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Seenews: news report of 23.03.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Monday 23 March 2009 - 3056 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Canada’s Bankers Petroleum Revenue From Albanian Operations Rises 61.7% in 2008 Mar 23, 2009, 12:37 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), March 23 (SeeNews) - Canadian oil and gas company Bankers Petroleum said that the revenue from its operations in Albania in 2008 rose by 61.7% to U.S. $87.4 million (63.87 million euro). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/canadianbankerspetroleumraisesrevenuefromitsalbanianoperation-122441

* Bosnia *

LDP calls for attackers to be caught Mar 23, 2009, 16:55 CET | Story | B92 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) official Ivan Andrić called on police to uncover the identity of the person who attacked party leader Čedomir Jovanović. Andrić told journalists at the parliament that the incident yesterday in Belgrade is a result of the “lynch-like atmosphere which has been created over the last several weeks by the mafia media against the LDP leader.” >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ldpcallsforattackerstobecaught-16551754

"NATO attacks were big mistake" Mar 23, 2009, 16:55 CET | Story | B92 MPs from several parties say, ten years after NATO started its bombing of Serbia, that it would be best for the country to remain militarily neutral. Ruling DS-led For a European Serbia MP group chief Nada Kolundžija said that Serbia is a member of the Partnership for Peace, and that "for now, that is a sufficient for of cooperation with NATO". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_natoattackswerebigmistake_-165504590

Confirmation of Karadžić-Holbrooke deal? Mar 23, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | B92 A study confirms that an American official promised Radovan Karadžić that he would have immunity from the Hague Tribunal, according to the New York Times. According to the daily, U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke denied on several occasions that he promised Karadžić immunity in exchange for stepped down from power and exiting the political stage. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/confirmationofkarad__i__-holbrookedeal_-152516923

Belgrade mayor, Tadić advisor stopped at crossing Mar 23, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo police, KPS, prevented Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas and presidential adviser Mlađan Đorđević from entering the province this Monday. The two officials were headed for Kosovska Kamenica, and were stopped at the Končulj checkpoint on the administrative line between Kosovo and central Serbia. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgrademayor_tadi__advisorstoppedatcrossing-152504542

Israel: Likud and Labor launch coalition talks Mar 23, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | B92 Coalition talks between Israel’s Labor and Likud party negotiations teams kicked off Monday morning, the Jerusalem Post writes. They will try to formulate a draft of a coalition agreement ahead of a Tuesday Labor party convention that is set to decide the fate of the party. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/israel_likudandlaborlaunchcoalitiontalks-14552862

"All should join in fight against torture" Mar 23, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | B92 Ivica Dačić pointed to the need that the police, prosecution, the public and the NGOs unite their forces in the prevention of "any possible kind of torture". The first deputy PM and interior minister also said that "most police officers do their job professionally". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_allshouldjoininfightagainsttorture_-145516201

Dačić: UDI is "continued NATO aggression" Mar 23, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | B92 First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić on Monday in Belgrade addressed a conference dubbed, "NATO Aggression against Serbia: Ten Years After". Dačić said that the process of the unilateral proclamation of the secession of Kosovo and its recognition by certain states presents "a continuation of the bombing, pressure and aggression" which NATO carried out against Serbia and then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ) for 78 days in 1999. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/da__i___udiis_continuednatoaggression_-14550456

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part II Mar 23, 2009, 14:11 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews FACTORS INFLUENCING FMCG TRADE >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partii-142543

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part I Mar 23, 2009, 14:06 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___parti-141002

Đelić on working visit to Brussels Mar 23, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | B92 Deputy PM in charge of European integrations Božidar Đelić will meet with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn today. While in Brussels, Đelić will also meet with Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik in Brussels on Monday, his cabinet has announced. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/__eli__onworkingvisittobrussels-135004308

Belgrade Stock Exchange recovers Mar 23, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BSE) indexes have reported weekly gains in the period March 16-20. Belex15 went up 10.5 percent, while benchmark BELEXline’s result was an increase of 3.37 percent. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchangerecovers-131540683

Fate of "solidarity tax" unclear Mar 23, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 Labor Minister Rasim Ljajić said on Sunday that the government has not yet considered the idea to introduce a solidarity tax. This issue will be addressed by the time the budget is rebalanced in April, the minister said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fateof_solidaritytax_unclear-131528719

Turkish president visits Baghdad Mar 23, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul is on a visit to Iraq, the first by a Turkish head of state for more than 30 years. Gul is expected to meet his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/turkishpresidentvisitsbaghdad-131516779

Kosovo Albanian gangsters, hitmen active in London Mar 23, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 Former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have become prominent figures in London’s underworld of organized crime, the London Daily News writes. Experience with knives and fire arms have put them at the top of the list of professional assassins in the British capital, the daily states. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovoalbaniangangsters_hitmenactiveinlondon-131504471

