Seenews: news report of 04.02.2009
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Countries:
* Albania *
Albania Starts 1.4 Mln Euro Upgrade of Border Checkpoint with Greece on Friday Feb 04, 2009, 13:41 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), February 4 (SeeNews) - Albania will launch a 1.4 million euro ($1.8 million) upgrade of a border checkpoint with Greece on Friday, Albania’s Customs Office said on Wednesday. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Alpha Bank L/T Ratings with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Alpha Bank to A2 from A1 with a negative outlook. The bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Piraeus Bank with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said late on Tuesday it has downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Piraeus Bank to A2 from A1, with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Albania. link
* Bosnia *
INTERVIEW - Bosnian Dairy Firm Milkos Sees Profit in 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 15:52 CET | Interview | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 4 (SeeNews) – Bosnian dairy company Milkos targets profit in 2009 on the back of the planned launch of units for production of feta cheese and ice-cream and completing a 23 million marka ($15.0 million/11.6 million euro) cow farm, the company’s director, Adin Fakic, said. link
Bosnia’s Federation Launches Second Attempt to Sell Trade & Services Firm Kemos Feb 04, 2009, 15:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation launched on Wednesday a second tender for 100% of its trading and services company Kemos after the first attempt to sell the company failed late last year, it said. link
Bosnia To Reply Within Month to CEZ Decision to Exit 1.46 Bln Euro Joint Power Plant Project – Media Feb 04, 2009, 12:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 4 (SeeNews) - The economy and energy minister of Bosnia’s Serb Republic, Slobodan Puhalac, said the country will reply within a month to a decision by Czech utility company CEZ to withdraw from a 1.46 billion euro ($1.89 billion) joint power plant project, Bosnian media reported on Wednesday. link
* Bulgaria *
EU May Unblock 144 Mln Euro in Road-Building Aid for Bulgaria in March – Media Feb 04, 2009, 18:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - The European Commission is ready to unblock in March some 144 million euro ($185 million) in road-building aid to Bulgaria under its ISPA pre-accession programme if the country clears some conflict of interest issues, the state-run Bulgarian radio BNR said on Wednesday. link
Bulgarian Share Indices Slightly Rise in Smaller Volumes Feb 04, 2009, 17:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian stocks slightly rose for a second day in a row on Wednesday in falling volumes, brokers said. link
Bulgarian Banks End-2008 Assets Rise 17.7% Y/Y - Table Feb 04, 2009, 16:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - The assets of Bulgarian commercial banks totalled 69.56 billion levs ($45.74 billion/35.54 billion euro) at the end of 2008, up 17.7% from the previous year, central bank data showed. link
Eurobank EFG Bulgaria Gets Nod To Launch 35 Mutual Funds Feb 04, 2009, 16:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s financial regulator on Wednesday gave the green light to Eurobank EFG Bulgaria to launch 35 mutual funds on the local market. link
Greek-owned Advertising Prodigy Gets Nod for Bulgarian Bourse Listing Feb 04, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Greek-owned advertising and music video producer Advertising Prodigy on Wednesday got a regulatory nod to list on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE). link
Bulgarian Cellulose Producer Svilosa’s 2008 Net Profit Drops 85% - Table Feb 04, 2009, 15:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian cellulose producer Svilosa said on Wednesday its net profit slumped by 85% to 605,000 levs ($398,000/309,000 euro) last year, as net sales fell by 68%. link
Bulgarian Ministry of Finance - Forecast on Net Cash Flows to Treasury Single Accounts in BNB - Feb 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 12:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on the forecast on net cash flows to treasury single accounts in the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) for February 2009. link
Karoll - Toplivo Financial Results 2008 - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 12:05 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Tolivo [3TV] released its non-consolidated annual statement. link
Karoll - Fazerles Financial Results 2008 - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 11:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Fazerles [4F6] released its non-consolidated annual statement. link
Protesting Farmers To Block Roads in Bulgaria - Media Feb 04, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian farmers will block roads at the country’s borders with Romania and Greece on Wednesday to protest against cheap imports of agricultural products and delayed payments for their own produce, local media reported. link
Karoll - Bulgarska Roza-Sevtopolis Financial Results 2008 - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 10:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 10:04 CET | Broker's Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-feb4_2009-095748" class="spip_out">link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Alpha Bank L/T Ratings with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Alpha Bank to A2 from A1 with a negative outlook. The bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias Feb 04, 2009, 09:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias to A1 from Aa3 with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Piraeus Bank with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said late on Tuesday it has downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Piraeus Bank to A2 from A1, with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Albania. link
Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Feb 4 - March 11 Feb 04, 2009, 09:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through March 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link
Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 08:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link
Karoll - Lead and Zinc Complex Financial Results 2008 - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 08:39 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link
Karoll - Euroins Financial Results 2008 - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:23 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Highlights: link
Karoll - Sparky Eltos Financial Results 2008 - Feb 3, 2009
Feb 04, 2009, 07:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews
The non-consolidated 2008 sales revenue of Sparky Eltos [SL9] advanced by 7.8% to BGN 77.9 mln, while revenue from the sale of production was down by 5.4% to BGN 58 mln
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Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:11 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews In view of a forthcoming interest payment of an issue of bonds, please be informed of the following:- Issuer: Etropal AD-Etropole- BSE code: 5EOA- ISIN code: BG2100020077- Date of interest payment: 08.02.2009- Yield: 3m EURIBOR + 3.25 %- The right on interest payment will be entitled to all bondholders registered with the Central Depository as of 06.02.2009 (Record Date).- The final date for transacting bonds of this issue on the BSE-Sofia, as a result of which the holder will have the right on interest payment will be 04.02.2009 (Ex Date: 05.02.2009). link
Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:09 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for February 3, 2009. link
Bulgarian Milk, Meat Producers To Block Sole Bridge between Bulgaria and Romania Feb 03, 2009, 19:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 3 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian dairy and meat producers will block traffic through the sole bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube for three hours on Wednesday protesting over cheap imports of raw materials for meat and dairy products, the Bulgarian authorities said on Tuesday. link
* Croatia *
Croatian Share Indices Rise, Turnover Up Feb 04, 2009, 17:38 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose on Wednesday in low volumes, shadowing an upswing on European markets, market players said. link
Croatia’s Podravka Lists 350 Mln Kuna (47.2 Mln Euro) Commercial Papers on Zagreb Bourse Feb 04, 2009, 16:21 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip food, beverage and drug producer Podravka said on Wednesday it has listed commercial papers worth 350 million kuna ($61.1 million/47.2 million euro) on the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE). link
Croatia’s C-Bank Accepts 70% of Bids in Revrepo Auction Feb 04, 2009, 14:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank said on Wednesday it accepted bids for Treasury bills worth 3,791.48 million kuna ($662 million/511 million euro) out of bids totalling 5,416.40 million kuna that were placed in a reverse repo auction. link
Croatia’s Tekol-Teri Sets Up JV with Finland’s SKS Toijala Works for Metal Parts Production - Media Feb 04, 2009, 12:51 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) – Croatian metal company Tekol-Teri and Finland’s SKS Toijala Works signed an agreement to set up a joint company, SKS TT , for production of metal components intended for machine manufacturers, Croatian media said on Wednesday. link
Croatian Unit of Germany’s Siemens 2008 Non-Cons Net Profit Up 48.7% to 128.6 Mln Kuna (17.3 Mln Euro) Feb 04, 2009, 11:14 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Croatian electrical equipment maker Siemens d.d. Hrvatska said its non-consolidated unaudited net profit rose to 128.6 million kuna ($22.4 million/17.3 million euro) in 2008 from 86.5 million kuna in 2007. link
Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Usage of Information and Communication Technologies in Enterprises - First Results - 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 10:31 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Positive trends link
Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Vessels on Cruise - 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 10:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2008, foreign vessels realised 820 cruises in the Republic of Croatia. During these cruises, the total of 936 424 passengers arrived. They stayed for 1 567 days in the Republic of Croatia, 2 days on the average. Most of the cruises were realised in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva. link
Croatia Schedule of Events - Feb 4 - March 13 Feb 04, 2009, 10:15 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through March 13. New or amended entries are marked (*). link
Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 09:45 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link
FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:26 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Moving inside 1600 and 1631 pts tunnel popular benchmark showed rollercoaster performance. Trading closed at 1621.0 pts (+0.4%). Total stock turnover was significantly lower than yesterday and amounted to HRK 18.8 mil. link
* Macedonia *
Telekom Slovenije Places Sole Bid for Digital TV Licence in Macedonia - Media Feb 04, 2009, 15:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Telekom Slovenije placed the sole bid in a tender to acquire a 10-year digital television licence in Macedonia for at least 300,000 euro ($386,100), state-run Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reported on Wednesday. link
