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Seenews: news report of 27.03.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Friday 27 March 2009 - 3485 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

FDI IN ALBANIA UP BY 60% TO 600 MLN EURO IN 2008 – ECON MINISTER Mar 27, 2009, 18:21 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fdiinalbaniain___08upby60_to600mlneuro___econminister-181907

INTERVIEW - Macedonia’s Fiord Technologies Plans to Expand in Kosovo, Albania, To Enter Serbia Mar 27, 2009, 16:09 CET | Interview | SeeNews Skopje (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonian industrial equipment manufacturing and maintenance company Fiord Technologies plans to expand in Albania and Kosovo, and to enter Serbia, the company’s general director Zivko Jovanov said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_decreasewhenitisedited_macedonia___sfiordtechnologiesseesexpansionin-141853

Greece’s Cosmote Albanian Arm ‘08 Operating Income Rises 18.6% - Table Mar 27, 2009, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), the Albanian arm of Greek wireless operator Cosmote, posted a 18.6% annual rise in its 2008 operating income to 100.3 million euro ($133.5 million), Greek telecom group OTE, which fully owns Cosmote, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotealbanianarm___08operatingincomerises18_6_to100_3mlneuro—144301

* Bosnia *

Tadić receives doctorate in Bucharest Mar 27, 2009, 17:40 CET | Story | B92 President Boris Tadić has been conferred an honorary doctorate at the Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University in Bucharest. Addressing students at the university, Tadić expressed his belief that Serbia and Romania had a common European future and that the EU would be a common home for the South-East European states. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tadi__receivesdoctorateinbucharest-174005118

Historic right-left deal in the Basque country Mar 27, 2009, 16:36 CET | Story | B92 For the first time ever, Spain’s conservatives and socialists are to share power in the Basque country. The banning from recent elections of radical left-wing parties with suspected links to ETA left the ruling Basque Nationalists with no natural allies. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/historicright-leftdealinthebasquecountry-163617590

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part VI Mar 27, 2009, 16:15 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2008 the World Bank placed Bosnia and Herzegovina 119th out of a total of 181 countries ranked according to the business environment they offer in the Ease of Doing Business 2009 ranking. The World Bank identified administrative and legislative problems as the key hurdles that businesses in Bosnia are faced with. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partvi-150704

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part V Mar 27, 2009, 16:14 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd FMCG MARKET BETWEEN REGIONAL GIANTS AND INTERNATIONAL RETAIL TRADE CHAINS http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partv-145129

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part IV Mar 27, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd FACTORS INFLUENCING FMCG TRADE http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partiv-143557

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part III Mar 27, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd RETAIL TRADE IN FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partiii-143455

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part II Mar 27, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd BUSINESS CLIMATE http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___partii-143257

INDUSTRY REPORT: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Retail Market in 2007 – Part I Mar 27, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | AII Data Processing Ltd MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/industryreport_bosniaandherzegovina___sretailmarketin2007___parti-143012

Jelašić in Vienna to discuss debt reprogramming Mar 27, 2009, 16:00 CET | Story | B92 National Bank of Serbia Governor Radovan Jelašić is in Vienna attending a meeting of international creditors to discuss reprogramming Serbian companies’ debt. With foreign debt owed by private banks and domestic companies expected to reach around EUR 4.5bn this year, Jelašić believes that the agreement reached yesterday with the IMF will make it easier to negotiate reprogramming. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jela__i__inviennatodiscussdebtreprogramming-16002914

Cvetković opens Belgrade motor show Mar 27, 2009, 16:00 CET | Story | B92 Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković opened the 47th Motor Show at the Belgrade Fair today, with over 500 exhibitors taking part. "This is one of the most important years in the history of the automobile industry, and the public’s attention is focused on the business results of the automobile industry, which has become the crucial indicator of a country’s economic strength," the prime minister underlined, adding that Serbia was no exception. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cvetkovi__opensbelgrademotorshow-16001782

Power restored to Gnjilane village Mar 27, 2009, 16:00 CET | Story | B92 Electricity has been restored to the village of Šilovo in Gnjilane after a power cut lasting 25 days, announced village representative Milivoje Stojanović. Stojanović said that a meeting had been held today between Serb representatives from the municipalities of Gnjilane, Kosovska Kamenica, Vitina and Novo Brdo with a manager from the Kosovo Electricity Corporation (KEK), attended by Thomas Smith from USAID, to try to find a solution to the problem of unpaid electricity bills. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/powerrestoredtognjilanevillage-160004830