Prosecution confirms it received organ trafficking report Mar 23, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | B92 UNMIK has sent the Serbian War Crimes Prosecution a report on the “yellow house” related to the probe of human organ trafficking activities in northern Albania. According to prosecution spokesperson Bruno Vekarić, UNMIK gave Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević ten documents which were missing in connection with the investigation of human trafficking in Kosovo in 1999. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/prosecutionconfirmsitreceivedorgantraffickingreport-124004124

Bosnia To Spend 80.5 Mln Euro in EU Pre-accession Aid on Infrastructure, Institutional Capacity in ’09 – Media Mar 23, 2009, 12:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 23 (SeeNews) – Bosnia will spend its 2009 allocation of European Union pre-accession funds worth 80.5 million euro ($110 million) on infrastructure upgrades and institutional capacity building, local media reported on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniatospend80_5mlneuroeupre-accessionfundsoninfrastructure_building___-115848

Blockade of Vojvodina statute expected Mar 23, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | B92 The ruling coalition will most likely block the adoption in parliament of the Vojvodina statute for some period of time, daily Danas writes. Because of the inability for the ruling coalition to reach an agreement on adopting the document in the form in which it was adopted by the Vojvodina assembly, with some believing that too much authority is being given to the province, the statute will probably be blocked for some period of time, the daily’s sources with the coalition said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/blockadeofvojvodinastatuteexpected-121028973

Serbia to present new ideas to IMF? Mar 23, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | B92 Belgrade’s key suggestion as it continues negotiations with the IMF will be a tax increase for those with "extremely high salaries", a daily writes. The International Monetary Board Delegation (IMF) has been in Serbia since last week, negotiating a new stand-by arrangement that would provide the country with a new loan. Various officials have mentioned figures ranging from EUR 2bn to 3bn. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiatopresentnewideastoimf_-121016661

UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo Mar 23, 2009, 10:40 CET | Story | B92 The UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Kosovo, with UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon both presenting reports. Serbia will be represented at the meeting in New York this Monday by President Boris Tadić. In Ban’s report, parts of which have leaked, he said that the security situation in Kosovo is stable, but that a series of incidents occurred in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unsecuritycounciltodiscusskosovo-104016596

Albanian FM accuses Serbia over Kosovo Mar 23, 2009, 10:40 CET | Story | B92 Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha says it is the authorities in Belgrade that are to blame for constant tensions in Kosovo. He mentioned the tension in the divided northern town of Kosovska Mitrovica. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albanianfmaccusesserbiaoverkosovo-104004266

Bosnia Schedule of Events - March 23 - Oct 7 Mar 23, 2009, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 23 (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 (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniascheduleofevents-march23-oct7-095618

Ruling party candidate takes lead Mar 23, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 Ruling VMRO-DPMNE candidate in Macedonia’s presidential elections Djordje Ivanov has taken the lead after the first round of voting on Sunday. This is according to the State Electoral Commission, which says that Ivanov managed to win 37.4 percent of votes, and will likely face opposition Social-Democratic Union’s Ljubomir Frchkovski in the run-off two weeks from now. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rulingpartycandidatetakeslead-101040665

Italy’s right wing uniting Mar 23, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 The Italian political party born of Mussolini’s fascist followers has merged with Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Forza Italia. The National Alliance was formally dissolved yesterday by its leader Gianfranco Fini. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/italy_srightwinguniting-101028657

Obama sees hope for U.S. economy Mar 23, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 U.S. President Barack Obama says he sees flickers of hope that the U.S. economy may be starting to recover from the recession. In a television interview broadcast Sunday, on the CBS program 60 Minutes the president said increasing numbers of homeowners are refinancing their mortgages, taking advantage of low interest rates. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/obamaseeshopeforu_s_economy-101016903

K. Albanian arrested with bomb in KM Mar 23, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 Members of the Kosovo police, KPS, last night arrested an ethnic Albanian in the northern part of the divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica. The man was carrying a hand grenade at the time of the arrest, it was announced. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/k_albanianarrestedwithbombinkm-101004713

K. Serbs to talk power problem in Belgrade Mar 23, 2009, 09:40 CET | Story | B92 A delegation of Serbs from Kosovo, whose villages have been left without electricity for three weeks now, will meet with government representatives. They will travel to Belgrade to discuss the problem with ministers for Kosovo and energy, but also with the parliament speaker. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/k_serbstotalkpowerprobleminbelgrade-094004305

"Global economy will shrink 1-2 pct" Mar 22, 2009, 21:05 CET | Story | B92 Speaking at Brussels Forum Saturday, World Bank President Bob Zoellick warned that the global economy will shrink 1-2 pct Zoellick also said that the current unregulated stimulus plans around the world will result in another crash, according to a statement from the forum. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_globaleconomywillshrink1-2pct_-210504798

