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Seenews: news report of 04.03.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Wednesday 4 March 2009 - 1904 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

EBRD Mulls Loan, Equity Investment in Canada’s Bankers Petroleum for Albanian Project Mar 04, 2009, 14:05 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), March 4 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering a loan and an equity investment in Canadian oil and gas company Bankers Petroleum to help it finance its projects in Albania, EBRD said. link

Albania Sells 5 Bln Leks (39 Mln Euro) in 3-mo T-bills, Yields Up Mar 04, 2009, 09:48 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank sold 5.07 billion leks ($49.1 million/38.9 million euro) in 3-month Treasury bills, as yields went up, the bank said on Wednesday. link

UPDATE 1 - Albania’s Jan Trade Gap Shrinks 10% Y/Y to 21 Bln Leks (162 Mln Euro) Mar 04, 2009, 09:09 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) link

Albania’s Jan Trade Gap Shrinks 10% Y/Y to 21 Bln Leks (162 Mln Euro) - Table Mar 04, 2009, 08:47 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Albania’s January trade balance showed a deficit of 21.154 billion leks ($204 million/162 million euro), 10% lower on the year, data of the National Statistics Institute, INSTAT, showed. link

ALBANIA’S JAN TRADE GAP SHRINKS 10% Y/Y TO 21 BLN LEKS (162 MLN EURO) - STATS OFFICE Mar 04, 2009, 08:44 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s Federation Sees 2009 Net Profit of Its Railways Co at 297,000 Euro Mar 04, 2009, 18:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 4 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation said on Wednesday it expects the region’s state-owned railways operator will make a net profit of 580,000 marka ($371,081/296,549 euro) this year. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

Serbia’s Dominant Telco To Double 2009 Net Profit - Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s dominant telecomunications company, Telekom Srbija, plans to double its net profit to 17.2 billion dinars (181.8 million euro/$228.6 million) this year, local broadcaster B92 reported on Wednesday. link

Bosnia’s Jan Trade Gap Narrows 16.4% Y/Y to 220 Mln Euro - Table Mar 04, 2009, 12:50 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 4 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit for the first month of this year narrowed to 430.6 million marka ($276 million/220 million euro), from 515.3 million marka in January 2008, as both imports and exports declined on the year, official data showed. link

* Bulgaria *

INDUSTRIAL HOLDING BULGARIA SAYS 2008 CONS NET PROFIT RISES 11.6% TO 7.0 MLN EURO Mar 04, 2009, 18:39 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Fall 1.83% in Week Ended Feb 27 Mar 04, 2009, 18:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 23.49 billion levs ($15.02 billion/12.0 billion euro) on February 27, down 1.83% from a week earlier, BNB data showed on Wednesday. link

Moody’s Downgrades Bulgaria’s Petrol Corporate Family Rating, Outlook Negative Mar 04, 2009, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Moody’s on Wednesday said it downgraded the corporate family rating of Bulgarian fuel retailer Petrol to Caa3 from Caa1, and the rating assigned to the company’s senior unsecured guaranteed 100 million euro ($125.2 million) Eurobond to Ca from Caa2 with a negative outlook. link

Bulgaria Says Braces up for New Gas Supply Crisis – Media Mar 04, 2009, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said the country is bracing up for a new disruption in Russian gas supplies that may occur if Ukraine fails to pay Russia on time for its own supplies, Bulgarian media reported on Wednesday. link

Bulgarian Car Battery Maker MonBat 2008 Cons Net Profit Rises 57% - Table Mar 04, 2009, 18:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip car battery maker MonBat said on Wednesday its consolidated net profit rose 57% to 26.5 million levs ($16.9 million/13.5 million euro) in 2008 as sales rose 16%. link

Bulgarian Benchmark Stock Index Edges Higher on Support from Lenders Corpbank, BACB Mar 04, 2009, 18:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - The benchmark share index of the bourse in Sofia ended fractionally higher on Wednesday, mainly due to support from blue-chip lenders Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) and Bulgarian American Credit Bank (BACB), brokers said. link

