SEENEWS – news report of 26.05.2008

News report of 26.05.2008

* Bosnia *

Bosnia, EU Launch Talks on Visa-free Travel May 26, 2008, 14:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 26 (SeeNews) – The European Union on Monday launched talks with Bosnia on visa-free travel for Bosnian citizens, the European Commission delegation in Bosnia said. link

Bosnia’s Boksit Milici 2007 Net Profit More than Doubles, Plans 3.8 Mln Euro 2008 Investments May 26, 2008, 10:53 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 26 (SeeNews) – The 2007 net profit of Bosnian diversified company Boksit Milici more than doubled to 1.078 million marka ($869,000/551,000 euro), figures showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events - May 26 - Oct 29 May 26, 2008, 09:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 26 (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 *

Israel’s Aviv Group, Cinema City and Bulgaria’s Gradus-1 To Invest Total 70 Mln Euro in Shopping Centre May 26, 2008, 17:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) – Israeli companies Aviv Group and Cinema City and Bulgarian poultry company Gradus-1 will jointly invest over 70 million euro ($110 million) in the construction of a shopping centre in the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora, a senior executive said on Monday. link

Greece’s Alpha Grissin Infotech To Start Up to 440 Mln Euro Renewable Energy Project in Bulgaria by Year’s End May 26, 2008, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Greek technology company Alpha Grissin Infotech plans to start a 440 million euro ($693.5 million) renewable energy projct in neighbouring Bulgaria by the end of the year, the company said. link

Global Credit Crunch Could Hit Bulgarian Q3, Q4 Corporate Results - Researcher May 26, 2008, 17:18 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian brokerage Elana Trading expects that the global credit crunch and the slowdown in European economy could affect Bulgarian corporate financial results as late as the third or the fourth quarter of the year because the country’s real estate market and financial system are sound. link

Bulgarian Litos&Co, Foreign Partners To Invest 100 Mln Euro in Residential Project in Sofia May 26, 2008, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian real estate construction and investment company Litos&Co and unnamed foreign partners will jointly invest over 100 million euro ($158 million) in a residential project in the outskirts of Sofia, a senior company executive said on Monday. link

Bulgaria C-Bank FX Reserves Inch Down 0.35% in Week Ended May 23 - Table May 26, 2008, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 25.306 billion levs ($20.4 billion/12.9 billion euro) on May 23, down 0.35% from May 19, BNB said. link

Bulgarian Stock Indices Lose Ground Mirroring Intl Markets, Tobacco Group Bulgartabac Boosts Bourse Turnover May 26, 2008, 16:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices lost ground on Monday mirroring international markets as the turnover on the local equity market was boosted by trading in tobacco group Bulgartabac and one of its subsidiaries, brokers said. link

Elana - Corporate Earnings – Q1 2008, May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 15:57 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET REACTION TO EARNINGS link

UPDATE 1 - Bulgaria’s Sirma Considers Entering Asia, Expanding into South America May 26, 2008, 15:55 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details about bourse listing) link

Bulgarian Blue-Chip Car Battery Manufacturer MonBat Sees H1 Pre-tax Profit Rising to 7.5 Mln Euro May 26, 2008, 15:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s largest car battery manufacturer MonBat, part of the blue-chip index of the Sofia bourse, expects a pre-tax profit of 14.6 million levs ($11.8 million/7.5 million euro) for the first half of 2008, it said on Monday. link

Bulgaria’s Sirma Considers Entering Asia, Expanding into South America May 26, 2008, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian information technology company Sirma Group is considering entering Asia and expanding into South America, the company’s executive director said on Monday. link

Bulgaria-based NEVEQ Buys Minority Stake in Local Ontotext May 26, 2008, 14:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Sofia-based venture capital firm New Europe Venture Equity (NEVEQ) has bought a minority stake in local semantic technology lab Ontotext for an undisclosed price, a senior NEVEQ official said on Monday. link

U.S.-based Real Estate Company ERA Enters Romania May 26, 2008, 14:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) – U.S.-based real estate company ERA has entered Romania via its Bulgarian arm, ERA Bulgaria said on Monday. link