"Serbs and Croats, like French and Germans" Mar 22, 2009, 19:35 CET | Story | B92 Croatian PM Ivo Sanader says the importance of his visit to Belgrade is in the fact that dialogue between the two countries has been renewed. Awareness has been reinforced regarding the fact that Croatian-Serbian relations are the foundations of stability in the region, he told Tanjug news agency in an interview. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_serbsandcroats_likefrenchandgermans_-193504261

* Bulgaria *

Sofia To Launch Talks for 290 Mln Euro Lending with EIB - Media Mar 23, 2009, 17:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will launch talks with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 290 million euro ($396.8 million) worth of loans to finance infrastructure projects, state-run news agency BTA reported on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sofiamunicipality_eibtolaunch290mlneuroloanstalks-media-162327

Bulgaria’s PM Says To Keep Tight Fiscal Discipline Ahead of Summer Elections - Reuters Mar 23, 2009, 16:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s government will continue to pursue a tight fiscal policy ahead of this summer’s general elections in the country, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Reuters in an interview published on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariatokeepfiscalbelttightbeforesummerelections-pm-144415

Time Warner enters Bulgarian televisions TV2 & Ring Mar 23, 2009, 15:55 CET | Story | News.BG Time Warner to cooperate with Central European Media Enterprises >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/timewarnerentersbulgariantelevisionstv2_ring-155504549

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Fall 2.34% in Week Ended March 20 Mar 23, 2009, 15:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 22.47 billion levs ($15.75 billion/11.51 billion euro) on March 20, down 2.34% from a week earlier, BNB data showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sc-bankfxreservesfall2_34_inweekendedmarch20-154937

Time Warner Inc. To Buy 31% of Intl Broadcaster CME for $241.5 Mln Mar 23, 2009, 15:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) – U.S. media and entertainment company Time Warner Inc. will pay $241.5 million (176.5 million euro) to acquire 31% of TV broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises, CME, both companies said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/timewarnerinc_tobuy31_ofintlbroadcastercmefor_241_5mln-150942

First Shopping Mall in Bulgarian City of Burgas To Open April 23 Mar 23, 2009, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - The first Western-style shopping mall in Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas will open for business on April 23, following an investment of over 60 million euro ($82.1 million), the investor in the project, Burgas Plaza AD, said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/burgasplazamallforover60mlneurostartsoperationonapril23-142300

Bulgaria to save its economy through a loan Mar 23, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | News.BG World Bank to give a $ 200 million loan to Bulgaria >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariatosaveitseconomythroughaloan-15253030

Bulgarian Stock Indices End Mostly Higher in Rising Turnover Mar 23, 2009, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices ended mostly higher on Monday in higher turnover, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockindicesendmostlyhigherinrisingturnover-130642

Bulgaria’s AKB Fores To Invest 40 Mln Euro in Its Chemical Company Polimeri, Paper Mill Kostenets HHI in 2009 – Media Mar 23, 2009, 13:16 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian financial and industrial group AKB Fores will invest a combined 79 million levs ($55.38/40.47 million euro) in 2009 to upgrade the plants of chemical company Polimeri and paper mill Kostenets HHI, local daily Dnevnik said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria___sakbforestoinvest35mlneuroinpolimeri_kostenetshhi___media-111649

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:21 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-mar23_2009-100857

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - March 23 - May 7 Mar 23, 2009, 10:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through May 7. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariascheduleofevents-march23-april6-090232

Karoll - Bulgarian Weekly Newsletter - Mar 16-20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Overview >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgarianweeklynewsletter-mar16-20_2009-091719

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:42 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Kaolin AD-Senovo /6K1/ submitted to X3 News the following information:- Solarpro AD, part of Kaolin Group, will install in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK) a small photovoltaic power station on occasion of its participation in the 5-th International Congress on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Sources for South-East Europe, as well as in the specialised exhibition. Solarpro AD will have an own stand at the exhibition and will give a company presentation on 6 April. The forum will take place in Sofia from 6 to 8 April 2009.In view of its 2009 large-scale projects, Solarpro AD has increased its capital at the beginning of the month by BGN 6 million, as the increase has been entirely subscribed by its majority shareholder, Kaolin AD.The entire notice is available at >http://www.x3news.com. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-mar20_2009-073039

Bulgaria requests loan from Russia for NPP "Belene" Mar 23, 2009, 09:40 CET | Story | News.BG Russian funding was considered "last resort" >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariarequestsloanfromrussiafornpp_belene_-094016425

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:29 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-mar20_2009-072637

Nabucco Pipeline Back on EU Priority List Mar 22, 2009, 23:05 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Nabucco gas pipeline project to pump natural gas from Central Asia to Europe transiting Bulgaria has been reportedly put back on the European Union list of priority projects.This was announced by Polish EU Affairs minister Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, as cited by EurActiv."It’s all agreed," Dowgielewicz told journalists before the end of the summit.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nabuccopipelinebackoneuprioritylist-230517675

