June 2008 the value of purchase in the group arable farming was much higher. The value of purchase was the highest in the subgroup industrial plants (because of purchase of turnip rape seeds). The value of purchase was also much higher in the group cereals (larger quantities of purchased cereals) and in the subgroup vegetables (larger quantities of purchased cabbage, tomatoes and onion). link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Public Sewage System - 2007 Aug 21, 2008, 11:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In 2007, 154 million m3 of waste water was discharged from the public sewage system, which is by 3.2% more than in 2006. link

Slovenia Schedule of Events - Aug 21 - Sept 21 Aug 21, 2008, 08:59 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), August 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Slovenia through September 21. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

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