Seenews: news report of 22.12.2008

Countries:

* Bosnia *

UPDATE 2 - Bosnia Gets S&P Rating of ‘B+/B’, Outlook Stable Dec 22, 2008, 17:42 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds comments by central bank governor) link

Turkish Airlines Buys 49% of Bosnia’s BH Airlines Dec 22, 2008, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 22 (SeeNews) – Turkish Airlines on Monday signed a deal to buy 49% of the air carrier of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation, BH Airlines, the Federation’s government said. link

TURKISH BUYS 49% OF BOSNIA’S BH AIRLINES - GOVT Dec 22, 2008, 16:53 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

UPDATE 1 - Bosnia Gets S&P Rating of ‘B+/B’, Outlook Stable Dec 22, 2008, 13:46 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, background) link

Bosnia Gets S&P Rating of ‘B+/B’, Outlook Stable Dec 22, 2008, 13:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 22 (SeeNews) – Bosnia on Monday was granted a ‘B+/B’ rating from Standard & Poor’s with a stable outlook, the second estimate from a global rating agency. link

S&P RATES BOSNIA B+/B, OUTLOOK STABLE Dec 22, 2008, 13:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Nov Industrial Output Rises 22.9% Y/Y, Up 23.6% M/M - Table Dec 22, 2008, 09:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 22 (SeeNews) - The industrial production of Bosnia’s Serb Republic in November rose by 22.9% on the year and was 23.6% higher than a month earlier, official data showed on Monday. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – Dec 22 – Jan 9 Dec 22, 2008, 08:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through January 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgaria’s MonBat Posts 61% Rise in 11-Mo Pre-Tax Profit to 14.3 Mln Euro Dec 22, 2008, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 22 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian blue-chip car battery maker MonBat said on Monday its pre-tax profit for the first eleven months of the year grew over 61% on the year to 28.1 million levs ($20 million/14.3 million euro). link

Bulgarian Stocks Mostly Gain, Bonds Lift Turnover Dec 22, 2008, 15:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 19 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian stock indices mostly extended gains in thin volumes on Monday as bonds lifted turnover on the bourse, brokers said. link

HP Bulgaria Appoints New General Director as of Jan ’09 Dec 22, 2008, 13:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 22 (SeeNews) - Hewlett-Packard (HP) Bulgaria said on Monday it appointed Iravan Hira as its general director and head of the company’s corporate clients drectorate as of January 1, 2009. link

KD Securities - Bulgaria Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Dec 15 - 19, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 13:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. SOFIA STOCK EXCHANGE EVOLUTION link

Trade Unions Say Bulgarian Textile Industry Needs Soft-Term Loans, Procurement Deals To Survive Crisis Dec 22, 2008, 13:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 22 (SeeNews) - The trade unions in Bulgaria’s textile industry on Monday demanded that the government provide soft-term loans and public procurement deals to keep the sector afloat next year amid the economic crisis. link

Bulgaria’s Competition Watchdog Fines Sofia Heating Utility 230,000 Euro for Abusing Dominant Position Dec 22, 2008, 11:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 22 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s competition regulator has imposed two fines worth a combined 450,000 levs ($324,220/230,000 euro) on the heating utility of capital Sofia for abusing a dominant market position, the watchdog said on Monday. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - Dec 15 - 20, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:26 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Dec 22, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 09:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Dec 20, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 09:32 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews CB Corporate Commercial Bank AD-Sofia /6C9/ submitted to X3 News the following information: - Changes within the management bodies of the company:Obliteration of Lyubomir Ivanov Vesov as a member of the Management Board and Executive Director of the bankObliteration of Georgi Pankov Hristov as a procurator of the bank Registration of Georgi Pankov Hristov as a new member of the Management Board and Executive Director of the bankCB Corporate Commercial Bank AD shall be always jointly represented by each two of the executive directors respectively by one of the executive directors and one of the procurators of the bank.The entire notification is available on link link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Dec 22 - Jan 26 Dec 22, 2008, 08:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through January 26. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bulgarian National Bank - Macroeconomic Indicators - Nov 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 07:50 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has updated its monthly statistical report on the country’s main macroeconomic indicators for November 2008. link