Value of Macedonian Companies’ Construction Works Abroad Falls 38% in 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 13:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) – The value of construction works completed by Macedonian companies outside the country fell by 38.3% on the year to 2.75 billion denars ($57.2 million /44.4 million euro) in 2008, the Statistics Office said on Wednesday. link
Macedonian C-Bank Absorbs 4.142 Bln Denars (67.1 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Feb 04, 2009, 13:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank said on Wednesday it absorbed 4.141 billion denars ($86.3 million/67.1 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link
Swedmilk Macedonia’s New Owner To Pay up Debt to Milk Producers by End-February - Media Feb 04, 2009, 11:43 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) – The U.S.- Israeli investment fund Fenix Energy, which is the new owner of Macedonia’s Swedmilk, will pay in full the debt owed by the dairy company to milk producers by the end of February, Macedonian media reported on Wednesday. link
Macedonia Schedule of Events – Feb 4 - March 19 Feb 04, 2009, 10:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link
Yields on Macedonian 3-Mo, 6-Mo T-Bills Rise Feb 04, 2009, 09:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Yields on Macedonian three-month and six-month Treasury bills rose at an auction on Tuesday, central bank data showed on Wednesday. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Alpha Bank L/T Ratings with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Alpha Bank to A2 from A1 with a negative outlook. The bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. link
Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for February 3, 2009. link
* Moldova *
Moldova’s Jan CPI Falls 0.1% M/M, Rises 5.7% Y/Y - Table Feb 04, 2009, 16:33 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s consumer prices fell by 0.1% month-on-month in January, following a 0.2% monthly fall a month earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. link
Moldovan Insurer Asito 2008 Net Profit at 22.5 Mln Lei (1.7 Mln Euro) Feb 04, 2009, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s largest insurance company, Asito, on Wednesday reported a 22.5 million lei (2.1 million/1.7 million euro) net profit for 2008. link
MOLDOVA’S JAN CPI -0.1% M/M, +5.7% Y/Y VS -0.2% M/M, +7.3% Y/Y IN DEC - STATS OFFICE Feb 04, 2009, 16:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews link
Moldova’s Universalbank Swings to Profit in 2008 - Table Feb 04, 2009, 13:58 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s Universalbank turned to a 2.6 million lei ($248,000/191,200 euro) net profit last year from a 5.2 million lei net loss a year earlier, the bank said on Wednesday. link
Moldova’s Unibank Net Profit Rises 4.0% in 2008 - Table Feb 04, 2009, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Moldovan private commercial bank Unibank rose by 4.0% last year to 22.9 million lei ($2.2 million/1.7 million euro), the bank said on Wednesday. link
Moldova’s Comertbank 2008 Net Profit Remains Little Changed from 2007 - Table Feb 04, 2009, 10:33 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) – Moldovan commercial bank Comertbank on Wednesday reported a net profit of 14.95 million lei ($1.4 million/1.1 million euro) for last year, little changed from 15.3 million lei in 2007, the bank said on Wednesday. link
Moldova Schedule of Events – Feb 4 – April 5 Feb 04, 2009, 09:23 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), February 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through April 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). link
* Montenegro *
Central Bank of Montenegro - External Sector - Q2 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 10:04 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the first two quarters of 2008, movements at the current account of the Montenegrin balance of payments were dominantly influenced by the visible trade. According to preliminary data, current account deficit amounted to EUR 615.5 million or 45% of GDP. In relation to the same period of 2007, deficit increased by 78.2%. Coverage of the external trade deficit with the surplus realized at other accounts of the current account amounted to 10.6% which is by 13 percentage points less in relation to the same period of the previous year. link
New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for February 3, 2009. link
* Romania *
UPDATE 2 - Romania C-Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate to 10.00% from 10.25% Feb 04, 2009, 18:38 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds analyst comments) link
UPDATE 1 - Romania’s President Endorses Deputy PM Dan Nica as Interim Interior Minister Feb 04, 2009, 18:37 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds President’s endorsement) link
UPDATE 1 - Romania C-Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate to 10.00% from 10.25% Feb 04, 2009, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, background) link
Romanian Leu Ends Little Changed vs Euro, Unaffected by C-Bank Rate Cut Decision Feb 04, 2009, 18:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu ended little changed against the euro on Wednesday in a slight correction on a market not affected by the decision of the country’s central bank to cut its key interest rate to 10.00% from 10.25%, dealers said. link
Romanian Stock Indices Drop on Blue-chip Bank BRD Feb 04, 2009, 17:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, tumbled on Wednesday, dragged down by blue-chip bank BRD, which dominated trading volumes, brokers said. link
IMF Says Romania’s GDP Could Fall in 2009, 2.0% Budget Gap Target Hard To Reach Feb 04, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) could fall in 2009, and the government target of a 2.0% budget gap would be hard to reach. link