Russian envoy sees NATO summit as key to ties Mar 27, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | B92 Decisions by NATO’s summit next week will have a big impact on prospects for restoring relations between Russia and the alliance, says Moscow’s NATO ambassador. "Russia has not made a final decision on restoring fully-fledged cooperation with NATO," the envoy, Dmitry Rogozin, told a news conference. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russianenvoyseesnatosummitaskeytoties-152539820

Key deal struck with Valley Albanians Mar 27, 2009, 14:20 CET | Story | B92 After a three-year absence, Albanians from southern Serbia have returned to the Coordination Body for Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđe. An agreement on the principles of reconstruction of the Coordination Body was due to be signed at 13:00 CET in Belgrade. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/keydealstruckwithvalleyalbanians-142017112

Hungarian extremist expelled from Serbia Mar 27, 2009, 14:20 CET | Story | B92 Gyorgy Gyula Zagyva, the head of a Hungarian extremist group calling itself Youth Movement 64 Counties, has been prohibited entry into Serbia for two years. Zagyva was arrested at the Horgoš border crossing and taken to a police station in Kanjiž, reports the Vojvodina Today information portal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hungarianextremistexpelledfromserbia-142004734

Bosnian Oil Refinery Modrica Resumes Production of Hydro-Cracked Base Oils, Paraffin Wax Mar 27, 2009, 13:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 27 (SeeNews) - Bosnian oil refinery Modrica, majority-owned by Russian state-owned oil firm Zarubezhneft, will resume on April 2 production of hydro-cracked base oils and paraffin wax following a halt of nearly two decades, Bosnia’s Serb Republic government said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnianoilrefinerymodricarelaunchesproductionofhydro-crackedbaseoils_wax-123611

Pakistan mosque attack kills 48 Mar 27, 2009, 13:20 CET | Story | B92 A bomb has exploded at a mosque near the town of Jamrud in the Khyber agency in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 48 people, officials say. The top administrator in the Khyber region, Tariq Hayat, said he feared the death toll could rise to 70. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pakistanmosqueattackkills48-132004277

Bosnian FM: Candidacy bid by year’s end Mar 27, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | B92 Bosnia-Hercegovina will apply for EU candidate status in November or December despite fears she is still not ready, says Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj. In an interview with Reuters, Alkalaj said that he would present Bosnian aspirations for EU candidacy and for liberalization of the visa regime at the upcoming informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the Czech Republic. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnianfm_candidacybidbyyear_send-12451793

Bomb blast at Serb house in Gnjilane Mar 27, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | B92 No-one was injured in a bomb blast in the Gnjilane village of Donja Budriga early this morning, though a Serb-owned house did suffer material damage. Municipal President Predrag Stojković said that a bomb had been thrown at Dobrila Aksić’s house and that the village had been cordoned off, as the Kosovo police were conducting an investigation. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bombblastatserbhouseingnjilane-124504814

Bosnia’s Federation Government Revises 2009 Budget Bill Mar 27, 2009, 12:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 27 (SeeNews) – The government of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation said late on Thursday it has revised the Federation’s 2009 balanced budget bill, raising it to 1.9 billion marka ($1.3 billion/971,455 million euro) from 1.6 billion marka. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sfederationrevises2009budgetbill-113717

"Crisis won’t stop us," says Đelić Mar 27, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | B92 Serbia is the only country in the region that will receive budget support from the European Commission, Deputy PM Božidar Đelić told daily Novosti today. Đelić said that besides support from Brussels, Serbia could expect EUR 500mn of budgetary assistance from European commercial banks, while the European Investment Bank had earmarked EUR 250mn for small and medium-sized businesses in Serbia. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_crisiswon_tstopus__says__eli__-121017218

Japan readies defences for North Korea rocket launch Mar 27, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | B92 Japan has ordered its military to prepare to intercept any dangerous debris that might fall on its territory if a rocket launch planned by N.Korea goes wrong. Pyongyang has said it will launch a communications satellite between April 4-8, but regional powers believe the real purpose is to test a long-range missile, the Taepodong-2, which is already on its launch pad at a North Korean missile base. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/japanreadiesdefencesfornorthkorearocketlaunch-121004800

Obama to announce new Afghanistan strategy Mar 27, 2009, 11:35 CET | Story | B92 U.S. Pres. Barack Obama has chosen a new Afghan strategy that includes more focus on regional diplomacy, and an increase in U.S. army and civilian personnel. The president will unveil his plan later on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/obamatoannouncenewafghanistanstrategy-113529174