London Police Probes Bulgarian Dreams Real Estate Agency Mar 22, 2009, 23:05 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgarian Dreams, a London-based estate agency that folded last year, is being investigated by the City of London Police Economic Crime Department, the Sunday Times reported."We have received a number of complaints about Bulgarian Dreams and have begun an investigation," a spokeswoman said. She confirmed that the company closed its Moorgate offices at the end of 2008, but could not comment further.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/londonpoliceprobesbulgariandreamsrealestateagency-230505489

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Rise in Lower Turnover Mar 23, 2009, 18:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 23 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose in lower turnover on Monday, bourse data showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesriseinlowerturnover-175608

Erste Securities - Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 12:02 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Erste Securities Zagerb has published its Croatian Weekly Valuation Monitor report with prices as of March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianweeklyvaluationmonitor-mar20_2009-104549

Croatian Agriculture Co Bozjakovina 2008 Non-Cons Net Profit Falls 14% Mar 23, 2009, 12:00 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 23 (SeeNews) - Croatian agriculture company Bozjakovina said on Monday its non-consolidated unaudited net profit fell to 930,000 kuna ($170,000 /125,000 euro) in 2008 from 1.1 million kuna a year earlier. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia___sbozjakovina2008non-consnetprofitfalls14_-114417

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Juvenile Perpetrators of Criminal Offences by Type of Decision - 2008 Mar 23, 2009, 11:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2008, public prosecutor’s offices in the Republic of Croatia decided upon crime reports for 3 419 juvenile perpetrators of criminal offences, which was by 7.1% more than in 2007. The number of accused persons increased by 3.7%, while the number of perpetrators to whom criminal sanctions were imposed decreased by 1.0%, as compared to the previous year. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-juvenileperpetratorsofcriminaloffencesbytypeof-115357

Erste Securities - Availability of Stocks to MPFs and OIFs - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:21 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 March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-availabilityofstockstompfsandoifs-mar20_2009-101714

Erste Securities - Croatian Financial Strength Monitor - Q3 2008 Mar 23, 2009, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Overview >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianfinancialstrengthmonitor-q32008-074201

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:15 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Bajs: We are hoping for a 3% drop >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-mar23_2009-101300

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:11 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-mar23_2009-093116

* Macedonia *

EU Praises Macedonian Presidential Vote, Urges Fair Second Round - AFP Mar 23, 2009, 17:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 23 (SeeNews) - EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Monday praised the good conduct of presidential elections in Macedonia but warned that the country’s EU accession prospects hinge on a second round meeting international standards, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eupraisesmacedonianpresidentialvote_seeksfairsecondround-171535

International Monitors Say Macedonia’s Presidential Election Meets Most International Standards Mar 23, 2009, 15:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 23 (SeeNews) – The first round of Macedonia’s presidential and local elections held on Sunday met most international standards, although some challenges remain to be addressed, international monitors said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/internationalmonitorssaymacedonia___spresidentialelectionmeetsmost-145410

Macedonia’s Business Sentiment Index in Manufacturing Industry Falls in February Mar 23, 2009, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 23 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s business sentiment index fell in February as managers from the manufacturing industry perceived the business climate in the country as continuously unfavorable compared to the previous months, the Statistics Office said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sbusinesssentimentindexinmanufacturingindustryfallsinfebruary-152322

UPDATE 1 - Macedonia’s Ruling VMRO-DPMNE Candidate Leads in 1st Round of Presidential Vote Mar 23, 2009, 14:08 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds latest election results in second paragraph, details) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-macedonia_srulingvmro-dpmnecandidateleadsin1stroundofpresidential-132442

Macedonia Schedule of Events – March 23 – June 10 Mar 23, 2009, 10:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through June 10. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___march23___june10-092209

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:17 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-mar20_2009-071151

Macedonia’s Ruling VMRO-DPMNE Candidate Leads in 1st Round of Presidential Vote Mar 23, 2009, 09:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 23 (SeeNews) - The candidate of Macedonia’s ruling conservative party VMRO-DPMNE, Gjorgje Ivanov, took the lead in Sunday’s presidential election in the country but failed to poll 50% of the vote required for an outright victory, preliminary results of the State Election Commission (SEC) showed early on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/governingvmro-dpmneparty___scandidateivanovleadsin1stroundofpresidential-084219

MACEDONIA’S RULING VMRO-DPMNE CANDIDATE IVANOV LEADS IN 1ST ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH 37.27% OF VOTES AHEAD OF OPPOSITION SDSM’S FRCKOVSKI WITH 19.74% - PRELIM OFFICIAL DATA Mar 23, 2009, 09:51 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/governingvmro-dpmneparty___scandidateivanovleadsin1stroundofpresidential-094319

Polls Close in Peaceful Macedonian Presidential Elections Mar 22, 2009, 20:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 22 (SeeNews) - Voting went smoothly as polling stations closed in snow-covered Macedonia on Sunday in presidential elections that were seen as key for the country’s EU and NATO prospects. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pollscloseinmacedonianpresidentialelection-191712