* Croatia *

Croatia Fails To Attract Bids for Market Operator – Media Dec 22, 2008, 18:16 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Croatia on Monday said it failed to attract bids in a tender for 93.24% of market operator Regionalna Veletrznica Benkovac at a token price of one kuna, state media reported. link

Croatian Equity Indices Advance, Turnover Falls in Pre-Holiday Lull Dec 22, 2008, 18:05 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The Croatian equity indices rose on Monday while turnover continued to fall in a pre-holiday lull, an analyst said. link

Croatia Cuts Call Price for Railway Track Equipment Producer to 13.4 Mln Kuna (1.9 Mln Euro) Dec 22, 2008, 16:35 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Croatia on Monday re-offered for sale 74% of its manufacturer and repairer of railway track equipment Proizvodnja Regeneracija, cutting the call price by over one-third after the previous tender failed to attract valid bids. link

Croatian Unit of France’s Alstom Wins Tender for 2.7 Mln Euro Upgrade of Macedonian Power Plant Dec 22, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – The Croatian unit of French engineering company Alstom won a 2.7 million euro ($3.8 million) deal for the upgrade of two units of Macedonian state-owned power plant Energetika, Macedonian electricity producer ELEM said on Monday. link

Croatia’s Nov Jobless Rate Rises M/M, Falls Y/Y - Table Dec 22, 2008, 14:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s November unemployment rate was 13.2%, up from 12.9% a month earlier but down from 14.5% a year ago, the State Statistics Bureau said on Monday. link

CROATIA’S NOV JOBLESS RATE FALLS TO 13.2% FROM 14.5% YR-AGO - STATS BUREAU Dec 22, 2008, 14:21 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Erste Securities - Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor - Dec 19, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 13:01 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities Zagerb has published its Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor report with prices as of December 19, 2008. link

Croatia’s Oct Avg Net Salary Rises Nominal 1.15% M/M - Table Dec 22, 2008, 12:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Croatia rose to 5,263 kuna ($1,017/727 euro) in October from 5,203 kuna a month earlier, the State Statistics Bureau said on Monday. link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Dec 22 - Jan 19 Dec 22, 2008, 09:53 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through January 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Indices - First Results - Nov 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 08:37 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The total industrial production was by 3.5% lower in November 2008 than in November 2007 and, in the period from January to November 2008, it was by 1.9% higher than the production in the same period last year. As compared to the average monthly production in 2007, the industrial production in November 2008 increased by 1.0%. link

* Macedonia *

Croatian Unit of France’s Alstom Wins Tender for 2.7 Mln Euro Upgrade of Macedonian Power Plant Dec 22, 2008, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – The Croatian unit of French engineering company Alstom won a 2.7 million euro ($3.8 million) deal for the upgrade of two units of Macedonian state-owned power plant Energetika, Macedonian electricity producer ELEM said on Monday. link

Macedonia’s Financial Watchdog Licenses Fund Manager KB Publikum Invest Dec 22, 2008, 15:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – The Macedonian securities commission said on Monday it approved the establishment of fund management company KB Publikum Invest AD Skopje. link

Foreign Investors Delay Projects in Macedonia - Media Dec 22, 2008, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Foreign investors are delaying their planned projects in Macedonia due to the global economic turmoil and bureaucratic obstacles, Skopje-based private A1 television channel reported. link

Macedonia’s End-Oct FX Reserves Fall 0.9% M/M to 1.673 Bln Euro - Table Dec 22, 2008, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The gross foreign exchange reserves held by Macedonia’s central bank, NBRM, fell by 0.9% month-on-month to 1.673 billion euro ($2.350 billion) at the end of October, Finance Ministry data showed on Monday. link