Embassy: Neo-Nazi leader received Italian visa Mar 27, 2009, 11:35 CET | Story | B92 The Italian Embassy in Belgrade says that it issued Goran Davidović, leader of the neo-Nazi Nacionalni Stroj organization, a one-year visa on August 5, 2008. The embassy has issued a statement saying that Davidović was issued the visa under standard procedures, in the absence of any information from the Serbian authorities. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/embassy_neo-nazileaderreceiveditalianvisa-113517231

Kenyan police: Suspect neither Mladić, nor Hadžić Mar 27, 2009, 11:00 CET | Story | B92 A man has been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being linked to ongoing Hague Tribunal investigations. B92 understands that the man in question is neither Ratko Mladić nor Goran Hadžić. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kenyanpolice_suspectneithermladi___norhad__i__-110029785

Moscow wants status "back on agenda" Mar 27, 2009, 11:00 CET | Story | B92 Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Konuzin says talks on Kosovo’s status can be resumed on the basis of a firm defense of Serbia’s and Russia’s stand on the issue. Speaking in Kosovska Mitrovica yesterday, he stressed the importance of focusing on maintaining this process within a political framework, adding that the Kosovo issue needed to remain on the UN agenda, and that every effort should be made to prevent Kosovo acceding to international organizations. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moscowwantsstatus_backonagenda_-110017789

Indonesia dam burst kills dozens Mar 27, 2009, 11:00 CET | Story | B92 A dam has burst south-west of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing at least 50 people. Witnesses said a "horrifying" flash flood of water up to 4m deep engulfed hundreds of homes in Cirendeu in the Tangerang district. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/indonesiadamburstkillsdozens-11000513

Brammertz meets with Tadić, Dačić Mar 27, 2009, 10:25 CET | Story | B92 Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz met with senior Serbian officials yesterday to discuss progress in the hunt for the remaining war crimes fugitives. At the meeting, President Boris Tadić said that the Serbian authorities were cooperating fully with the Hague Tribunal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/brammertzmeetswithtadi___da__i__-102517156

Ministers to field MPs’ questions at second time of asking Mar 27, 2009, 10:25 CET | Story | B92 At parliamentary question time today, MPs are expected to quiz the government on issues such as the Hague and the Vojvodina Statute. The session had been due to take place yesterday, but only four ministers were present in parliament. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ministerstofieldmps_questionsatsecondtimeofasking-102504918

Kenyan police: Suspect neither Mladić, nor Hadžić Mar 27, 2009, 09:50 CET | Story | B92 A man has been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being linked to ongoing Hague Tribunal investigations. B92 understands that the man in question is neither Ratko Mladić nor Goran Hadžić. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kenyanpolice_suspectneithermladi___norhad__i__-095004350

Bosnia Schedule of Events - March 27 - Oct 7 Mar 27, 2009, 09:31 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 27 (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-march27-oct7-092411

* Bulgaria *

S&P Cuts United Bulgarian Bank’s Long-Term Rating to ‘BBB-‘, Outlook Negative Mar 27, 2009, 18:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) – Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s said on Friday it lowered its long-term counterparty credit rating on United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) to ’BBB-’ from ’BBB’, and affirmed the bank’s ‘A-3’ short-term credit rating. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/s_pdowngradesbulgaria___sunitedbulgarianbankto___bbb-____outlooknegative-174838

Bulgaria’s Regulator Gives Nod to Czech-owned Fund Manager, Municipal Bank Asset Management Funds Mar 27, 2009, 17:41 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s financial regulator on Friday licensed Czech-owned fund manager Europe Invest and gave the go-ahead to Municipal Bank Asset Management to launch two mutual funds. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_smunicipalbankassetmanagementgetsnodtoruntwomutualfunds-163325

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 17:35 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-mar27_2009-173238

Bulgarian Bourse Indices End Mostly Lower Mar 27, 2009, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The bourse indices in Sofia ended mostly lower on Friday as trade in bonds lifted overall turnover, data of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbourseindicesendmostlylower-164248

UPDATE 1 - Governments To Sign Deal on Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project in June - Mitschek Mar 27, 2009, 16:08 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, quotes) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-governmentstosigndealonnabuccogaspipelineprojectinjune-mitschek-140827