Romania’s PM Nominates Deputy PM Dan Nica as Interior Minister Feb 04, 2009, 16:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday nominated Dan Nica, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the European Affairs Department and state regulators, as interim Interior Minister, following Liviu Dragnea’s resignation on Monday. link
Romania’s Dec Average Net Salary Rises 9.4% M/M, Up 17.6% Y/Y - Table Feb 04, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Romania rose by a nominal 9.4% month-on-month to 1,489 lei ($444/345 euro) in December, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Wednesday. link
Romania 2008 Tourist Numbers Up 2.2% - Table Feb 04, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists in Romania in 2008 rose by 2.2% to over 7.125 million, the country’s statistics board (INS) said on Wednesday. link
Tyre Maker Michelin Romania To Operate at Lower Capacity in Feb Feb 04, 2009, 15:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) – The Romanian unit of French tyre maker Michelin will cut back the output capacity at two of its three Romanian factories in February due to the tightening market and falling demand, it said on Wednesday. link
Romania’s IRS Freezes Investments Due to Uncertainty on Intl Markets - Media Feb 04, 2009, 13:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) – Romanian railcar maker and railway transport group International Railway Systems (IRS) has put its investment plans on hold this year due to uncertainty on global markets, Bucharest-based daily Ziarul Financiar reported on Wednesday. link
Romanian Port Operator Socep Prelim 2008 Net Profit Almost Trebles - Table Feb 04, 2009, 13:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - Socep, a Romanian Black Sea port operator, on Wednesday reported a preliminary net profit of 9.16 million lei ($2.73 million/2.12 euro) last year, almost treble year-on-year. link
Romania C-Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate to 10.00% from 10.25% Feb 04, 2009, 13:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank, BNR, on Wednesday decided to cut its key interest rate to 10.00% from 10.25%, it said. link
ROMANIA’S C-BANK SAYS CUTS KEY RATE TO 10.00% FROM 10.25% Feb 04, 2009, 13:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link
Romania To Invite Candidates To Take on Lease Its Black Sea Oil/Gas Reserves – Media Feb 04, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) – Romania’s mineral resources agency ANRM will invite candidates to take on lease its oil and gas reserves in the Black Sea continental shelf, Bucharest-based news agency Mediafax reported. link
Protesting Farmers To Block Roads in Bulgaria - Media Feb 04, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian farmers will block roads at the country’s borders with Romania and Greece on Wednesday to protest against cheap imports of agricultural products and delayed payments for their own produce, local media reported. link
Romanian National Institute of Statistics - Monthly Average Earning - Nov 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 09:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In November 2008, gross nominal average earning was 1844 lei, by 2.7% more than in the previous month. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Alpha Bank L/T Ratings with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Alpha Bank to A2 from A1 with a negative outlook. The bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias Feb 04, 2009, 09:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias to A1 from Aa3 with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Piraeus Bank with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said late on Tuesday it has downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Piraeus Bank to A2 from A1, with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Albania. link
Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 09:44 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link
Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 09:42 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link
Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Romanian Small Caps - Q4 2008 Results - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 09:39 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Socep 4Q 2008 results link
Romania Schedule of Events - Feb 4 - Oct 19 Feb 04, 2009, 09:06 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), February 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through October 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link
Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:15 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for February 3, 2009. link
Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:12 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for February 3, 2009. link
Bulgarian Milk, Meat Producers To Block Sole Bridge between Bulgaria and Romania Feb 03, 2009, 19:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 3 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian dairy and meat producers will block traffic through the sole bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube for three hours on Wednesday protesting over cheap imports of raw materials for meat and dairy products, the Bulgarian authorities said on Tuesday. link
* Serbia *
Serbian Delta Holding Sees 36% Rise in 2009 Turnover to 3.4 Bln Euro, To Invest 360 Mln Euro This Year Feb 04, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Delta Holding said on Wednesday it expects a 36% rise in its 2009 turnover to 3.4 billion euro ($4.38 billion), and plans to invest 360 million euro this year. link
Belgrade Share Indices Mostly Drop, Sojaprotein Continues to Pace Turnover Feb 04, 2009, 17:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 4 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) ended another session mostly lower on Wednesday as blue-chip soybean producer Sojaprotein posted the largest daily volume for a second day in a row, a broker said. link