Several Stock Exchanges Show Interest in Tiny Macedonian Bourse, It Says Dec 22, 2008, 11:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Several stock exchanges have shown interest in acquiring a majority stake in the Macedonian Stock Exchange JSC (MSE), the bourse said without naming the potential investors. link

Macedonia Calls Pre-qualification Tender for Two Hydro Plants with 526 MW Combined Capacity Dec 22, 2008, 10:19 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s Economy Ministry has invited potential investors to show interest in the construction of two hydro power plants with combined capacity of 526 megawats, after cancelling a previous tender, it said. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events – Dec 22 - March 19 Dec 22, 2008, 09:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 19, 2009. New or amended entries are marked (*) link

* Moldova *

Czech J&T Finance Group To Start Building 600 Mln Euro Power Plant in Moldova in H2’09 Dec 22, 2008, 14:03 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), December 22 (SeeNews) – Czech investment company J&T Finance Group will launch the construction of a 600 million euro ($840 million) power plant in Moldova in the second half of 2009, the company said on Monday. link

National Bank of Moldova - Official Reserve Assets - Dec 12, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:49 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Moldova has published its weekly report on official reserve assets as of December 12, 2008. link

Moldova Earns 29.9 Mln lei (2.0 Mln Euro) from Sale of Stakes in 10 Companies Dec 22, 2008, 09:03 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), December 22 (SeeNews) – Moldova has received a total of 29.9 million lei ($2.9 million/2.05 million euro) from the sale of its stakes in 10 companies on the Moldovan Stock Exchange (BVM), the bourse said on Monday. link

Moldova’s Transdniestria Region Jan-Nov Trade Gap at $629.2 Mln - Table Dec 22, 2008, 08:18 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), December 22 (SeeNews) - The trade deficit of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria reached $629.2 million (449 million euro) in January to November of 2008, figures of Transdniestria’s economy ministry showed on Monday. link

Moldova Schedule of Events - Dec 22 - Jan 19 Dec 22, 2008, 08:16 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through January 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Romania *

Romanian Parliament Endorses New Cabinet Dec 22, 2008, 18:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - Romania’s parliament on Monday endorsed a coalition cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc, which will have the daunting task of steering the country through the global economic turmoil. link

Romanian Stocks End Mostly Up in Low Liquidity Dec 22, 2008, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - The Romanian bourse on Monday closed mostly up in persistently low liquidity, brokers said. link

Romanian Leu Ends Tad Stronger vs Euro, Mkt Awaits Parliament To Endorse New Government Dec 22, 2008, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu on Monday ended a tad stronger at 3.9250/9325 per euro versus 3.9300/9375 on Friday in calm trade as the market awaited parliament to vote into office a new coalition government, dealers said. link

Around 1.67 Mln Shares of Romanian Dairy Products Maker Prodlacta Trade for 6.7 Mln Lei (1.7 Mln Euro) - Bourse Data Dec 22, 2008, 16:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - A total of 1,673,400 shares of Romanian dairy products maker Prodlacta changed hands for a combined 6.7 million lei ($2.4 million/1.7 million euro) in five transactions on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ on Monday, bourse data showed. link

Some Seven Mln Shares of Romanian Locks and Hinges Maker Feroneria Trade for 3.3 Mln Lei (842,400 Mln Euro) Dec 22, 2008, 15:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - A total of 7,078,377 shares of Romanian locks and hinges maker Feroneria changed hands for 3.3 million lei ($1.2 million/842,400 euro) in 18 transactions on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ on Monday, bourse data showed. link

Romania Sells 404.66 Mln Lei (103.3 Mln Euro) in 1-Yr T-Bills, Yields Remain Flat Dec 22, 2008, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - Romania on Monday sold 404.66 million lei ($145.3 million/103.3 million euro) worth of one-year Treasury bills, half of its 800 million lei target offer, as yields remained flat, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. link

