SEENEWS – news report of 24.07.2008

News report of 24.07.2008

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s H1 Trade Gap Widens 29.4% to 2.366 Bln Euro - Table Jul 24, 2008, 12:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit rose to 4.628 billion marka ($3.743 billion/2.366 billion euro) in the first half of 2008 from 3.578 billion marka a year earlier, as imports rose faster than exports, the Bosnian Statistics Agency said on Thursday. link

BOSNIA’S H1 TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS 29.4% TO 2.366 BLN EURO - STATS AGENCY Jul 24, 2008, 11:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - July 24 - Nov 20 Jul 24, 2008, 09:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 24 (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 *

Bulgaria’s Kaolin H1 Net Profit Falls 55% Y/Y to 2.8 Mln Euro Jul 24, 2008, 18:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian mineral extracting and processing company Kaolin said on Thursday its net profit for the first half of the year fell by 55% to 5.445 million levs ($4.4 million/2.8 million euro), as costs rose faster than revenue. link

BULGARIA’S BLUE-CHIP KAOLIN SAYS H1 NET PROFIT FALLS 55% Y/Y TO 2.8 MLN EURO Jul 24, 2008, 18:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Enemona Teams up with Turkish Businessman Fuat Guven To Set up Gas Distribution Co in Svilengrad Jul 24, 2008, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian town of Svilengrad said on Thursday it will team up with Turkish businessman Fuat Guven and Bulgarian construction-to-energy group Enemona to set up a gas distribution company. link

Bulgarian Cabinet Endorses Sale of Navibulgar to German-led Consortium KG Maritime Shipping Jul 24, 2008, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s government said on Thursday it endorsed the sale of 70% of maritime shipping company Navibulgar to German-led consortium KG Maritime Shipping for more than 440 million levs ($353 million/225 million euro). link

Bulgaria’s Financial Watchdog Says State Interest Compromised in Sale of Two Tobacco Factories Jul 24, 2008, 16:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s financial watchdog on Thursday said that the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) has not safeguarded state interest well enough in the sale of two factories of majority state-owned tobacco group Bulgartabac Holding. link

Bulgaria’s B.L. Leasing Issues 3.0 Mln Euro Bond Jul 24, 2008, 15:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian leasing company B.L. Leasing on Thursday issued a 3.0 million euro ($4.1 million) five-year bond to finance its business, a company official said. link

Bulgarian Forklift Truck Manufacturer Balkancar-Record To Seek 2.8 Mln Euro in Capital Hike Jul 24, 2008, 15:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian forklift truck manufacturer Balkancar-Record said on Thursday it will seek 5.427 million levs ($4.3 million/2.8 million euro) in a planned capital hike. link

Bulgarian Share Indices End Higher, Mirror Global Markets Jul 24, 2008, 15:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices ended higher on Thursday, mirrorring positive developments on global markets from the previous day but the positive mood is unlikely to hold on Friday, brokers said. link

Moody’s Says Bulgaria’s Banking System Credit Outlook Remains Stable Jul 24, 2008, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) –The fundamental credit outlook of Bulgaria’s banking system remains stable, despite concerns over future asset quality as a result of past rapid credit growth and increasingly challenging funding conditions, Moody’s Investors Service said on Thursday. link

Bulgarian-Israeli Company Melina Hires Turkey’s Intertek to Build 50 Mln Euro Shopping Centre in Bulgaria Jul 24, 2008, 14:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian-Israeli company Melina said on Thursday it has hired Turkey’s Intertek to build a shopping centre in Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv worth more than 50 million euro ($78 million). link

Elana - BSE Highlights - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 13:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The strong start on Thursday sent the index SOFIX almost 3% higher during the first trading hour. However, shares of Central Cooperative Bank (4CF) and Elana Agricultural Land Fund (4EC) undermined the gains to 1.5% lately. The best performing position was Lead and Zink Complex (5OTZ) after 12% increase, followed by Holding Roads (6H2) and First Investment Bank (5F4) with 6.6% and 5.5%, respectively. The market is revaluating the yesterdays’ monitoring report on Bulgaria by the European Commission. So far, the initial reaction is not negative and we can conclude that local investors are not very concerned at the moment and the news is already priced in. link