Bulgarian Credit Card Issuer Intercard Finance Sees Customer Base at 100,000 in 2 Yrs May 26, 2008, 13:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian credit card issuer Intercard Finance expects to attract 100,000 customers within two years, the company’s CEO said on Monday. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - May 19 - 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 13:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 12:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Industrial Holding Company AD-Sofia, BSE code - HIK, submitted to X3 News the following information:Industrial Holding Company AD was reregistered by the Registry Agency on 22 May 2008 conforming to the Commercial Register Act.The entire notification is available at link

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Bulgarian National Bank - Lease Activity - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:06 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total amount of leasing companies’ claims under financial and operational lease was BGN 4.129 billion (6.4% of GDP) at the end of March 2008. It increased by 85.8% compared to the end of March 2007 (BGN 2.222 billion, 3.9% of GDP). link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Activity of Accommodation Establishments - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its report on activity of accomodation establishments for the period January - March 2008. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Labour Force Survey - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its report on labour status of population aged 15 - 64 by place of residence and sex for the first quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Survey of Producer Prices in Agriculture - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its report on prices and price indices for agricultural products and live animals for the first quarter of 2008. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute- Survey of the Prices of Production Means in Agriculture - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its report on price indices for goods and services curently consumed in agriculture for the firsr quarter of 2008. link

KD Securities - Bulgaria Stock Exchange Weekly Report - May 19 - 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. BULGARIAN STOCK EXCHANGE EVOLUTION link

Karoll - Bulgarian Stock Market Overview - May 19 - 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Commentary link

Bulgaria’s End-April Public Debt Falls 15.3% Y/Y May 26, 2008, 09:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s public debt totalled 4.7 billion euro ($7.4 billion) at the end of April, down 15.3% on the year, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 09:01 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for May 23, 2008. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - May 26 - Nov 25 May 26, 2008, 08:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (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

Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Republican Budget - Mar 2008 May 26, 2008, 07:03 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly data report on the republican budged as of March 31, 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Economic Review - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 07:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has released its quarterly economic review for Q1 2008. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Shares Keep Falling on Profit-Taking May 26, 2008, 18:11 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Croatian equity indices on Monday fell for a fourth day running on continued profit-taking, anaysts said. link

Croatia’s HEP Posts 89% Lower Net Profit in 2007, Plans 2.1 Bln Euro Investments by 2015 - Media May 26, 2008, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Croatian state-owned electricity company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) posted an 89% lower net profit last year and plans 2.1 billion euro in investments by 2015 to cover growing electricity demand, state news agency Hina reported on Monday. link

FIMA - Weekly Report - May 19 - 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 16:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews OVERVIEW link

Croatia’s Civil Engineering Institute IGH Plans To Pay Higher 2007 Dividend May 26, 2008, 15:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip civil engineering institute Institut Gradjevinarstva Hrvatske (IGH) said it plans to pay a dividend of 75 kuna ($16.3/10.4 euro) per share for last year, up from the 50 kuna it paid for 2006. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Forestry Products and Felled Timber - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total commercial timber production in both state-owned and privately-owned forests in the first quarter of 2008, as compared to the first quarter of 2007, decreased by 7%. In the state-owned forests it decreased by 8%, while in the privately-owned forests it increased by 40%. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Index - April 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:56 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total industrial production was by 6.9% higher in April 2008 than in April 2007. As compared to the average monthly production in 2007, the industrial production in April 2008 increased by 4.7%. According to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, in April 2008, as compared to April 2007, Intermediate goods were by 3.7%, Energy by 1.6% and Capital goods by 6.0% higher, Durable consumer goods were by 4.5% lower and Non-durable consumer goods were by 13.7% higher . According to the NKD 2002. sections, the production in Mining and quarrying was by 1.3% lower, while in Manufacturing it was by 7.4% and in Electricity, gas and water supply by 7.3% higher in April 2008 than in the same month of 2007. Comparing the period from January to April 2008 with the same period of 2007, according to the MIGs 2001 aggregation, Intermediate goods were by 2.0%, Energy by 4.1%, Capital goods by 8.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 8.3% higher, while Durable consumer goods were by 4.4% lower. Comparing the period from January to April 2008 with the same period of 2007, according to the NKD 2002. sections, the production in Mining and quarrying was by 2.6 % lower, while in Manufacturing it was by 5.4% and in Electricity, gas and water supply by 8.4% higher. In April 2008, the trend index of the total industrial production was by 0.4% higher than in March 2008 (see G-1.). Detailed volume indices of industrial production − seasonally adjusted time series and trend cycle – are published in the First Release No. 2.1.3., which is usually issued one week after this First Release. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Livestock and Poultry Slaughtered in Abattoirs - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:55 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In the first quarter of 2008, as compared to the same period of 2007, the net weight of cattle increased by 41%, of pigs by 23%, of poultry by 9% and of sheep by 55%. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Monthly Statistical Report - April 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Croatian Bureau of Statistics has published its monthly report on main economic indicators for April 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Services in Forestry and Felled Timber - Q1 2008 May 26, 2008, 10:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews QUANTITY OF FOREST PROTECTION AGENTS USED, FIRST QUARTER OF 2008 (table) link