Serbia To Complete Two Key Motorway Sections by 2011 - Media Feb 04, 2009, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 4 (SeeNews) – Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic said Serbia will complete by 2011 two key motorway sections, part of EU-defined transport Corridor X, local news provider EMportal reported on Wednesday. link
Kosovo’s Pristina Airport ’08 Passenger Traffic Rises 10.4% Feb 04, 2009, 16:06 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, February 4 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic through Kosovo’s sole Pristina International Airport rose 10.4% to 1.237 million last year, the airport said on Wednesday. link
UPDATE 1 - Kosovo’s Dec Trade Gap Widens 33.5% Y/Y to 192 Mln Euro Feb 04, 2009, 13:27 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link
Kosovo’s Dec Trade Gap Widens 33.5% Y/Y to 192 Mln Euro - Table Feb 04, 2009, 13:17 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, February 4 (SeeNews) - Kosovo’s December trade deficit increased by 33.46% year-on-year to 191.87 million euro ($248.73 million) as exports fell while imports continued to increase, the Kosovo Statistics Office said on Wednesday. link
Serbia Mulls Pork Imports Unless Local Farmers Slash Prices - Media Feb 04, 2009, 11:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), February 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia is considering shipping pork from abroad unless local producers slash prices and raise output, local daily Blic reported on Wednesday, citing Minister of Trade and Services Slobodan Milosavljevic. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Alpha Bank L/T Ratings with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Alpha Bank to A2 from A1 with a negative outlook. The bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias Feb 04, 2009, 09:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service late on Tuesday downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias to A1 from Aa3 with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. link
Moody’s Downgrades Greece’s Piraeus Bank with Negative Outlook Feb 04, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said late on Tuesday it has downgraded the long-term deposit and debt ratings of Greece’s Piraeus Bank to A2 from A1, with a negative outlook. The Greek bank has units in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Albania. link
Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Feb 4, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 08:40 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for February 4, 2009. link
Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Feb 3, 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 07:17 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for February 3, 2009. link
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Slovenian Banks To Issue State Guaranteed Bonds –Media Feb 04, 2009, 16:22 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Slovenian banks plans to issue bonds that will be guaranteed by the state, news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday. link
Telekom Slovenije Places Sole Bid for Digital TV Licence in Macedonia - Media Feb 04, 2009, 15:42 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 4 (SeeNews) - Telekom Slovenije placed the sole bid in a tender to acquire a 10-year digital television licence in Macedonia for at least 300,000 euro ($386,100), state-run Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reported on Wednesday. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Local Governments Budgets - Nov 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 12:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on revenues and expenditures of the local governments budgets for November 2008. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Health Fund - Dec 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 12:11 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on revenues and expenditures of the health fund for December 2008. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Pension Fund - Dec 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 12:07 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly bulletin on pension fund revenues and expenditure for December 2008. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - State Budget - Dec 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 11:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly state budget report for December 2008. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Consolidated General Government Budgetary Accounts - Nov 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 11:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly report on consolidated general government budgetary accounts for November 2008. link
Slovenian Ministry of Finance - Bulletin of Government Finance - Jan 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 11:17 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Slovenian Ministry of Finance has published its monthly bulletin for January 2009 containing an overview of the government finances. link
Bank of Slovenia - Monthly Bulletin - Jan 2009 Feb 04, 2009, 11:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Bank of Slovenia has published its monthly bulletin on economic and financial developments for January 2009. link
Slovenian Statistical Office - Territorial Units, House Numbers by Municipalities, Statistical Regions - Q4 2008 Feb 04, 2009, 10:56 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Time series of data on territorial units and house numbers at the level of municipalities, statistical regions and cohesion regions have already been published in the SI-STAT database. They are now completed with annual and quarterly data as of 31 December 2008. link
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