BULGARIAN CAR BATTERY MAKER MONBAT SAYS 2008 CONS NET PROFIT RISES 57% TO 13.5 MLN EURO Mar 04, 2009, 17:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Germany’s Henkel Sales in Bulgaria Rise 20% in 2008 Mar 04, 2009, 17:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) – German conglomerate Henkel registered a 20% growth in its sales in Bulgaria last year, the company said on Wednesday. link

Omani Company Receives C-Bank Approval to Buy 30% of Bulgaria’s Corpbank - Corpbank Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) said on Wednesday that the country’s central bank gave the go-ahead to Luxembourg-based Bulgarian Acquisition Company II, owned by the Oman State General Reserve Fund, to acquire a 30% stake in Corpbank. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

OMANI COMPANY RECEIVES C-BANK APPROVAL TO BUY 30% OF BULGARIA’S CORPBANK - CORPBANK Mar 04, 2009, 15:49 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Chimimport ’08 Prelim Cons Net Profit Rises 7.2% - Table Mar 04, 2009, 15:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Leading Bulgarian industrial group Chimimport said on Wednesday its preliminary consolidated net profit rose by 7.2% on the year to 127.7 million levs ($81.67 million/65.24 million euro) in 2008. link

BULGARIA’S CHIMIMPORT SAYS 2008 PRELIM CONS NET PROFIT UP 7.2% TO 127.7 MLN LEVS (65.25 MLN EURO) Mar 04, 2009, 15:16 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

UniCredit’s Bulgarian Arm Gets 10.3 Mln Euro Credit Line from Bulgarian Development Bank to Support SMEs Mar 04, 2009, 14:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) – UniCredit Bulbank, the Bulgarian unit of Italian banking group UniCredit, on Wednesday said it has received a 20 million lev ($12.8 million/10.3 million euro) credit line from majority state-owned Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). link

Karoll - Sopharma AD Financial Results 2008 - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 13:10 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Sopharma AD [3JR] released its 2008 consolidated financial statement on February 27. link

Bulgarian Banks’ End-Jan Assets Rise 21% Y/Y - Table Mar 04, 2009, 13:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - The assets of Bulgarian commercial banks totalled some 69.02 billion levs ($44.1 billion/35.3 billion euro) at the end of January, up by 21% from a year earlier, central bank data showed. link

Bulgarian Firm GFF To Invest 8.0 Mln Euro in Local Cartonboard Factory - Media Mar 04, 2009, 12:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian-registered company GFF plans to invest 8.0 million euro ($10.0 million) in a local cartonboard plant which it has acquired from the former Bulgarian unit of Austrian cartonboard and packaging company Mayr-Melnhof Karton, Sofia-based daily Pari said on Wednesday. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 11:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPSOFIX gained 1.03% to 264.71 on Friday reducing its total loss in February to 7.70%. Most of the large positive moves happened with only small volumes traded and we saw a descent turnover in only a few stocks. Corporate Commercial Bank (6C9, BGN 75.003, +2.74%) and M+S Hydraulics (5MH, BGN 2.99, -12.57%) deserve to be mentioned here as 7 072 and 54 413 shares changed hands in the positions, respectively. Significant positive moves were also registered by Sparky Eltos (SL9, BGN 1.49, +10.37%), Central Cooperative Bank (4CF, BGN 0.837, +4.76%) and Industrial Holding Bulgaria (4ID, BGN 1.18, +4.42%). The price weighted BG40 stepped down, losing 0.76% to 85.94, after the declines from Orgachim (5ORG, BGN 53.601, -2.54%) and Odessos Shiprepair Yard (5ODE, BGN 104.90, -1.49%) where only tiny volumes were traded. BGTR30 closed above the line, ending the month at 193.19 (+0.06%). link

Bulgarian AG Capital Sells Real Estate Consultancy Mar 04, 2009, 11:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian real estate holding group Adress Group (AG) Capital said it sold 100% of its real estate consultancy Regent’s Property Advisors to local businessmen Stefan Kosev for an undisclosed sum. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events – March 4 - April 6 Mar 04, 2009, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through April 6. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Karoll - Synergon Holding Financial Results 2008 - Feb 28, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Synergon Holding AD [6S7] released its 2008 annual financial statement on February 27. link