Bulgaria Extends Bidding Deadline for Arms Manufacturer NITI to Sept 10 Jul 24, 2008, 13:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Privatisation Agency said on Thursday it extended the deadline for submission of bids for 100% of local arms manufacturer NITI to September 10. link

Bulgaria Grants Permits for Precious Metals Exploration to Units of Dundee, Cambridge Mineral Resources Jul 24, 2008, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria granted permits for precious metals exploration to Canadian-owned Balkan Mineral and Mining and UK-owned Cambridge ASG Bulgaria, the government in Sofia said on Thursday. link

Bulgaria’s Anti-trust Watchdog Fines Three Bakers’ Associations for Price Fixing Jul 24, 2008, 12:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it fined three associations of local bread and pastry makers a total of 35,000 levs ($28,000/18,000 euro) for price fixing. link

Bulgaria, Romania Boost German Praktiker’s H1 International Sales Jul 24, 2008, 10:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - German do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer Praktiker Group said its first-half international sales were driven by an annual 49.2% growth in sales in Bulgaria to 42.3 million euro ($66.3 million), and by an 18.5% growth in Romania to 128.5 million euro. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 10:29 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian National Bank - Gross External Debt - May 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 10:19 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews As of end-May 2008 gross external debt1 was EUR 30,987.1 million (94.4%of GDP2) and increased by EUR 2,863.4 million (10.2%) against the end of 2007 (EUR 28,123.7 million, 97.3% of GDP). This was mainly due to the increase of Direct Investment liabilities (EUR 1,459.8 million, 15.2%). By end-May 2008 long-term liabilities amounted to EUR 20,502.6 million (66.2% of total debt), and short-term liabilities came to EUR 10,484.5 million (33.8% of total debt). link

Bulgarian National Bank - Monetary and Credit Indicators - June 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 10:17 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In June 2008, the annual growth rate of broad money (monetary aggregate M3) was 24.4% compared to 27.3% in May. At the end of June M3 amounted to BGN 43.965 billion (68.5% of GDP1). Its most liquid component – the monetary aggregate M1 – increased by 14.2% annually in June (20.7% growth in May). Quasi-money2 rose by 34.7% compared to June 2007 (33.7% in May). link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Average Market Prices of Dwellings - Q2 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 10:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its quarterly report on average market prices of dwellings for the second quarter of 2008. link

Bulbrokers - USA Stock Markets Daily Review - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:55 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews US Indices Consolidate link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:55 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The dollar extended its gains versus the euro and yenYesterday the dollar was higher against the euro and yen, rising to 1.5669 and 107.90, respectively. The dollar continues to benefit from renewed confidence stemming from government measures to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The crude oil prices also supported the greenback, by falling with 5% to $124 per barrel.The euro extended its losses against the dollar, falling to a two week low. The much weaker than expected industrial orders from the Eurozone, drag the single currency lower. They posted a 3.5% decline in May versus a 2.5% increase a month earlier and a 4.4% fall, compared with 11.7% a year earlier. The yen dropped to a fresh all-time low against the euro, just shy of the 170-level and a 7½–month low versus the sterling 215.85. The catalyst for the broad-based currency decline was a government downgrade in its economic outlook. Japan’s Cabinet Office revised downwardly its growth estimates for this year, l owering its GDP forecast to 1.3%, versus 2.0% previously – attributing the lowered growth estimates to rising energy prices, a stronger yen and slowing demand from the US.The sterling rose against the dollar, moving above the 2-level to 2.0028 following the release of the Bank of England June meeting minutes. The BoE minutes revealed a three-way split in the vote, with Tim Besley voting in favor of a 25-basis point hike while David Blanchflower voted for a 25-basis point rate cut. The minutes expressed greater emphasis on risks to inflation with discussions taking place over whether to tighten rates. Today from Britain we will watch for the retail sales, which are expected to drop 2.6% in June compared to 3.5% gain a month earlier. link