Croatia Schedule of Events – May 26 - Sept 16 May 26, 2008, 09:02 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through September 16. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Macedonia *

Macedonia Sets up JV for Purchase of Farm Produce with Israel’s Soli Group May 26, 2008, 18:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Macedonia said on Monday it has set up a joint venture company for the purchase of Macedonian farm produce with Isreali engineering & consulting firm Soli Group. link

Macedonia’s Ruling Conservatives Extend Lead Ahead of June 1 Vote - Poll May 26, 2008, 17:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s governing conservative party VMRO-DPMNE has increased its lead among voters less than a week ahead of early parliamentary elections, a poll indicated on Monday. link

U.S. Wabtec Corp Buys Owner of Macedonian Railway Brakes Factory MZT Hepos for 53 Mln Euro May 26, 2008, 16:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 26 (SeeNews) - U.S railroad equipment supplier Wabtec Corporation said it signed an agreement to acquire Italian company POLI, the owner of Macedonian manufacturer of railway brake equipment MZT Hepos, for about 53 million euro ($83 million). link

Macedonia’s March Net Salary Rises 10.4% Y/Y- Table May 26, 2008, 14:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s average net salary in March was 15,529 denars ($396/252 euro), up by 10.4% compared with the same month of 2007, the Macedonian Statistics Office said on Monday. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 09:02 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Macedonian Stock Exchange has published its report on turnover and prices for May 23, 2008. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events May 26 –Nov 28 May 26, 2008, 08:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 26 (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 *

Investments in Fixed Assets in Moldova Up 30% Y/Y in Q1 May 26, 2008, 11:50 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 26 (SeeNews) - Investments in fixed assets in Moldova rose by 30% on the year to 1.88 billion lei ($183 million/116 million euro) in the first quarter, the country’s statistics bureau said on Monday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - May 26 - June 23 May 26, 2008, 10:27 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 26 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through June 23. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* Montenegro *

Montenegrin Banks’ March Credit Portfolio Grows 114.1% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 15:55 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of Montenegro’s commercial banks rose to 2.468 billion euro ($3.88 billion) at the end of March, up 114.1% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank, CBCG, said on Friday. link

Montenegro’s End-March M1 Money Supply Rises 22% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s M1 money supply at the end of March rose by 21.95% on the year to 1.422 billion euro ($2.4 billion), preliminary data from the country’s central bank said. link

Montenegro’s March Producer Prices Rise 2.8% M/M May 26, 2008, 15:09 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s March producer prices rose by 2.8% from a month earlier and were 12.7% higher on the year, the country’s central bank said. link

Montenegro’s April Net Salary Edges Up 0.6% M/M - Table May 26, 2008, 15:04 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s April average net monthly salary rose by a real 0.6% month-on-month to 402 euro ($634), data from the statistics office showed on Monday. link

Montenegro Q1 FDI Rises 6.8% Y/Y to 215.2 Mln Euro May 26, 2008, 14:57 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Montenegro rose by an annual 6.8% to 215.2 million euro ($339.2 million) in the first quarter, preliminary data from the country’s central bank indicated. link