Greece’s Cosmote Bulgarian Unit Posts 35.9% Rise in 2008 Operating Income - Table Mar 27, 2009, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The operating income of Globul, the Bulgarian unit of Greek mobile phone operator Cosmote, rose by 35.9% to 195.1 million levs ($135 million/100 million euro) in 2008, Greek telecom group OTE, which fully owns Cosmote, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotebulgarianunitposts35_6_risein2008operatingincome-table-152903

INTERVIEW - Nabucco Consortium Hopes To Secure Financing for 7.9 Bln Euro Gas Pipeline by Early 2010 - Mitschek Mar 27, 2009, 14:28 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The consortium of six partners behind a key European Union-backed project designed to carry Caspian gas to Europe hopes to have financing for the construction of the 7.9 billion euro ($10.6 billion) gas pipeline ready by early 2010, the consortium’s managing director Reinhard Mitschek said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/interview-133337

INTERVIEW - Bulgarian Petrochemical Group Insa Plans 6.0 Mln Euro Investment in 2009, Sees 40% Rise in Sales Mar 27, 2009, 14:23 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian petrochemical group Insa plans to invest 6.0 million euro ($8.09 million) and expects its sales to grow by 40% this year, the company’s owner said. “The company is financially stable and is pursuing its strategy to invest in innovations and modernisation each year,” Georgi Samuilov told SeeNews in an e-mailed interview. Insa sales rose to 177 million levs ($122.5 million/90.81 million euro) in 2008 from 115 million levs in 2007. The company put 10 milllion euro in a new hydrogen-producing plant in Rakovski, in northern Bulgaria. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/interview-bulgarianpetrochemicalgroupinsaplans6_0mlneuroinvestments_sees-110620

Workers to block "Hemus" highway Mar 27, 2009, 14:20 CET | Story | News.BG "Highways-Black sea" company owes 2 mln euro to its employees http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/workerstoblock_hemus_highway-142029208

Bulgarian business climate improves Mar 27, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | News.BG null http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbusinessclimateimproves-135005329

Nabucco Consortium Hopes To Secure Financing for 7.9 Bln Euro Gas Pipeline by Early 2010 - Mitschek Mar 27, 2009, 13:40 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The consortium of six partners behind a key European Union-backed project designed to carry Caspian gas to Europe hopes to have financing for the construction of the 7.9 billion euro ($10.6 billion) gas pipeline ready by early 2010, the consortium’s managing director Reinhard Mitschek said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nabuccoconsortiumtowrapuploandealson7_9blneurogaspipelinebyearly2010—131114

Governments To Sign Deal on Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project in June - Mitschek Mar 27, 2009, 13:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The countries involved in the EU-backed gas pipeline project Nabucco are expected to sign in June an agreement showing their political support for it, the managing director of the consortium implementing the project, Reinhard Mitschek, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/intergovernmentaldealonnabuccopipeline-mitchek-121830

Thousands of Bulgarians Suffer from Sterility Mar 27, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | Bulgarian News Network At least 16 000 are young Bulgarians who are completely sterile and can not have children but do not know, Dr Vladimir Hristov, chief of the Board of Endocrinology in one of Sofia´s biggest hospitals told DeltaNews Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thousandsofbulgarianssufferfromsterility-124541245

Number of Bulgarians Travelling Abroad Declines in February Mar 27, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | Bulgarian News Network The number of Bulgarian citizens traveling abroad in 2008 reached 5.726 million people, which is 26.9 percent more than in 2007, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) announced Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/numberofbulgarianstravellingabroaddeclinesinfebruary-124529117

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad by Purpose of Visit and by Country of Destination - Feb 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 12:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on trips of Bulgarian residents abroad by purpose of visit and by country of destination for February 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-tripsofbulgarianresidentsabroadbyof-123437

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Arrivals of Visitors from Abroad to Bulgaria by Purpose of Visit and by Country of Origin - Feb 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 12:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its monthly report on arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria by purpose of visit and by country of origin for February 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-arrivalsofvisitorsfromabroadtobyof—123000

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad by Country of Destination and by Purpose of Visit - 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its annual report on trips of Bulgarian residents abroad by country of destination and by purpose of visit for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-tripsofbulgarianresidentsabroadbyof-122558

Bulgarian Business Sentiment Improves in March Mar 27, 2009, 12:21 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s March business sentiment index rose by 2.8 percentage points from February, after falling in the prevoius months, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbusinesssentimentindeximprovesinmarch-111344