STOCKWATCH - Erste Lowers Recommendation on Romania’s Turbomecanica to "Reduce" from "Accumulate" Dec 22, 2008, 13:53 CET | Analysis | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Erste Bank on Monday said it has downgraded its recommendation on Romanian aircraft engine manufacturer Turbomecanica to "reduce" from "accumulate", cutting the target price to 0.076 lei ($0.027/0.0193 euro) per share. link

Dutch-based Rompetrol Group To Squeeze Out Minorities in Romania’s Rompetrol SA Dec 22, 2008, 12:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - Dutch-based oil company Rompetrol Group plans to squeeze out minority shareholders in Romania’s Rompetrol SA, the operator of Vega oil refinery, the intermediary of the deal said. link

Romanian National Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Statistical Section - Oct 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (NBR) has released the statistical section of its monthlly bulletin for October 2008. link

Ieba Trust - Romanian Market Daily - Dec 19, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:09 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews BSE indices dip again amid lower confidence link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Dec 22, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistPTR and OLT are suspended from trading due to their GSMs taking place. link ]

Romania’s SIF 4 Muntenia Exits Concrete Products Maker Somaco in 5.66 Mln Lei (1.44 Mln Euro) Deal Dec 22, 2008, 10:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) – Romanian investment fund SIF 4 Muntenia has exited concrete products manufacturer Somaco by selling its 6.5% stake for 5.66 million lei ($2.03 million/1.44 million euro), the fund said on Monday. link

KD Capital Management - Bucharest Stock Exchange - Weekly Report - Dec 15 - 19, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 09:45 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews 1. BUCHAREST STOCK MARKET EVOLUTION link

Hidroconstructia, Vega’93, Rolem To Cut Most Jobs in Romania in Q1’09 - Media Dec 22, 2008, 09:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) – Hidroconstructia, Vega’93 and Rolem top the list of Romanian companies that plan the largest lay-offs in the first quarter next year, Bucharest-based Business Standard daily reported on Monday. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Dec 22 – March 9 Dec 22, 2008, 09:18 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through March 9. New or amended entries are marked(*). link

* Serbia *

Serbia’s Nov Net Monthly Salary Rises Real 3.66% Y/Y - Table Dec 22, 2008, 17:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Serbia rose by 3.66% year-on-year in real terms to 33,613 dinars ($551/390 euro) in November, the country’s statistics office said on Monday. link

Serbia’s C-Bank Sees End-2009 Inflation at 6-10 Pct vs. 8-12 Pct at End-2008 - Table Dec 22, 2008, 16:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s end-year consumer price inflation will slow down to a range of 6.0 to 10.0 percent range next year from 8.0 to 12.0 percent expected in the current year, central bank governor Radovan Jelasic said on Monday. link

Belgrade Stocks Start Week Weaker, AIK Banka Lifts Daily Turnover Dec 22, 2008, 16:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) opened the week lower as blue chip AIK Banka again lifted the bourse’s total daily turnover, brokers said. link

Serbia, Russia Wrap up Talks on Major Energy Agreement To Be Signed by Thursday - Source Dec 22, 2008, 15:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Serbia and Russia have wrapped up negotiations over a major energy deal that comprises the sale of Serbia’s oil monopoly NIS to Gazprom, and a contract is expected to be signed later this week, an official from Serbia’s Energy Ministry said on Monday. link

SERBIA’S C-BANK SEES END-2009 CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION AT 6-10 PCT VS. 8-12 PCT AT END-2008 Dec 22, 2008, 14:24 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia’s flag carrier JAT Airways To Borrow 7.5 Mln Euro from Government - Media Dec 22, 2008, 13:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s flag carrier JAT Airways has asked the government for a 7.5 million euro ($10.6 million) loan to pay its outstanding debts, local daily Blic reported on Monday. link

Kosovo’s IT Market Grows 30% in ’07 to $85.17 Mln - IDC Dec 22, 2008, 12:43 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA , December 22 (SeeNews) - Kosovo’s information technology (IT) market grew last year by 30% to $85.17 million (60.43 million euro) but remained one of the least developed in the region, market intelligence and advisory company IDC Adriatic said on Monday in its first study on the newly independent country. link