Montenegro’s April Retail Price Index Rises 9.0% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 14:38 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s April retail price index rose by 9.0% on the year and was 0.8% higher than a month earlier, data of the country’s statistics office indicated on Monday. link

Montenegro’s April Consumer Price Index Rises 9.1% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 14:08 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s April consumer price index rose by 9.1% on the year and was 1.2% higher month-on-month, figures from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday. link

Montenegro’s April Industrial Output Falls 5.3% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 14:05 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s April industrial output fell by 5.3% on the year and was 17.3% lower than a month earlier, figures from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday. link

Montenegro’s Mobile Phone Penetration Rate Rises to 182.9% in April May 26, 2008, 11:31 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 26 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s mobile phone penetration rate rose to 182.9% at the end of April from 179.5% a month earlier, the country’s telecommunications regulator said on Monday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 09:02 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews New Securities Exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 23, 2008. link

* Romania *

Romanian Leu Ends Tad Stronger vs Euro with Western Markets Closed May 26, 2008, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu on Monday closed a tad stronger at 3.6660/6700 per euro, compared to 3.6675/6715 on Friday in calm trade, as Western markets took a break, dealers said. link

Romanian Bourse Closes Mixed, Turnover Jumps Helped by Several Deals with Blue-chips May 26, 2008, 17:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romanian bourse indices closed mixed on Monday while turnover increased nearly five times helped by several pre-arranged deals with five of the blue-chips, brokers said. link

Rompetrol Group, Austria’s Immorent Plan to Invest 300 Mln Euro in Romanian Real Estate Project May 26, 2008, 17:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania’s oil group Rompetrol Group and Immorent, the leasing arm of Austria’s Erste Bank, plan to invest an estimated 300 million euro ($473 million) in a real estate project, both companies said on Monday. link

Romania’s Anti-Trust Body Approves Sale of Construction Materials Manufacturer Bengoss to Dufa Deutek May 26, 2008, 17:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania’s competition regulator on Monday said it has approved the sale of construction materials manufacturer Bengoss to local varnish and paint company Dufa Deutek. link

Romanian Labour Ministry - Unemployment by Educational Level - Mar 2008 May 26, 2008, 16:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Romania’s Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family has released its monthly report on unemployment by educational level for March 2008. link

Romanian Labour Ministry - Average Salary Earning - Mar 2008 May 26, 2008, 16:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Romania’s Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family has published its monthly report on average salary earning for March 2008. link

Deutsche Bank Invests 341 Mln Euro in Real Estate Projects in Romania May 26, 2008, 15:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - RREEF Real Estate, the property asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has signed a 341 million euro ($537 million) deal to acquire residential and office buildings in Romania’s capital Bucharest, the legal adviser of the deal said on Monday. link

Romania’s Romcarbon Starts Trading on Bucharest Stock Exchange on Friday May 26, 2008, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania’s sole gas mask manufacturer Romcarbon will start trading its shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 30, moving from the over-the-counter market RASDAQ, the BVB said on Monday. link

U.S.-based Real Estate Company ERA Enters Romania May 26, 2008, 14:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 26 (SeeNews) – U.S.-based real estate company ERA has entered Romania via its Bulgarian arm, ERA Bulgaria said on Monday. link

Romania Says Begins Building 19.5 Km Motorway Section Worth 152.8 Mln Euro May 26, 2008, 13:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania on Monday said construction works have begun on a 19.5-kilometre motorway stretch, estimated to cost 152.8 million euro ($240.67 million), that would be part of the motorway set to link Bucharest and the city of Brasov. link

Romania Relaunches Sale of Road Vehicles Research Institute INAR May 26, 2008, 12:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania on Monday said it re-launched the sale of its 57.1% stake in road vehicles research institute INAR after rejecting the previous three bidders in July last year. link

Romania Launches Sale of Physics Research Institute ITEC Brazi May 26, 2008, 12:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Romania said on Monday it has offered for sale its 71.253% stake in physics and natural sciences research institute ITEC Brazi. link