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Arrivals of Visitors from Abroad to Bulgaria by Purpose of Visit and by Country of Origin - 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its annual report on arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria by purpose of visit and by country of origin for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-arrivalsofvisitorsfromabroadtobyof—122145

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad by Country of Destination and by Months - 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its annual report on trips of Bulgarian residents abroad by country of destination and by months for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-tripsofbulgarianresidentsabroadbyof-121758

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Arrivals of Visitors to Bulgaria from Abroad by Country of Origin and by Months - 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:10 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its annual report on arrivals of visitors to Bulgaria from abroad by country of origin and by months for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-arrivalsofvisitorstobulgariafromby—121329

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Business Climate - Mar 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 11:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In March 2009 the total business climate indicator*, noted a rise by 2.8 percentage points in comparison with February after the recorded decreases in the last months. With the exception of industry, where a drop was accounted, in the rest of branches – construction, retail trade and services, relatively better assessments about business climate were registered. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-businessclimate-mar2009-120717

Bulgarian National Bank - Interest Rates Statistics - Feb 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 11:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews In February 2009 the Base Interest Rate was 3.92%. It decreased by 0.83 percentage points on February 2008 and by 1.25 percentage points on January 2009.The LEONIA Reference Rate* was 3.49%, decreasing by 1.34 percentage points in comparison with February 2008. The 1- month SOFIBOR Reference Rate** decreased by 0.72 percentage points to 5.63% compared to February of the previous year, and the 3-month one decreased by 0.04 percentage points to 6.61%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalbank-interestratesstatistics-feb2009-115539

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 11:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPThe market made quite significant step up on Thursday. The session opened with a lot of enthusiasm which pushed the large majority of the prices strongly up. The best performing stocks were from the financial sector with the top gainers being Chimimport (6C4, BGN 1.63, +13.99%) with 82k traded and First Investment Bank (5F4, BGN 1.63, +12.40%) where 40k changed hands. The only exception was Corporate Commercial Bank (6C9, BGN 58.51, -9.98%). At the end SOFIX closed at 283.88, up 2.82% for the day. The top gainer among the indices was BGTR30, which moved 3.64% to 214.14 after the support from Albena Invest Holding (5ALB, BGN 3.48, +16.00%), Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity REIT (4EC, BGN 0.69, +12.56%) and Neochim (3NB, BGN 26.00, +9.24%). The real estate index also advanced to 38.93 (+3.40%). The main reason was the regain from Agrofinance REIT (6AG, BGN 0.675, +10.66%) and Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (5BU, BGN 0.732, +4.42%). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-mar27_2009-101444

Bulgarian Parliament Postpones Conflict of Interest Law Watching Mar 27, 2009, 10:25 CET | Story | Bulgarian News Network The Bulgarian Parliament decided not to discuss the Law on Preventing and Detecting Conflicts of Interest on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianparliamentpostponesconflictofinterestlawwatching-10254177

10 million euro to be invested in Bulgarian potato production Mar 27, 2009, 10:25 CET | Story | News.BG 9 million to be invested for a chips plant http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/10millioneurotobeinvestedinbulgarianpotatoproduction-102529278

Bulgarian Ad Market Seen Shrinking by One-Third in 2009 - Media Mar 27, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian advertising market is expected to shrink by up to 30% this year due to the global economic crisis, Sofia-based business daily Dnevnik reported on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianadmarketseenshrinkingbyupto30_in2009-media-095659

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The Dollar Fell Again After Good Economic News And Geithner’s Comments http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-mar26_2009-074932

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:03 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street closed higher after very volatile session http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-mar26_2009-080405

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 25, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Correction on Wall Street http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-mar25_2009-075918

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 25, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:02 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The Dollar Rose As The Optimism Around Banks’ Bailout Plans Faded http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-mar25_2009-074535

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 24, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Major indexes on Wall Street surged by 7% each http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-mar24_2009-075436

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Slanchev Bryag Holding AD-Slanchev Bryag /6SV/ submitted to X3 News the following information:In compliance with the practices of the National Corporate Governance Code and with a view to improve the communication with the investment community, the company informs herewith that it will announce its 2008 annual financial statement and activity report on 30.03.2009 in the time frame between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. by posting the reports on the following internet sites:- The internet site of the Financial Supervision Commission: www.fsc.bg - The internet site of BSE-Sofia: www.bse-sofia.bg - The internet site of the chosen information agency X3 News: www.x3news.comThe entire notification is available at http://www.x3news.com. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-mar26_2009-072924

