Seenews: news report of 21.01.2009

Countries:

* Bosnia *

Bosnia’s Federation To Start Issuing Pre-war Savings Compensation Bonds This Year Jan 21, 2009, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation said on Wednesday it will start issuing government bonds this year to compensate pre-war hard-currency depositors on its territory who lost their money with the start of the 1992-95 conflict in the country. link

Bosnia Federation Jan-Nov Budget Shows Deficit of 44 Mln Euro Jan 21, 2009, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – The budget of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation government for the first 11 months of 2008 showed a deficit of 86 million marka ($57 million/44 million euro), as expenditures rose much faster than revenue, the government said on Wednesday. link

Telekom Slovenije’s Bosnian Unit Acquires Local Cable Operator Profel - Media Jan 21, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – Telekom Slovenije’s Bosnian subsidiary, Aneks, has acquired cable operator Profel Komunikacije based in the western Bosnian town of Prijedor, Banja Luka-based daily Nezavisne Novine reported on Wednesday. link

Bosnia’s Gas Importer Says Russian Supplies Back to Normal Jan 21, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s gas importer BH Gas said on Wednesday Russian natural gas supplies to the country were back to normal as of 0700 GMT after a two-week halt. link

Bosnia’s Federation Invites Again Bids for Sports & Recreation Centre SRC Vlasic Jan 21, 2009, 09:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – The Privatisation Agency of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation said it has invited bids for 100% of sports and recreation centre SRC Vlasic, which it will sell via direct negotiations after failing to attract investor interest late last year. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Jan 21 – Oct 7 Jan 21, 2009, 09:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through October 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgaria Lifts Gas Supply Restrictions Jan 21, 2009, 18:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria on Wednesday lifted the restrictions on natural gas supplies to industrial consumers after Russian gas deliveries were resumed, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said. link

Banking Stocks Lead Main Bulgarian Share Indices Lower Jan 21, 2009, 18:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian stock indices mainly fell on Wednesday, tracking losses on the global markets, with banking stocks pacing the decline, brokers said. link

Bulgaria Earmarks 9.2 Mln Euro To Upgrade Plovdiv Airport by Mid-2009 Jan 21, 2009, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria on Wednesday earmarked 18 million levs ($11.9 million/9.2 million euro) in budget funding for the modernisation of the airport in the country’s second-biggest city Plovdiv. link

UK’s Interoute To Invest 6.0 Mln Euro in Bulgaria by End-2010 Jan 21, 2009, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) – U.K. telecommunications operator Interoute said on Wednesday it plans to invest 6.0 million euro ($7.74 million) to upgrade its network in Bulgaria by the end of 2010 as it expects the telecoms sector to suffer less from the global downturn compared to other industries. link

INTERVIEW – Israel’s AFI Europe Secures Financing for Current Projects in Bulgaria, Sees Market Recovery Starting in H2’09 Jan 21, 2009, 16:39 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - AFI Europe, part of Israeli conglomerate Africa Israel Investments, has secured financing for its current projects in Bulgaria and expects the real estate market in the EU member state to start recovering in the second half of 2009, the country manager for Bulgaria, Shimon Ben Hamo, said. link

Fitch Affirms Bulgarian Cibank Rating at ‘BBB+’, Outlook Stable Jan 21, 2009, 16:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - Global rating agency Fitch Ratings affirmed on Wednesday the rating of Bulgaria’s Cibank, majority-owned by Belgium’s KBC, at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) ’BBB+’ with Stable Outlook, Short-term IDR ’F2’, Individual ’D’ and Support ’2’. link

FITCH SAYS AFFIRMS BULGARIAN CIBANK ’ BBB+’ , OUTLOOK STABLE Jan 21, 2009, 15:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgaria’s Corpbank 2008 Net Profit Rises 74% - Table Jan 21, 2009, 14:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) on Wednesday posted a higher than expected net profit of 40.3 million levs ($26.6 million/20.6 million euro) for 2008, up 74% from the previous year, as its credit portfolio expanded by nearly 54%. link