* Moldova *

Montenegro’s Feb CPI Rises 0.7% M/M, Up 5.4% Y/Y - Table Mar 23, 2009, 13:52 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 23 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s February consumer prices rose 0.7% on the month and were 5.4% higher than a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sfebcpirises0_7_m_m_up5_4_y_y-table-134228

MONTENEGRO’S FEB CPI +0.7 M/M, +5.4 Y/Y VS -0.2% M/M, +4.9% Y/Y IN JAN - STATS OFFICE Mar 23, 2009, 13:27 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegrofebcpi_0_7m_m__5_4y_yvs-0_2_m_m__4_9_y_yinjan-132525

Montenegro’s Feb Industrial Output Falls 18.8% Y/Y, Up 3.0% M/M - Table Mar 23, 2009, 13:11 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), March 23 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s February industrial output fell by 18.8% on the year and was 3.0% higher than a month earlier, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegro_sfebindustrialoutputfalls18_8_y_y_up3_0_m_m-table-130519

MONTENEGRO’S FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT -18.8% Y/Y, +3.0% M/M VS. -4.7% Y/Y, -3.5% M/M IN JAN - STATS OFFICE Mar 23, 2009, 12:42 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegrofebindustrialoutput-18_8_y_y__3_0_m_mvs_-4_7_y_y_-3_5_m_minjan—124103

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:44 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-mar20_2009-070523

* Montenegro *

U Launches 600 Mln Euro Eastern Partnership Initiative Mar 23, 2009, 13:18 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 23 (SeeNews) - The European Union said it has launched a 600 million euro ($821 million) Eastern Partnership initiative aimed at strengthening its ties with Moldova and five other ex-Soviet countries. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eulaunches600mlneuroeasternpartnership-122725

Moldovan Banks’ End-Feb Deposit Portfolio Rises 6.1% Y/Y - Table Mar 23, 2009, 11:33 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 23 (SeeNews) - The deposit portfolio of Moldovan commercial banks totalled 23.3 billion lei ($2.1 billion/1.6 billion euro) at the end of February, up 6.1% from a year earlier, the country’s central bank said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovanbanks_end-febdepositportfoliorises6_1_y_y-table-112632

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 23 - April 21 Mar 23, 2009, 10:22 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 23 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through April 21. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-march23-april21-090537

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:16 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-mar20_2009-070856

Moldova’s FX Reserves Fall to $1.225 Bln in Week Ended March 14 Mar 23, 2009, 09:59 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 23 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $1.225 billion (895 million euro) on March 14, down from $1.280 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sfxreservesfallto_1_225blninweekendedmarch14-095200

Moldova’s Jan-Feb Industrial Output Falls Real 26.3% Y/Y - Table Mar 23, 2009, 09:58 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 23 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s industrial output fell by a real 26.3% in the first two months of 2009 after rising by an annual 9.6% a year earlier, official figures showed on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sjan-febindustrialoutputfallsreal26_3_y_y-table-093326

MOLDOVA’S JAN-FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS BY REAL 26.3% VS 9.6% RISE YR AGO- STATS OFFICE Mar 23, 2009, 09:29 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sjan-febindustrialoutputfallsbyreal26_3_y_yvs9_6_riseyrago-stats-092731

* Romania *

Romanian Bakery Firm Titan Plans To Pay Flat Gross Dividend for 2008 Mar 23, 2009, 18:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - Romanian bakery firm Titan, owned by Austria’s LLI Euromills, on Monday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 0.0125 lei ($0.004/0.0029 euro) per share for 2008, flat on the year. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianbakeryfirmtitanplanstopayflatgrossdividendfor2008-180145

Romanian Bourse Surges on U.S.-induced Optimism, Financial Stocks Shine Mar 23, 2009, 17:25 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Bucharest bourse surged on Monday with financial stocks standing out, as a wave of optimism coming from the Wall Street spilled across markets in Europe and Asia, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianboursesurgesinbuyingrally_financialstocksstandout-165557

Romanian Leu Closes Tad Stronger vs Euro in Calm Trade Mar 23, 2009, 17:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu closed slightly stronger versus the euro on Monday after a calm trading session, dealers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleuclosestadstrongervseuroincalmtrade-170944

Romania Sells 190.9 Mln Lei (44.5 Mln Euro) in 1-Yr T-bills, Yields Flat Mar 23, 2009, 16:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - Romania on Monday sold 190.9 million lei ($60.9 million/44.5 million euro) in one-year Treasury bills, below the target offer of 1.0 billion lei, as yields remained flat, the country’s central bank, BNR, said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniasells190_9mlnlei_44_5mlneuro_in1-yrt-bills_yieldsflat-160952

Romania’s Zentiva Reports 23,184,647 Lei in 2008 Preliminary Net Result Vs 4,258,101 Lei Year Ago – Table Mar 23, 2009, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Zentiva issued the following preliminary financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_szentivareports23_184_647leiin2008preliminarynetresultvslei-143145161