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:00 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 26, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-mar26_2009-072448

Bulgarian National Security Agency Fires Agent over TV Debate Participation Mar 27, 2009, 09:50 CET | Story | Bulgarian News Network Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (DANS) has fired one of its agents, Toshko Todorov, also an economic expert in the GERB party, due to his participation in a live TV debate with the ruling Socialist Party, Trud daily reports Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalsecurityagencyfiresagentovertvdebateparticipation-095016619

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 24, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:47 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The Dollar And The Yen Under Pressure After Banks’ Plan http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-mar24_2009-074130

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - March 27 - May 7 Mar 27, 2009, 09:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (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-march27-may7-085848

Bulgarian Banks’ End-Feb Credit Portfolio Rises 27% Y/Y - Table Mar 27, 2009, 08:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 27 (SeeNews) - The credit portfolio of Bulgarian commercial banks totalled 48.563 billion levs ($33.7 billion/24.918 billion euro) at the end of February, up 27% from a year earlier, central bank data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbanks_end-febcreditportfoliorises27_y_y-table-082726

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 07:38 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-mar26_2009-171238

US Ambassador: Corruption is Number One Problem in Bulgaria Mar 26, 2009, 23:13 CET | Story | Novinite.com The US Ambassador to Bulgaria, Nancy McEldowney, has stated that corruption and organized crime are the most serious problems that Bulgaria faces.McEldowney said that during her visit to Washington last week she talked to the new US administration about the "very important" problem of the global economic crisis and also about the US partnership with Bulgaria.McEldowney was speaking in an interview on bTV Thursday.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/usambassador_corruptionisnumberoneprobleminbulgaria-231300839

FT: Bulgaria Less Dramatic amidst Eastern Rumbles Mar 26, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com "The demise of three east European governments in six weeks suggests the region faces instability at a time when strong governments are needed," the Financial Times wrote, commenting on the political situation in Eastern Europe.It points out that Bulgaria may see turmoil, though on a less dramatic scale, with the Socialist administration facing likely defeat in parliamentary elections this summer because of a poor anti-corruption record and economic distress."With the moderate centre-right groupings weak, the likely election winner is Gerb, the anti-corruption party led by Sofia mayor Boyko Borisov," the Financial Times forecasts.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ft_bulgarialessdramaticamidsteasternrumbles-23124972

Bulgaria Waters Down Amnesty Act Mar 26, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s parliament drastically reduced the number of prisoners to be pardoned under the amnesty act, which was approved at second reading on Thursday.The amnesty will apply to people, who were sent behind bars prior to July 1, 2008 on charges of criminal negligence. It will not be valid for criminals, who were drunk when committing the crime, caused death or heavy injury.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariawatersdownamnestyact-231237317

British Defense Secretary: Danish PM Is Very Serious NATO Contender Mar 26, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com The British Secretary of State for Defense, John Hutton, voiced the opinion that Denmark’s nominee for the NATO Secretary General post is "a very, very strong contender."The information was reported by the Associated Press and cited by the Bulgarian information agency BTA.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/britishdefensesecretary_danishpmisveryseriousnatocontender-231225621

Former Sofia Mayor Party Stays out of Rightist Coalition Mar 26, 2009, 23:12 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian Union of Free Democrats (UFD) will not take part in a rightist coalition under leadership of former PM, Ivan Kostov.UFD, leaded by former Sofia Mayor, Stefan Sofianski, said in press release that it would not participate in a coalition with the leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Ivan Kostov. They stand against the "dictatorship, that have been destroying the rightists’ unity through the years".... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/formersofiamayorpartystaysoutofrightistcoalition-231213764

Bulgaria Unpaid Credit Installments Soar over Financial Crisis Mar 26, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has estimated that up until the end of February 2009, the number of unpaid credit installments soared 116,8 % year on year.According to the BNB, producers have the greatest share in that figure as they owe BGN 1,65 B. The average monthly rise was 23,44 % or BGN 314 M.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaunpaidcreditinstallmentssoaroverfinancialcrisis-231053486

Bulgarian bTV Channel Not for Sale Mar 26, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The largest Bulgarian private TV channel, bTV, is no longer for sale.This was announced Thursday by the Bulgarian media tycoon, Krasimir Gergov, who also holds shares in the TV channel.In his words, the reason for the deal to be postponed is the global financial crisis.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianbtvchannelnotforsale-231041680