Blast at Romanian Chemical Plant Victoria Kills Two - TV May 26, 2008, 11:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Two people were killed in an explosion at Romanian chemical plant Victoria located in the town of the same name, privately-owned TV station Antena 3 reported on Monday. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Monthly Bulletin - RASDAQ, April 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) has released it’s monthly RASDAQ bulletin for April 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 09:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices declined for the fourth consecutive trading day link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 09:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for May 23, 2008. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 08:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Bucharest Stock Exchange has published its RASDAQ daily market report for May 23, 2008. link

Romania Schedule of Events - May 26 – August 11 May 26, 2008, 08:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 26 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through August 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Serbia *

Croatia’s FIMA To Set Up Close-end Investment Fund in Serbia by July May 26, 2008, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) – Croatian fund manager FIMA Invest said on Monday it will set up a closed-end investment fund in Serbia by July. link

Austrian Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank’s Serbian Unit Plans to Raise Capital by 35% to 25 Bln Dinars (309 Mln Euro) in H1 May 26, 2008, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank’s Serbian unit plans to raise its capital by 35% to 25 billion dinars ($487million/309million euro) in the first half of the year, it said on Monday. link

BELEX Indices Fall as AIK Banka Lifts Daily Turnover May 26, 2008, 16:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) started the week lower as blue-chip heavyweight AIK Banka lifted the bourse’s daily turnover, brokers said on Monday. link

Serbia’s April Net Monthly Salary Rises 5.59% Y/Y - Table May 26, 2008, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Serbia in April rose by 5.59% year-on-year to 32,562 dinars ($636/404 euro), the statistics office said on Monday. link

Sinteza Investment Group - Weekly Market Wrap Up, May 19 - 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:53 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Still no Settlement Over Parliament FormationStock Exchange Finishes in the GreenThe week’s trading resulted in yet another positive week on the Belgrade Stock Exchange with both indexes finishing in the green. The BELEX15 index closed at 1.841,50 which is 1,30% up from last week’s result while the BELEXline gained 0,65% on its price since last week. Yet another positive factor is the increased number of transactions which climbed by 59,76% while the overall turnover this week was up by 29,38%. The most traded stock this week was Aik Bank (BSE: AIKB) with total turnover in excess of RSD 596 million while all other stocks had considerably poorer liquidity and trade this week. Overall the number of traded stocks whose prices rose this week were 54 out of 255 traded stocks while 163 stocks lost in value during this week’s trading.The bond trading this week nearly trippled, rising 195% turnover wise from last week. Bond A2008 ceased trading on Wednesday which was its maturity dat e. The largest price increase was noted by A2014 which climbed 1,89% while the bonds A2010 and A2015 both had over EUR 900,000 in turnover this week. link

Sinteza Investment Group - Daily Market Wrap Up - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:33 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sinteza Investment Group has released its Daily Market Wrap Up for May 23, 2008, containing an overview of the Serbian Financial Market. link

Serbia Schedule of Events – May 26 - June 16 May 26, 2008, 09:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through June 16. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 23, 2008 May 26, 2008, 08:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Belgrade Stock Exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 23, 2008 link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Fall Slightly in Higher Turnover May 26, 2008, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices fell slightly in higher turnover on Monday with insignificant changes in the share prices of most blue chips, brokers said. link

Slovenia’s May Economic Sentiment Index Falls May 26, 2008, 16:17 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s seasonally-adjusted economic sentiment index fell two percentage points in May from a month earlier, the Statistics Office said on Monday. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Business Tendency and Consumer Surveys - May 2008 May 26, 2008, 11:33 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In May 2008 the seasonally adjusted sentiment indicator fell by 2 percentage points compared to the month before. link

Slovenia’s Sava Q1 Group Net Profit Falls to 2.6 Mln Euro May 26, 2008, 11:30 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 26 (SeeNews) - Slovenian rubber-to-tourism holding company Sava on Monday reported a fall in its first-quarter group net to 2.6 million euro($4.1 million) from 6.0 million euro a year ago, despite a rise in sales. link

SLOVENIA’S SAVA Q1 GROUP NET PROFIT FALLS TO 2.6 MLN EURO FROM 6.0 MLN EURO YR-AGO May 26, 2008, 10:59 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

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