Financings are affected by a lack of confidence Mar 23, 2009, 14:25 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Facing the increased prudential requirements implemented by the financial sector, many economic areas have seen their development grind to a halt due to a shortage of financing. Thus, resuming normal capital circulation is a prerequisite for further economic development, according to the experts pre... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/financingsareaffectedbyalackofconfidence-14250665

Retail sector favors strong developers Mar 23, 2009, 13:51 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week While the retail sector has been less affected by the recent economic turbulence, experts believe 2009 will be the year of experienced and financially powerful investors. According to Costel Alecu, manager of Regattas Retail and Industrial Department, quot;the crisis has brought about both threats... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/retailsectorfavorsstrongdevelopers-135119381

South African confidence for cooperation development Mar 23, 2009, 13:51 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week In his sixth mandate of his diplomatic career, Johannes Hendrik Kotze, the South African Charge dAffaires, has an optimistic view on the overall economic prospects and his countrys cooperation with Romania. While the South African Embassy to Bucharest has reopened relatively recently, Kotze told B... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/southafricanconfidenceforcooperationdevelopment-135107288

IT consultancy slows down growth Mar 23, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week After its sustained development in recent years, IT consultancy services will slow down this year, according to experts. IT consultancy reached an overall value of 46.36 million USD in 2008, posting a 22.74 per cent increase from the year before, Communication and Information Society Ministry data r... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/itconsultancyslowsdowngrowth-135055119

Drakopoulos Law Firm banks on Romanias medium and long-term prospects Mar 23, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Real estate and services will be among the hardest hit this year, as economic sectors which do not cater to basic needs are in for a tough time ahead, according to Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Senior Partner of Drakopoulos Law Firm. Presenting a somewhat pessimistic view on Romanias short term econ... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/drakopouloslawfirmbanksonromaniasmediumandlong-termprospects-135042965

Kazakhstan sees Romania as a potential bridgehead to Europe Mar 23, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Kairat Aman, Charge dAffaires of Kazakhstan, sees his posting in Romania as a real opportunity.On his first mission abroad, the 30-year-old diplomat proudly pointed out that Romania was the first European country to recognize Kazakhstans independence in 1991. quot;We have a great friendship w... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kazakhstanseesromaniaasapotentialbridgeheadtoeurope-135030716

Setting new daring targets Mar 23, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Name: Roh Pan OckPosition: PresidentCompany: LG Electronics RomaniaChallenges are valuable opportunities for learning. Starting from that belief, Roh Pan Ock, the new president of LG Electronics Romania, is determined to boost his companys ... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/settingnewdaringtargets-135018553

Romania Jan-Feb New Car Sales Fall 61.8% Y/Y - Table Mar 23, 2009, 13:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (SeeNews) - Sales of new passenger cars in Romania decreased by 61.8% on the year to 16,190 in the first two months of 2009, the Romanian Car Producers and Importers Association, APIA, said on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniajan-febnewcarsalesdown61_8_y_y-table-125757

New Government building set to cost around 50m euros Mar 23, 2009, 13:16 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

The expansion of Palatul Victoria (Victoria Palace), the Romanian government's current headquarters, a project initiated in 2007, is being delayed for bureaucratic reasons, but the Dutch architects who designed the new building say the project is a necessity as the old building needs to be seismically retrofitted.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newgovernmentbuildingsettocostaround50meuros-131618699

Farmexpert aims for another 2% of market Mar 23, 2009, 13:16 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Farmexpert, one of the top ten players in pharmaceutical distribution, targets a 12% market share this year, up from 10% in 2008.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/farmexpertaimsforanother2_ofmarket-131606888

Tiriac’s CEO: "There was a triple shock last autumn like I had not seen since the crisis in Russia" Mar 23, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Petru Vaduva, the CEO appointed by Ion Tiriac, one of the richest local businessmen, to run his group during the most difficult period for the local business environment, says he is not considering starting a real estate project over the coming months and, as for car sales, the target is to contain the decline at -40% of 2008.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tiriac___sceo__therewasatripleshocklastautumnlikeihadnotseensincein-131555204

First signs of consumer lending thawing Mar 23, 2009, 12:41 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Retail lending seems to be rebounding as Raiffeisen bank is coming up with a consumer loan offer, after Banca Transilvania announced interest rate cuts for RON last week.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/firstsignsofconsumerlendingthawing-124116853

Holzindustrie invests 45m euros in green energy Mar 23, 2009, 12:41 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Austria-based Holzindustrie Schweighofer intends to invest almost 45 million euros in three biomass power stations.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/holzindustrieinvests45meurosingreenenergy-124105266

Interbrands bets on development in 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Rand Sherif, CEO of Interbrands, the largest distribution company in Romania, is thinking only about development for 2009, in order to gain in terms of volume what he will lose in terms of market value, writes BUSINESS Magazin weekly.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/interbrandsbetsondevelopmentin2009-124053524

UniCredit seeks to balance its loan/deposit ratio Mar 23, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