Bulgarian Advertisement Market to Fall by 30% in 2009 Mar 26, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian advertisement market will decrease by between 20-30% in 2009.Krasimir Gergov, CEO of the Bulgarian advertisement agency KRES, reported Thursday for Pari Daily newspaper.In his words, the total turnover of the Bulgarian commercials business was BGN 520 M in 2008.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianadvertisementmarkettofallby30_in2009-231029883

April 27-30 Exhibit Promotes Bulgaria Business in Russia Mar 26, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com The biggest business fair ever for Bulgarian companies outside Bulgaria will take place in Russia’s capital Moscow from April 27-30, 2009.The exhibition organized by the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) will be part of the Bulgaria’s Year in Russia, and the Bulgarian government has granted BGN 1,7 M for events during the year, Deputy Economy Minister, Yavor Kuiumdjiev, said.Companies dealing with all kinds of business can take part in the fair, which will be followed by fairs in the towns of Kazan, Yekaterinburg, and Khanty-Mansi in May-June, 2009.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/april27-30exhibitpromotesbulgariabusinessinrussia-231018126

Thousands of Sofia Businesses Involved in Tax Evasion Mar 26, 2009, 23:10 CET | Story | Novinite.com 12 000 Sofia businesses have outstanding obligations towards the National Revenue Agency (NRA).The information was revealed by the Head of the "Operational Control" at NRA.Each of the businesses owes taxes of over BGN 2 000 while some owe over BGN 2 M.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thousandsofsofiabusinessesinvolvedintaxevasion-231005925

* Croatia *

Macedonian Construction Co Mavrovo To File for Bankruptcy Mar 27, 2009, 18:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonian construction company ADG Mavrovo Skopje, fully-owned by Croatian civil engineering firm Ingra, said on Friday it has decided to file for bankruptcy due to its “permanent inability to cover long-standing financial liabilities." http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianconstructioncomavrovofilesforbankruptcy-164901

Croatian Share Indices Mostly Fall in Higher Volume Mar 27, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 27 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) mostly fell in higher turnover on Friday, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesmostlyfellinhighervolume-171604

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 17:36 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Crobex experienced rollercoaster performance today advancing to 1481.9 pts only to lose ground and fall on 1448.6 pts (-0.5%) till the end of the session. Turnover recovered to above average levels as total stock turnover amounted to HRK 30.4 m.Croatian Bureau of Statistic announced today preliminary quarterly GDP in 2008 which is estimated at 2.4%, this is the lowest economic growth rate in this decade. Gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2008 is estimated at above expected 0.2%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-mar27_2009-173459

Macedonian Bourse Temporarily Halts Trading in Construction Co Mavrovo Mar 27, 2009, 13:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) – The Macedonian Stock Exchange JSC (MSE) said on Friday it has temporarily halted trading in the shares of construction company Mavrovo, following media reports alleging it was facing bankruptcy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianboursetemporarilyhaltstradinginconstructioncomavrovoshares-120423

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Estimate - Q4 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The estimation of quarterly Gross domestic product (GDP) for the four quarter 2008 by major categories of expenditure and economic activities is presented in this release. The data are presented at current prices, constant previous year prices and constant prices of referent year (2000 = 100). Data series have been adjusted according to the annual GDP calculation for the period from 2000 to 2005. The preliminary estimation of GDP for the whole 2008 as sum of four quarters is presented in the same realise. Quarterly data for 2006, 2007 and 2008 are preliminary. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-quarterlygrossdomesticproductestimate-q42008-124705

Croatia’s INA Reports 1.1 Bln Kuna (147 Mln Euro) in 2008 Net Loss vs 869 Mln Kuna Revised Net Profit in 2007 Mar 27, 2009, 12:24 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Croatian blue-chip oil and gas company INA on Friday said it swung to net loss of 1.1 billion kuna ($198 million/147 million euro) last year from a revised 869 million kuna net profit in 2007, and issued financial details of its operations in 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_sinaturnsto1_1blnkuna_147mlneuro_netlossin2008from869mlnkunain-111719

Croatian Development Bank HBOR Signs 250 Mln Euro Loan Agreement with EIB Mar 27, 2009, 12:20 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Croatian government-owned development bank HBOR said it has signed a loan agreement worth 250 million euro ($337 million) with the European Investment Bank (EIB). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiandevelopmentbankhborsigns250mlneuroloanagreementswitheib-114223