Germany’s Grammer Bulgarian Unit Eyes 67% Rise in Sales in 2008 - Media Jul 24, 2008, 09:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian unit of German manufacturer of vehicle interior fittings, Grammer AG, plans to raise sales by 67% to 25 million euro ($39.4 million) in 2008, a Bulgarian daily reported on Thursday. link

Elana - Bulgaria Daily Report - July 23 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:46 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Highlights link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:55 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for July 23, 2008. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - July 24 - Nov 25 Jul 24, 2008, 08:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 24 (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’s Dalekovod Issues Commercial Papers Worth 115 Mln Kuna (16 Mln Euro) Jul 24, 2008, 18:26 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) – Croatian blue-chip power transmission equipment producer Dalekovod on Thursday issued commercial papers worth 115 million kuna ($25 million/16 million euro), the biggest tranche of such instruments issued on the domestic capital market in the last five years, it said. link

Croatian Share Indices End Mixed Jul 24, 2008, 18:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Croatian share indices ended mixed on Thursday in a trading session marked by a number of block deals, analysts said. link

Croatian Real Estate Developer CCS Ulaganja To Invest 180 Mln Euro in Luxury Project in Zagreb Jul 24, 2008, 17:22 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) – Croatian real estate developer CCS Ulaganja said on Thursday it will invest 180 million euro ($282 million) in a complex of luxury residential and office buildings in Zagreb. "CCS Ulaganja will call an international architecture tender to pick the best design," the company said in a statement. link

Croatian Hotel Owner HUP Zagreb’s H1 Unaudited Cons Net Profit Down 15% - Table Jul 24, 2008, 16:18 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Croatian hotel owner HUP Zagreb on Thursday reported a fall in first-half unaudited consolidated net profit to 20.7 million kuna ($4.5 million/2.9 million euro) from 24.4 million a year earlier as revenue fell more than costs did. link

Potential Buyers of 98.79% of Croatian Winery Imota Should Submit Bids by Aug 25 Jul 24, 2008, 15:05 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Candidates to buy 98.79% of debt-laden winery Imota should submit their bids by 1200 GMT on August 25, the Croatian Privatisation Fund (HFP) said on Thursday. link

Allianz Zagreb H1 Premium Income Rises 9.2% Jul 24, 2008, 14:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Allianz Zagreb, the Croatian unit of German financial group Allianz, on Thursday reported a first-half premium income of some 600 million kuna ($130 million/83 million euro), up 9.2% on the year. link

Croatian Veterinary Drug Maker Veterina More than Doubles H1 Net Profit Jul 24, 2008, 12:31 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Croatian veterinary drug maker Veterina reported on Thursday a first-half net profit of 7.0 million kuna ($1.5 million/970,000 euro), up from 3.1 million kuna a year earlier, as revenue stagnated while operating costs fell. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - July 24 - Oct 14 Jul 24, 2008, 09:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (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

Croatian Wireless Operator Tele2 Widens H1 Negative EBITDA by 4.1% Y/Y Jul 24, 2008, 09:27 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Wireless operator Tele2 Croatia widened its negative earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to 178 million Swedish crowns ($30 million/19 million euro) in the first half of 2008 from 171 million crowns a year earlier despite a rise in net sales and customer numbers, its Swedish parent company, wireless operator Tele2, said. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Report - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Daily comment:Drop in crude oil prices positively reflected on Zagreb Stock Exchange, where popular benchmark rose 1,1% up to 3.638,56 pts. YTD drop of CROBEX amounted to 30,5%. Preferred Adris share (ADRSP- A) was top liquid gainer, adding 4,2% on 2,1 m HRK turnover. We expect that company will significantly profit from Serbian government’s decision to level the taxes for domestic and foreign producers. That could add some HRK 86 million to company’s bottom line. Serbian market is estimated to some 20 bn cigarettes/year and TDR holds some 9% of the market. To improve overall distribution process, Adris started a distribution company called Adista. With its addition tobacco unit became fully vertically integrated. Adista employs some 130 people who deliver TDR’s products to 7.000 selling points. With Adista, Adris hopes to improve communication with selling points and to standardize distribution process. Construction sector also performed well today: power trunk produce r and heavy constructor Dalekovod (DLKV-R-A) soared by 3,3%, construction & consulting IGH (IGH-R-A) added 2,5%, while engineering company Ingra (INGR-R-A) closed 1,4% up today. Hotel company HUP Zagreb (HUPZ-R-A) reported mixed Q2 results. Although domestic sales recorded 6,2% yoy growth, total sales are down by 6,4% to HRK 97,7 million due to the decreased other sales (- 57,4% yoy). The difference occurred as Co booked goodwill revenues from branch affiliation in amount of HRK 7,0 million. Operating expenses recorded 5,7% drop driven with lowered depreciation and other costs. EBIT slipped by 8,1% to HRK 26,0 million and EBIT margin is down to above average 26,6%. EBITDA dropped by 12,1% and amounts to 40,7 million while corresponsive margin declined to 41,7%. Net financial loss deteriorated by 91,6% to HRK 0,2 million as Company had less interest costs. Bottom line result amounted to 23,3 m HRK or up by 16,4% - the Co didn’t booked minority interests in Q2. link