BULGARIA’S CORPBANK SAYS RAISES 2008 NET PROFIT 74% TO 40.4 MLN LEVS (20.6 MLN EURO) Jan 21, 2009, 14:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Karoll - Central Cooperative Bank Financial Results - 2008 - Jan 21, 2008 Jan 21, 2009, 13:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews CB Central Cooperative Bank AD [4CF] released its non-consolidated annual financial statements on January 20, 2009. link

Israeli Telco One Smart Star Sets Foot in Bulgaria Jan 21, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) – Israeli telecommunications company One Smart Star (OSS) said on Wednesday it has set foot on the Bulgarian market as part of its regional expansion. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Reserve Template - Dec 2008 Jan 21, 2009, 12:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity for December 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Real Effective Exchange Rate Index - Nov 2008 Jan 21, 2009, 12:21 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly report on the real effective exchange rate index for Nov 2008. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Corporations Specializing in Lending - Q3 2008 Jan 21, 2009, 12:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank begins publishing quarterly information on corporations specializing in lending*. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Jan 21, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 11:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgaria’s Jan-Nov Insurance Market Grows 21.5% Jan 21, 2009, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian insurance market expanded by 21.5% year-on-year in the first elven months of 2008 with combined revenue from general and life insurance premiums reaching 1.54 billion levs ($1.0 billion/787.1 million euro), the country’s financial regulator said on Wednesday. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:17 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Jan 21 - March 11 Jan 21, 2009, 10:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (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

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:10 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews New Bank Sector Worries Pressured The Euro And The Sterling link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews On 19.01.2009, Mutual Fund Status Finance-Sofia /3NPB/ submitted to BSE-Sofia its updated Prospectus in full and brief version, available on the BSE-Sofia web site at link link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for January 20, 2009. link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Jan 19, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 07:40 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar And Yen Fell After Risk Appetite Resumed link

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Rise in Swelling Turnover Jan 21, 2009, 17:50 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 21 (SeeNews) - The main Croatian share indices on Wednesday rose for the first time this week in much higher turnover, as blue chips T-HT and Atlantska led the show, bourse data showed. link

Croatia’s December Industrial Output Falls 1.5% Y/Y Jan 21, 2009, 14:02 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s industrial output fell by 1.5% on the year in December after falling by an annual 3.5% in November, the State Statistics Bureau said on Wednesday. link

CROATIA’S DEC INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 1.5% Y/Y AFTER FALLING 3.5% Y/Y IN NOV - STATS OFFICE Jan 21, 2009, 13:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatian C-Bank Rejects All Bids in Reverse Repo Auction Jan 21, 2009, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 21 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank said on Wednesday it rejected all bids for Treasury bills worth 6.624 billion kuna ($1.2 billion/900 million euro) placed in a reverse repo auction. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Jan 21 - March 9 Jan 21, 2009, 10:48 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through March 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Russian Gas Starts Flowing to Croatia Jan 21, 2009, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Russian gas started flowing to Croatia late on Tuesday following a two-week suspension, state-owned gas transmission company Plinacro said. link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:14 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd On Tuesday Zagreb Stock Exchange experienced further decline. Combined with below average total stock turnover of HRK 19,4 million and reduced volatility, popular benchmark decreased to 1.760,77 pts (-0,9%). Negative impact came from Economic council’s assumptions that technically Croatia has already entered into recession. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Jan 21, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:13 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

* Macedonia *

Turkish Mobile Operator Turkcell Places Non-Binding Bid To Acquire Macedonia’s Cosmofon - Media Jan 21, 2009, 17:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has submitted a non-binding offer to buy Greek Cosmote’s Macedonian wireless unit, Cosmofon AD Skopje, news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday. link

Macedonian C-Bank Absorbs 1.74 Bln Denars (28.9 Mln Euro) in 28-day Repo Funds Jan 21, 2009, 13:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s central bank said on Wednesday it absorbed 1.74 billion denars ($37.4 million/28.9 million euro) in 28-day repo funds from the banking system. link