Karoll - Billboard Financial Results 2008 - Feb 28, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Billboard [5BP] released its consolidated annual financial statement on February 26, 2009. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - Feb 23-27, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:12 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview link

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Rise, Turnover Down Mar 04, 2009, 17:47 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 4 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose on Wednesday, as turnover declined, bourse data showed. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

Croatia’s End-2008 Foreign Debt Rises 17.4% Y/Y to 39 Bln Euro Mar 04, 2009, 15:51 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Croatia’s end-2008 foreign debt rose by 17.4% on the year to 39 billion euro ($48.8 billion), Croatian central bank said on Wednesday. link

CROATIA’S END-2008 FOREIGN DEBT RISES 17.4% TO 39 BLN EURO – C-BANK Mar 04, 2009, 15:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatia’s C-Bank Accepts 75% of Bids in Revrepo Auction Mar 04, 2009, 12:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 4 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank said on Wednesday it accepted bids for Treasury bills worth 6,134.55 million kuna ($1.04 billion/833 million euro) out of all bids totalling 8,179.40 million kuna that were placed in a reverse repo auction. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 11:48 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Croatia to get a new gas pipeline link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Persons in Paid Employment by Activity - Jan 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 11:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In January 2009, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 209 865, out of which there were 549 853 women. As compared to December 2008, the number of both persons in paid employment and the number of employed women decreased by 1%. link

Croatia’s End-Jan M1 Money Supply Down 10.2% M/M - Table Mar 04, 2009, 11:37 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 4 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s M1 money supply fell to 49.573 billion kuna ($8.4 billion/6.7 billion euro) at the end of January from 55.222 billion kuna a month earlier and 52.248 billion kuna a year earlier, the central bank said on its website. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 10:21 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

Croatia Schedule of Events – March 4 – April 9 Mar 04, 2009, 10:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through April 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:05 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Day after broad sell-off on major US markets, Crobex continues in the same manner plunging 3.3%. Popular benchmark lost in last 5 trading sessions 8.1%, while losses from the start of the year amounted to 25.2%. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:05 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:04 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Retail term deposits up to HRK 104.45bn link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:38 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd The beginning of the new week brought further losses to investors on Zagreb Stock Exchange. Popular benchmark dropped 3.7% to 1332.1 pts and confirmed its position inside oversold territory as its RSI amounts to 22.0. Liquidity was similar to that on Friday as total stock turnover amounted to HRK 46.7 mil. Negative impact came from severe losses on European markets as well as from pessimistic forecasts saying that GDP could drop 5.0% this year. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor - Feb 27, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:29 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities Zagerb has published its Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor report with prices as of February 27, 2009. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:27 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Crostat: Export down more than 26 percent to HRK 3.8bn link

Erste Securities - Availability of Stocks to MPFs and OIFs - Feb 27, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:26 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities has published its weekly report on the availability of stocks to Mandatory Pension Funds (MPFs) and Open-end Investment Funds (OIFs) with prices as of February 27, 2009. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:25 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

* Macedonia *

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

Macedonian C-Bank Absorbs 4.270 Bln Denars (69.2 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Mar 04, 2009, 15:29 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 4 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank said on Wednesday it absorbed 4.270 billion denars ($87.5 million/69.2 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 08:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 3, 2009. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events – March 4 - March 19 Mar 04, 2009, 08:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 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

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:02 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 2, 2009. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s Fixed-line Operators Sales Down 5.85% in 2008 Mar 04, 2009, 14:37 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 4 (SeeNews) - The sales of Moldova’s fixed-line operators fell by 5.85% last year to 2.208 billion lei ($205.4 million/163 million euro), the country’s telecoms regulator, ANRCETI, said on Wednesday. link

Moldova’s Transdniestria Fixed Asset Investments Fall 10.1% in 2008 Mar 04, 2009, 12:06 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 4 (SeeNews) - Investments in fixed assets in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria fell by a real 10.1% last year to around 93 million euro ($117 million), the region’s economy ministry said on Wednesday. link