* Macedonia *

Macedonia Opens for Traffic Section of Skopje Beltway Co-funded by EBRD, EIB Jul 24, 2008, 16:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (SeeNews) – Macedonia on Thursday opened for traffic an 11-kilometre section of the Skopje beltway, a project co-financed from a 40 million euro ($62.7 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank said on Thursday. link

Macedonian Wine Maker Tikves H1 Prelim Net Profit Falls 56.3% Y/Y - Table Jul 24, 2008, 15:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest wine producer Tikves reported on Thursday a preliminary net profit of 20.1 million denars ($512,100/326,730 euro) for the first half of 2008, down by 56.3% on the year. link

Macedonia’s Komercijalna Banka Prelim H1 Net Profit Rises 64.7% to 1.054 Bln Denars (17.3 Mln Euro) - Table Jul 24, 2008, 15:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s largest commercial bank, Komercijalna Banka, on Thursday reported a preliminary net profit of 1.054 billion denars ($26.8 million/17.3 million euro) for the first half of 2008, up by 64.7% from a year earlier. link

MACEDONIA’S KOMERCIJALNA BANKA SAYS PRELIM H1 NET PROFIT RISES 64.7% Y/Y TO 1.054 BLN DENARS (17.3 MLN EURO) Jul 24, 2008, 14:53 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

UK-registered Euro Investments Group To Invest 360 Mln Euro in Wind, Solar Parks in Macedonia - Media Jul 24, 2008, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (SeeNews) – Euro Investments Group (EIG), a UK-registered corporation focused on renewable energy, plans to build wind and solar parks in Macedonia under a project worth 360 million euro ($564.5 million), Macedonian media reported on Thursday. link

Macedonia’s Skopski Pazar H1 Prelim Net Profit Down by 44% to 6.95 Mln Denars (113,500 Euro)- Table Jul 24, 2008, 10:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Macedonian operator of outdoor fruit and vegetable markets Skopski Pazar on Thursday reported a first-half preliminary net profit of 6.95 million denars ($177,750/113,500 euro), down by 44% from the same period last year. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events July 24-Nov 14 Jul 24, 2008, 09:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), July 24 (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 - Daily Report - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:57 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Macedonian Stock exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for July 23, 2008. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s Universalbank Halves H1 Loss - Table Jul 24, 2008, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 24 (SeeNews) - Moldovan commercial bank Universalbank halved its first-half net loss to 4.0 million lei ($411,100/262,200 euro), the bank said on Thursday. link

Moldova’s Banca de Economii H1 Net Profit Rises 39% Y/Y - Table Jul 24, 2008, 13:09 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 24 (SeeNews) - The first-half net profit of Moldovan savings bank Banca de Economii rose 39% on the year to 132.4 million lei ($13.6 million/8.7 million euro), the bank said on Thursday. link

Moldova To Open Its First Industrial Park Jul 24, 2008, 10:55 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 24 (SeeNews) – Moldova will open its first industrial park by this autumn aiming to attract more foreign investors in the industrial sector, the Moldovan government press office said on Thursday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - July 24 - Oct 8 Jul 24, 2008, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), July 24 (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 - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for July 23, 2008. link