Macedonia’s Commercial Banks End-December Total Assets Rise 2.6% M/M - Table Jan 21, 2009, 12:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 21 (SeeNews) - The consolidated assets of Macedonian commercial banks totalled 178.748 billion denars ($3.84 billion/2.97 billion euro) at the end of December, 2.6% up from a month earlier, central bank data indicated on Wednesday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Jan 21 - March 19 Jan 21, 2009, 10:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 21 (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 (*). Russian Gas To Reach Macedonia on Thursday Jan 21, 2009, 10:40 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 21 (SeeNews) – Russian gas supplies are expected to reach Macedonia on Thursday, after more than two-week suspension, the Macedonian government's spokesman said on Wednesday. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russiangastoreachmacedoniaonthursday-102848" class="spip_out">link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for January 20, 2009. link

Macedonia Says One Local, Three Foreign Firms Bid in Tender to Procure over 300 City Buses Jan 20, 2009, 18:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 20 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s Transport Ministry said on Tuesday that one local and three foreign companies have placed bids in a tender to provide 302 double-decker buses for public transport. link

* Moldova *

Moldova Ends 2008 with Higher-than-Planned Budget Deficit Jan 21, 2009, 12:37 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova ended 2008 with a budget deficit of 500 million lei ($47.1 million/36.4 million euro), slightly above the government forecast for a 495 million lei deficit, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. link

MOLDOVA’S 2008 BUDGET DEFICIT RISES TO 500 MLN LEI (36.4 MLN EURO) FROM 183.1 MLN LEI IN 2007 – FIN MIN Jan 21, 2009, 12:24 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova’s 2008 Customs Revenue Rises 17.3% - Table Jan 21, 2009, 12:21 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova collected 9.7 billion lei ($913 million/707 million euro) in customs duties last year, up 17.3% from a year earlier, the country’s Customs Service said on Wednesday. link

Moldovan Banks’ End-Dec Deposit Portfolio Rises 17% Y/Y - Table Jan 21, 2009, 11:44 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 21 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of Moldovan commercial banks totalled 24.1 billion lei ($2.3 billion/1.8 billion euro) at the end of December last year, up 17% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. link

Moldova C-bank Cuts Key Interest Rate to 12.5% from 14% Jan 21, 2009, 10:47 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 21 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s central bank, BNM, said on Wednesday it has cut the key interest rate it uses in repo deals with commercial banks to 12.5% from 14%. link

MOLDOVA’S C-BANK SAYS CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE TO 12.5% FROM 14% Jan 21, 2009, 10:40 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 09:41 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 20, 2009. link

Moldova Schedule of Events – Jan 21 – Feb 13 Jan 21, 2009, 09:16 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through February 13. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Montenegro *

Montenegro Asks Abu Dhabi Mar To Elaborate on Its Bid for Bijela Shipyard by Feb 10 – Media Jan 21, 2009, 17:47 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 21 (SeeNews) - Montenegro has asked Abu Dhabi Mar, the sole candidate to buy 61.57% of its biggest ship repairer Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela, to elaborate on its bid by February 10, Podgorica-based Vijesti daily reported on Wednesday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 09:39 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 20, 2009. link

* Romania *

Romanian Leu Ends Tad Stronger vs Euro in Calm Trading Jan 21, 2009, 18:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) - Romania’s leu on Wednesday ended slightly stronger at 4.3080/3130 per euro, compared to a close of 4.3160/3285 per euro on Tuesday, in low volumes and calm trade amid persisting risk aversion among the investors, dealers said. link

Romanian Bourse Indices Extend Losses in Selling Rally Jan 21, 2009, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) – The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, dropped on Wednesday in a third consecutive day of losses amid panic sell-offs, brokers said. link

Israeli Telco One Smart Star Sets Foot in Bulgaria Jan 21, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) – Israeli telecommunications company One Smart Star (OSS) said on Wednesday it has set foot on the Bulgarian market as part of its regional expansion. link

Romania Lifts State of Emergency as Russian Gas Starts Flowing Jan 21, 2009, 12:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) - Romania lifted on Wednesday a state of emergency that was introduced on January 7, as Russian gas reached the country following a two-week suspension, Romania’s Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said. link

Germany’s TMK Europe GmbH To Squeeze Out Minorities in Romanian Steel Mill TMK-Resita Jan 21, 2009, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) – Germany’s TMK Europe GmbH plans to squeeze out minority shareholders in Romanian steel mill TMK-Resita and delist its shares from the over-the-counter market RASDAQ, bourse data showed on Wednesday. link