National Bank of Serbia - Foreign Exchange Rates - Nov 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on foreign exchange rates for November 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Foreign Exchange Rates - Oct 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:08 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has released its monthly report on foreign exchange rates for October 2008. link

Serbian Tyre Maker Trayal Buys 2.0 Mln Euro Equipment To Raise Capacity - Media Dec 22, 2008, 11:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian-controlled Serbian tyre maker Trayal Corp will buy new equipment worth two million euro ($2.8 million) from Germany’s Krupp Elastomertechnik GmbH to raise its capacity by a third, Serbian broadcaster B92 reported on Monday. link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Dec 22 - Jan 7 Dec 22, 2008, 10:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through January 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Dec 22, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 09:44 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for December 22, 2008. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stocks Sank, Track Global Markets Dec 22, 2008, 17:08 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices sank more than three percent each on Monday, shadowing losses on global markets, brokers said. link

Slovenia’s Luka Koper, Intereuropa, Istrabenz Sell 1.67% Each of Banka Koper to Italy’s Intesa Sanpaopo Dec 22, 2008, 16:32 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Slovenian port operator Luka Koper, logistics company Intereuropa and energy-to-tourism company Istrabenz said on Monday each of them has sold its remaining 1.67% stake in local bank Banka Koper to Italy’s Intesa Sanpaopo. link

Slovenia’s November Tourist Numbers Fall 7.0% Y/Y Dec 22, 2008, 16:01 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), December 22 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Slovenia in November fell by 7.0% year-on-year to 147,755, the State Statistics Office said on Monday. link

INTERVIEW - Car Sales in Slovenia Seen Falling by up to 15% in 2009 - Lobby Group Dec 22, 2008, 15:33 CET | Interview | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), December 22 (SeeNews) - Car sales in Slovenia are expected to fall by 10 to 15 percent next year, shadowing the global economic downturn, a Slovenian lobby group official said. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Purchase of Agricultural Products - Oct 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:04 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The total value of agricultural products purchased in October 2008 amounted to EUR 48,984,649, which is 3.3% more than in September 2008 and 6.0% more than in October 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Tourism - Provisional Data - Nov 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 12:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In November 2008 there were 7% less tourist arrivals and 7% less overnight stays registered in tourist accommodations than in November 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Cross-border Traffic - Oct 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Compared to September 2008, in October 2008 23.6% less passengers entered Slovenia via road and railway border crossings with Croatia and via border crossings in maritime and air transport. Compared to October 2007, passenger traffic in October 2008 decreased by 7.5%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Housing Price Indices - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the third quarter of 2008 the prices of second-hand dwellings in Slovenia grew on average by 0.4%, while due to a very small number of transactions the prices of family houses could not be reliably estimated. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Rapid Reports - Labour Force - Sept 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd LABOUR FORCE, SLOVENIA, SEPTEMBER 2008 link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Regional Gross Domestic Product - 2006 - Dec 22, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 11:04 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Highest growth in the Podravska region link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Output Price Indices - Nov 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 10:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In November 2008 compared with October 2008 the industrial producer prices fell by 0.8%; the annual growth also fell from 4.0% to 3.1%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Survey on Living Conditions, SILC - Provisional Data - 2007 - Dec 22, 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 10:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to survey results for 2007, 6% of the households could not afford a car, 13% of the households could not afford an adequate meal every second day, and 32% of the households could not afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Annual Non-financial Sector Accounts - 2000 - 2007 Dec 22, 2008, 10:07 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Saving in the household sector also in 2007 largely exceeded households’ investments and thus provided financing to the other resident sectors. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover and New Orders in Industry - Provisional Data - Oct 2008 Dec 22, 2008, 09:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Turnover in industry in October 2008 lower by 3.2% over September 2008; in the same comparison the value of new orders decreased by 21.0%. link

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