* Montenegro *

Montenegro’s June Avg Net Salary Up 2.2% M/M - Table Jul 24, 2008, 16:45 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), July 24 (SeeNews) – Montenegro’s June average net monthly salary rose by a real 2.2% month-on-month to 425 euro ($666), the Statistics Office said on Thursday. link

Telenor’s Montenegrin Unit H1 EBITDA Down 14% to 135 Mln Norwegian Crowns (17 Mln Euro) Jul 24, 2008, 13:12 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), July 24 (SeeNews) - ProMonte, the Montenegrin unit of Norway’s biggest telecommunications group Telenor, reported a yearly fall of 14% to 135 million Norwegian crowns ($26 million/17 million euro) in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) through June, Telenor said. link

Montenegro Schedule of Events - July 24 - Oct 23 Jul 24, 2008, 09:51 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), July 24 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Montenegro through October 23. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for July 23, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romanian Leu Ends Tad Weaker vs Euro in Calm Trade Jul 24, 2008, 17:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Thursday closed at around 3.5730/5760 per euro, a touch weaker than 3.5720/5760 a day earlier, in calm trade, dealers said. link

Romanian Stocks Close Mostly Up in Low Liquidity Jul 24, 2008, 16:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - The Romanian bourse closed mostly up on Thursday in low liquidity, as the U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday on falling global oil prices, brokers said. link

Romanian Building Materials Maker Macon Deva Acquires Peer Simcor Group in 53 Mln Euro Deal Jul 24, 2008, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - Romanian construction materials manufacturer Macon Deva on Thursday said it acquired its competitor on the local market Simcor Group in a transaction totalling 53 million euro ($83.2 million). link

Romania’s Anti-Trust Body Endorses Sale of Asiban Insurer to France’s Groupama Jul 24, 2008, 13:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - Romania’s anti-trust regulator on Thursday said it has endorsed the sale of Romanian insurer Asiban to French insurance group Groupama. link

Bulgaria, Romania Boost German Praktiker’s H1 International Sales Jul 24, 2008, 10:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (SeeNews) - German do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer Praktiker Group said its first-half international sales were driven by an annual 49.2% growth in sales in Bulgaria to 42.3 million euro ($66.3 million), and by an 18.5% growth in Romania to 128.5 million euro. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The financial-banking sector generated 60.03% of the Regular market daily turnover link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:48 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Romania Schedule of Events - July 24 - Sept 26 Jul 24, 2008, 09:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), July 24 (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 - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:55 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for July 23, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:54 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for July 23, 2008. link

Romanian National Bank - Financial Stability Report - 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW link

* Serbia *

Serbian Share Indices Edge Up, Blue-chip AIK Banka Boosts Turnover Jul 24, 2008, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 24 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) rose slightly on Thursday in higher turnover boosted by a block deal with shares of blue-chip commercial bank AIK Banka, brokers said. link

Telenor’s Serbian Unit H1 EBITDA Up 16.3% to 620 Mln Norwegian Crowns (77 Mln Euro) Jul 24, 2008, 12:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor said its Serbian unit lifted by 16.3% to 620 million Norwegian crowns ($120 million/77 million euro) its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the first half of the year. link

Serbian Forwarding Company Jugosped Almost Triples 2007 Loss - Table Jul 24, 2008, 11:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 24 (SeeNews) – Swiss-owned Serbian forwarding company Jugosped has extended its 2007 loss almost three times to 165.3 million dinars ($3.3 million/2.1 million euro), as revenue fell faster than costs, figures showed on Thursday. link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market Wrap Up - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 10:28 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its daily trading report for July 23, 2008. The report contains an overview of the Serbian Financial market. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - July 24 - Dec 30 Jul 24, 2008, 09:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), July 24 (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

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - July 24, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 09:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for July 24, 2008 containing the following charts and tables: link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - July 23, 2008 Jul 24, 2008, 08:53 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for July 23, 2008 link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Rise Further, Seen Gaining More Jul 24, 2008, 18:24 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), July 24 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices continued rising on Thursday, and brokers said they expect further gains in the next few days. link

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