UniCredit Tiriac Bank saw a significant increase on the savings segment in the last quarter of 2008, when deposits attracted went up by 16% against the previous quarter, while at system level, the rise was much smaller, of 1.1%.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unicreditseekstobalanceitsloan_depositratio-124041734

Radu Timis: I wanted to be number one, I’ve succeeded and I’ve kept this position Mar 23, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

I have never held cash, I do not have any properties and I do not have any money with banks. Children's education, holidays, even the house and cars were all acquired in leasing, and this happens as 97% of annual income was reinvested.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/radutimis_iwantedtobenumberone_i_vesucceededandi_vekeptthisposition-12403051

Ostahie drops Digit’up "experimental" stores Mar 23, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

Altex, Romania's biggest retailer of electronics and electrical home appliances, owned by businessman Dan Ostahie, has dropped the third tactical brand, Digit'up, because of consumers' low interest in this concept.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ostahiedropsdigit_up_experimental_stores-124018370

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:24 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market CommentIndices continue to rally amid rising interest. On Friday, BSE indices continued to gain ground, with BET rising some 2.57%, BET-C gaining 2.19% to 1,505.54 points, whilst instead BET-FI posted an insignificant increase of 0.87% as SIF Transilvania was suspended for EGM, SIF Banat Crisana (SIF1) added 0.22% while SIF Muntenia lost 1.21%. SIF Moldova continues to grow (+3.10%) following decision to pay a dividend of RON 0.045 while SIF Oltenia increased by 4.37%. Also, BRD-GSG (BRD) increased 5.22% to RON 6.05 in a turnover of RON 4.7m while its local peer Transilvania (TLV) jumped 4.14% to RON 0.755. Moreover, Petrom gained 0.66% to RON 0.152 while Transelectrica added 3.76% to RON 9.65. BSE exchange segment daily turnover decreased to RON 12.84m (EUR 2.99m) while traded volume went significantly lower to 42.23m shares versus a 76.66m a day before. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-mar23_2009-102015

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:14 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistSIF3 will resume trading today after holding its GSM. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-mar23_2009-090805

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:46 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistSIF3 will be suspended from trading today due to its GSM taking place. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-mar20_2009-075023

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:21 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-mar20_2009-071845

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:12 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-mar20_2009-072314

Romania Schedule of Events - March 23 - Oct 19 Mar 23, 2009, 08:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 23 (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 (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniascheduleofevents-march23-oct19-085319

Businesspeople ask the government to simplify bureaucracy Mar 23, 2009, 03:06 CET | Story | Business Standard Simplifying bureaucracy and taxation, or at least maintaining the current fiscal system, and restraining the state’s apparatus are the main requests of the government made by businesspeople in Cluj County in order to overcome the crisis, during the debate “Cluj-Napoca, Financial and Economic Center of the European Romania,” organized last week by The Money Channel TV station, in partnership with Cluj-Napoca City Hall and Cluj County Council. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/businesspeopleaskthegovernmenttosimplifybureaucracy-030650911

Electrica’s €125 mln profit depends on receivables from CFR Mar 23, 2009, 03:06 CET | Story | Business Standard The largest state-owned energy company, Electrica, also the most important supplier of energy on the local market, and the second-largest distributor, estimates it will post gross profit worth RON 500 million (€125 mln) in 2009, provided it also recovers receivables from the National Railway Company (CFR SA), according to preliminary company data. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/electrica___s___125mlnprofitdependsonreceivablesfromcfr-030639239

New Liberal party wants to run for President Mar 23, 2009, 03:06 CET | Story | Business Standard The new President of the Liberal Party (PNL), Crin Antonescu, said he would probably run for office in the presidential election this fall on behalf of his party, unless “something totally unpredictable happens.” >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newliberalpartywantstorunforpresident-030627573

Deloitte: The east should have a joint anti-crisis approach Mar 23, 2009, 03:06 CET | Story | Business Standard Central and Eastern European governments and banks should have a joint anti-crisis approach, based on the Western European model, because concerted effort is more efficient than going it alone, and eliminates protectionism risk from the start, considers Ahmed Hassan, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte Central Europe, the structure that coordinates the offices of the giant consulting firm in 17 countries. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/deloitte_theeastshouldhaveajointanti-crisisapproach-030615809

Ioan Micula: Unless the authorities decide to help us, we will reduce activities Mar 23, 2009, 03:06 CET | Story | Business Standard The European Drinks company group, owned by brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula, does not rule out a restructuring program in the near future, which could include foregoing some activities, if the authorities do not take measures to support Romanian investors. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ioanmicula_unlesstheauthoritiesdecidetohelpus_wewillreduce-03060499

Deloitte: The second quarter will be weaker than the first Mar 23, 2009, 03:05 CET | Story | Business Standard Deloitte Romania, the local subsidiary of one of the world’s largest advisory companies, posted an estimated 10 percent growth in revenues in the first quarter, less than half of the growth rate registered in previous years, and is forecasting a double-digit increase for 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/deloitte_thesecondquarterwillbeweakerthanthefirst-030552369