Moldova’s Transdniestria Region Jan Industrial Output Falls 21.6% Y/Y Mar 04, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 4 (SeeNews) - The industrial output of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria fell by an annual 21.6% in January this year, Transdniestria’s Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 08:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 3, 2009. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 4 - April 5 Mar 04, 2009, 08:57 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 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

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 2, 2009. link

* Montenegro *

Serbia’s Dominant Telco To Double 2009 Net Profit - Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s dominant telecomunications company, Telekom Srbija, plans to double its net profit to 17.2 billion dinars (181.8 million euro/$228.6 million) this year, local broadcaster B92 reported on Wednesday. link

Montenegro’s Jobless Rate Falls to 10.92% in Early March from 12.04% Year Ago Mar 04, 2009, 14:21 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 4 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s jobless rate fell to 10.92% at the beginning of March from 12.04% a year earlier, official figures show. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 08:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 3, 2009. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 06:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 2, 2009. link

* Romania *

Romanian Leu Firms vs Euro in Moderate Volumes Mar 04, 2009, 18:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu strengthened slightly against the euro in moderate volumes on Wednesday with no significant impact coming from the release earlier in the day of economic growth data, dealers said. link

Romania’s Parliament Gives Go-ahead for Criminal Probe Against Former PM Nastase - Media Mar 04, 2009, 17:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Romania’s parliament on Wednesday granted a prosecutors’ request for the launch of a criminal investigation against former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase over suspicions of corruption, bribery and trade in influence, local TV channel Antena3 reported. link

Romanian Stocks Post Solid Gains, Blue Chip Petrom Soars in Correction Mar 04, 2009, 17:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Romanian stock indices jumped by more than 4.0% in higher turnover on Wednesday with blue-chip heavyweight oil and gas group Petrom pacing the gains in a price correction, brokers said. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

UPDATE 1 - Romania’s 2008 GDP Grows by Real 7.1% to Estimated 503.9 Bln Lei (117 Bln Euro) Mar 04, 2009, 15:31 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, analyst comments) link

Romanian Anti-Trust Body OKs Sale of Romanian Medical Equipment Distributor to Spain’s GED Eastern Fund II Mar 04, 2009, 14:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Romania’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it has approved the sale of local medical equipment trader Diamedix Impex to GED Eastern Fund II, the second fund for investments in southeastern Europe of Spanish private equity group GED. link

MOL Romania Says 2008 Net Profit at Almost 12 Mln Euro Mar 04, 2009, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - MOL Romania, the local arm of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, said on Wednesday its 2008 net profit reached almost 12 million euro ($15 million), while its turnover rose by 11% to some 590 million euro. link

Romania’s Raiffeisen Bank 2008 Net Profit Rises 75.6% to 165 Mln Euro Mar 04, 2009, 13:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - The Romanian unit of Austria’s Osterreich AG Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), Raiffeisen Bank, said on Wednesday its net profit rose by 75.6% last year to 165 million euro ($206 million). link

Orange Romania’s 2008 Revenue Rises 6.2% to 1.3 Bln Euro Mar 04, 2009, 13:19 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - The Romanian wireless unit of France Telecom’s Orange said on Wednesday it has increased its 2008 revenue by 6.2% to 1.3 billion euro ($1.6 billion). link

Romania’s VES Plans To Pay 0.003 Lei (0.0007 Euro) per Share in 2008 Dividend from No Dividend Yr Ago Mar 04, 2009, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Romanian household appliances maker VES said on Wednesday it plans to pay a net dividend of 0.003 lei ($0.0009/0.0007 euro) per share for 2008, compared to no dividend a year earlier. link

Romanian Chemical Plant Oltchim Minority Shareholder Says Co Close to Default – Media Mar 04, 2009, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – A minority shareholder of Romanian petrochemical producer Oltchim, Germany’s PetroCarboChem (PCC), said that a rescue plan proposed by Oltchim’s management could lead the company to insolvency, Bucharest-based daily Business Standard reported on Wednesday. link