Romanian Oil/Gas Group Petrom Gets up to 500 Mln Euro Loan from Austria’s OMV Jan 21, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) - Romanian oil and gas group Petrom said on Wednesday it has obtained a revolving credit of up to 500 million euro ($647 million) from its majority shareholder, Austria’s OMV, to cover its financial needs. link

Japan’s Yazaki Lays Off 469 in Romania Over 20% Fall in Orders - Media Jan 21, 2009, 11:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) – Japanese car cables manufacturer Yazaki has decided to lay off 469 of its Romanian workers following a 20% fall in orders at its unit in the Southeast European country, Bucharest-based daily Business Standard reported on Wednesday. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Jan 21, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Jan 21, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for January 20, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for January 20, 2009. link

Romania Schedule of Events - January 21 - May 16 Jan 21, 2009, 09:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 21 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through May 16. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Serbia *

CORRECTED - Ringier’s Serbian Unit Places Highest Bid in Tender for Local Peer NIN Jan 21, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | SeeNews In BELGRADE story "Serbian Publisher Ringier Places Highest Bid in Tender for Local Peer NIN" please read in the headline "Ringier’s Serbian Unit Places Highest Bid in Tender for Local Peer NIN" to make clear Ringier is not a Serbian publisher. Rewrites text throughout to comply. link

Belgrade Indices Mostly Drop in Decreased Turnover Jan 21, 2009, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 21 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) on Wednesday closed mostly lower in yet another tedious January session, as volumes also dropped, brokers said. link

Serbian Publisher Ringier Places Highest Bid in Tender for Local Peer NIN Jan 21, 2009, 14:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 21 (SeeNews) – Serbian publisher Ringier has placed the highest bid of 800,000 euro ($1.0 million) for the sale of a 61.48% stake in local news publishing company NIN, the government’s Privatisation Agency said on Wednesday. link

Russian Gas Starts Flowing to Serbia Jan 21, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 21 (SeeNews) – Russian gas started flowing to Serbia on Wednesday morning after a two-week suspension, Serbia’s Energy Ministry said. link

Israeli Telco One Smart Star Sets Foot in Bulgaria Jan 21, 2009, 13:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 21 (SeeNews) – Israeli telecommunications company One Smart Star (OSS) said on Wednesday it has set foot on the Bulgarian market as part of its regional expansion. link

UPDATE 1 – Fiat Says Implementation of Deal with Serbia’s Zastava Remains on Track Jan 21, 2009, 13:02 CET | Story | SeeNews (releads with Fiat’s statement) link

Serbia’s Economy Minister Says Implementation of Zastava Deal with Fiat To be Delayed - Media Jan 21, 2009, 12:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 21 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said the global crisis will lead to a delay in the implementation of a contract between Italian automobile giant Fiat and Serbian car maker Zastava, local news agency Beta reported. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Jan 21 - May 1 Jan 21, 2009, 11:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 21 (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

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Jan 21, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:11 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for January 20, 2009. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 20, 2009 Jan 21, 2009, 10:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 20, 2009. link

Serbia’s Govt, Banks Plan Financial Package to Boost Lending to Companies – Econ Min Jan 20, 2009, 19:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 20 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic unveiled a package of planned financial measures prepared jointly by the government and the country’s commercial banks to boost lending to local companies and offset the impact of the global financial crisis. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Extend Losses on Global Markets Slump Jan 21, 2009, 18:02 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices extended their losses on Wednesday, shadowing a slump on foreign markets the previous day, brokers said. link

Slovenia’s Main Gas Importer Says Russian Gas Deliveries Resumed Jan 21, 2009, 11:29 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 21 (SeeNews) - Russian gas deliveries to Slovenia were resumed late on Tuesday after a two-week suspension, the country’s main gas importer Geoplin said on Wednesday. link

Telekom Slovenije’s Bosnian Unit Acquires Local Cable Operator Profel - Media Jan 21, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 21 (SeeNews) – Telekom Slovenije’s Bosnian subsidiary, Aneks, has acquired cable operator Profel Komunikacije based in the western Bosnian town of Prijedor, Banja Luka-based daily Nezavisne Novine reported on Wednesday. link

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