UNTRR: Bankruptcy threatens one transporter in five Mar 23, 2009, 03:05 CET | Story | Business Standard One in five road freight transporters in Romania could file for bankruptcy this year, due to the financial crisis which is generating a serious liquidity shortage, according to officials of the National Union of Road Transporters in Romania (UNTRR). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/untrr_bankruptcythreatensonetransporterinfive-030540670

Car sales fell 63.5% in the first 2 months and threefold in February Mar 23, 2009, 03:05 CET | Story | Business Standard Car sales plunged by an annual 63.5 percent in this year’s first two months, to 18,702 units from 51,186, according to data provided by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Associations (APIA). Some 10,514 new vehicles were sold in February 2009, compared to 27,817 in February 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/carsalesfell63_5_inthefirst2monthsandthreefoldinfebruary-030528944

Global Vision has €10 mln prepared for office acquisitions Mar 23, 2009, 03:05 CET | Story | Business Standard The Global Vision company, which built most of the projects developed by Greek businessman Ioannis Papalekas, targets the acquisition of B and A class offices, for which it has a €10 million budget. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/globalvisionhas___10mlnpreparedforofficeacquisitions-030517310

Analysts believe BNR’s lowering of provision level is a “shy” one Mar 23, 2009, 03:05 CET | Story | Business Standard The National Bank of Romania (BNR) lowered the level of provisions set for loans included in the risk of loss category, but analysts say this measure is “shy,” and will not affect lending in the long-run. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/analystsbelievebnr___sloweringofprovisionlevelisa___shy___one-030505224

How international institutions will finance Romania Mar 22, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The government headed by Prime Minister Emil Boc yesterday established the schedule for negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission (EC), and the international financial institutions for a foreign loan agreement. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/howinternationalinstitutionswillfinanceromania-203506540

Romtelecom to launch mobile internet in April Mar 22, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Romtelecom, the country’s largest landline operator, is to enter the mobile internet market next month, based on a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) broadband license won last fall. Mobile internet is the fastest growing telecom segment and the area... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romtelecomtolaunchmobileinternetinapril-203506289

The government prepares to restructure 18 state companies Mar 22, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The representatives of employees working for the National Railway Company in Romania (CNCFR) are meeting today with the managers of the three railway divisions to discuss the plan for restructuring the activity in the field. According to a report sent to unions, the Ministry of Transportation is recommending the layoff of some 12,000 people of a current total 76,000 employees, something the latter consider “unacceptable,” as well as a cut in salaries for remaining employees, the President of the National Commercial Movement Railway Federation (FNFMC), Gheorghe Popa, told Business Standard. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thegovernmentpreparestorestructure18statecompanies-203505669

* Serbia *

Serbian Govt Plans To Cut Spending by up to 400 Mln Euro in ’09 - Media Mar 23, 2009, 18:44 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 23 (SeeNews) – Serbia plans to cut spending by up to 400 million euro ($542 million) this year by freezing salaries in the public sector and slashing transfers to local governments, local daily Blic reported on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiangovernmentannouncesplantosave500mlneurothisyear_media-163732

Cyprus-based Company Mageo Shuts Down Tailoring Factory in Serbia – Media Mar 23, 2009, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 23 (SeeNews) – Cyprus-based company Mageo has closed until further notice its tailoring factory in the town of Leskovac, in southern Serbia, which employed 268 people, local news outlet EMportal reported on Monday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cyprescompanymageoshutsdownserbianfactory___media-173541

Belgrade Share Indices Continue Retreat Mar 23, 2009, 16:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 23 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) extended their losses on Monday as total turnover rose mainly due to a transaction in agriculture firm Lucic Prigrevica, a broker said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/shareindicesinserbialosemoreground-162406

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Mar 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 10:12 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for March 23, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/vojvodjanskabanka-dailyvobnews-mar23_2009-092157

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 20, 2009 Mar 23, 2009, 09:10 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 20, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-mar20_2009-071529

Serbia Schedule of Events – March 23 - May 1 Mar 23, 2009, 08:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 23 (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 (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiascheduleofevents___march23-may1-004309

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Share Indices Gain Ground in Falling Turnover Mar 23, 2009, 17:11 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenian share indices gained ground on Monday adding over one percent each in falling turnover, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenian___-160055

Slovenian Statistical Office - Rapid Reports - Gross Investment - 2007 Mar 23, 2009, 11:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd GROSS INVESTMENT, SLOVENIA, 2007 >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-rapidreports-grossinvestment-2007-112109

Slovenian Statistical Office - Energy - Nov 2008 Mar 23, 2009, 11:02 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the first eleven months of 2008 total consumption of electricity decreased by 4% over the same period one year ago. This was the result of smaller consumption of direct consumers. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-energy-nov2008-110536

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