Some 2.2 Mln Shares of Romania’s International Hotel Operator Trade for 2.7 Mln Lei (628,700 Euro) Mar 04, 2009, 11:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Some 2.2 million shares of Romanian hotel operator International changed hands for a combined 2.7 million lei ($786,900/628,700 euro) in five transactions on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ on Wednesday, bourse data showed. link

Romania Jan Tourist Numbers Fall 10.6% Y/Y - Table Mar 04, 2009, 11:14 CET | Story | SeeNews Bucharest (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania decreased by 10.6% on the year to 342,800 in January, data of the country’s statistics board, INS, showed on Wednesday. link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 10:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:17 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Watchlist link

Romania’s 2008 GDP Grows by Real 7.1% to Estimated 503.9 Bln Lei (117 Bln Euro) Mar 04, 2009, 09:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) - Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP), computed in current prices, reached an estimated 503.9 billion lei ($147 billion/117 billion euro) in 2008, up by a real 7.1% from the previous year, data from the country’s statistics board, INS, showed on Wednesday. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Ieba Trust - Company Update - Transgaz - FY08 Review - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Forward earnings unfolding provides swelling dividends in spite of potential demanding operating environment link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:01 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for March 3, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for March 3, 2009. link

ROMANIA’S 2008 GDP RISES REAL 7.1% TO ESTIMATED 503.9 BLN LEI (117 BLN EURO) - STATS BOARD Mar 04, 2009, 09:00 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romania Schedule of Events - March 4 - Oct 19 Mar 04, 2009, 08:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 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

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Weekly - Feb 23-27, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:36 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1A. Bucharest Stock exchange Indicators link

Ieba Trust - Special Report - Preliminary Results FY08 for BET and BET-C Constituents - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews SPECIAL REPORT Preliminary FY08 results for BET and BET-C constituents link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:21 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:19 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for March 2, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for March 2, 2009. link

* Serbia *

Serbia’s Economy Sinks into Recession - NGO Mar 04, 2009, 18:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia has sunk into recession with January industrial output falling by 17.1% and exports dwindling by 30.5% on the year, a local NGO said on Wednesday. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

Belgrade Blue-chip Index Briefly Dips to All-time Low, Turnover Rises Mar 04, 2009, 16:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip index of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) hit a fresh all-time low in intraday dealings on Wednesday as turnover rose, a broker said. link

Serbia’s Dominant Telco To Double 2009 Net Profit - Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s dominant telecomunications company, Telekom Srbija, plans to double its net profit to 17.2 billion dinars (181.8 million euro/$228.6 million) this year, local broadcaster B92 reported on Wednesday. link

Serbia’s Flag Carrier JAT To Halve Staff Mar 04, 2009, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s flag carrier JAT Airways plans to halve its staff by the end of the year in bid to cut costs, a company official said on Wednesday. link

CORRECTED - Serbia To Sign Free Trade Agreement with Belarus in April - Media Mar 04, 2009, 13:07 CET | Story | SeeNews In BELGRADE story ’Serbia To Sign Free Trade Agreement with Belarus in April - Media’ please read in the fourth paragraph "...Serbia’s Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said in the B92 article...’ instead of "...Dinkic also said...." (clarifies attribution) link

Serbia To Sign Free Trade Agreement with Belarus in April - Media Mar 04, 2009, 12:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said the Balkan country will sign a free trade agreement with Belarus in early April, Serbian broadcaster B92 reported on Wednesday. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 10:19 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for March 4, 2009. link

Serbia Schedule of Events – March 4 - May 1 Mar 04, 2009, 09:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 4 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 1. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 3, 2009. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 3, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 09:02 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for March 3, 2009. link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:22 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for March 2, 2009. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 2, 2009 Mar 04, 2009, 07:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 2, 2009. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Bourse Indices Extend Losses, Turnover Rises Mar 04, 2009, 18:46 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 4 (SeeNews) - Slovenian share indices extended their losses on Wednesday as daily turnover rose, data from the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. link

Italy’s UniCredit To Support Its Units in Central, Eastern Europe – Media Mar 04, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 4 (SeeNews) – Italian banking group UniCredit will back its units in central and eastern Europe (CEE) and no country defaults are foreseen there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

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