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 27 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 11:20 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-mar272009-102313

Croatia Schedule of Events - March 27 - May 26 Mar 27, 2009, 10:34 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through May 26. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiascheduleofevents-march27-may26-100913

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:15 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd IMF satisfied with the budget revision after all http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-mar27_2009-100636

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 07:35 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Popular benchmark continued yesterday’s growth primarily on the wings of construction sector stocks and reached the closing value of 1455.7 pts (+1.1%). Additional boost came after US markets opening in green. Liquidity was above average values as total stock turnover amounted to HRK 31.3 m. Institutional investor’s demand for bonds increased as institutional bond turnover amounted to HRK 50.5 m. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-mar26_2009-171449

* Macedonia *

Macedonia’s 2008 GDP Growth Slows Down to Nominal 5% Y/Y - Tables Mar 27, 2009, 18:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s economy grew by a nominal 5% in 2008, slower than a revised growth of 5.9% a year earlier, the country’s Statistics Office said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sq4gdpgrowthslowsdowntonominal2_1_y_y-table-174927

MACEDONIA’S 2008 GDP GROWS BY NOMINAL 5.0% VS 5.9% GDP GROWTH YR-AGO - STATS OFFICE Mar 27, 2009, 17:59 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sq4gdpgrowsbynominal2_1_vs_7_3_yr-ago-statsoffice-174618

Macedonian Blue-Chip Index Rises, Mirrors Global Upswing - Table Mar 27, 2009, 16:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) – The blue-chip index of the Macedonian Stock Exchange JSC (MSE) rose this week, mirroring a global upswing, brokers said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchangebluechipindexrisesmirroringglobalupwardtrend-table-153747

Greece’s Cosmote Macedonian Unit 2008 Operating Income Falls 42.9% Y/Y - Table Mar 27, 2009, 15:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) – Cosmofon AD Skopje, the Macedonian unit of Greek wireless operator Cosmote, posted a 42.9% drop in operating income to 1.6 million euro ($2.15 million) in 2008, Greek telecoms group OTE, which fully owns Cosmote, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmotemacedonianunit2008operatingincomefalls42_9_y_y-table-144754

Macedonia’s February Industrial Output Rises 13.8% M/M, Down 11.3% Y/Y - Tables Mar 27, 2009, 14:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s February industrial output rose by 13.8% month-on-month, after falling by a monthly 21.1% in January, the country’s Statistics Office said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sfebruaryindustrialoutputrises13_8_m_m_down11_3_y_y-tables-135929

MACEDONIA’S FEB INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT +13.8% M/M, -11.3% Y/Y VS -21.1% M/M, -16.7% Y/Y IN JAN - STATS OFFICE Mar 27, 2009, 13:57 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sfebindustrialoutput_13_8_m_m_-11_3_y_yvs-21_1_m_m_-16_7_y_yin—135542

Macedonian Holding Company Fersped To Pay 45.4% Lower 2008 Dividend Mar 27, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) – Macedonian holding company Fersped said on Friday it will pay a dividend of 995 denars ($21.9/16.3 euro) per share for 2008, down from 1,823 denars it paid in dividend for the previous year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___sholdingcoferspedtopay45_4_lower2008dividend-133141

World Bank Lends 18.9 Mln Euro To Improve Municipal Services in Macedonia Mar 27, 2009, 11:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (SeeNews) - The World Bank said on Friday it approved an 18.9 million euro ($ 25.6 million) loan to finance a project for improving municipal services in Macedonia. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/worldbankprovides18_9mlneuroloanformunicipalservicesimprovementprojectin-104057

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 26, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-mar26_2009-070912

Macedonia Schedule of Events – March 27 – June 10 Mar 27, 2009, 08:47 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 27 (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___march27___june10-084042

* Moldova *

Moldova Feb Average Salary Rises 13% Y/Y to 2,532 Lei (173 Euro) - Table Mar 27, 2009, 16:31 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 27 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations, rose by an annual 13% in nominal terms to 2,532 lei ($230/173 euro) in February, the country’s statistics office said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovafebaveragesalaryrises13_y_yto2_532lei_173euro_-table-162451

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY REGRETS UPSET MEETING IN TIRASPOL Mar 27, 2009, 15:22 CET | Story | Infotag Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed regret that the meeting between Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin and Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov, scheduled for March 25 Tiraspol, failed to be held. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russianforeignministryregretsupsetmeetingintiraspol-145519896

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOLLAR PURCHASE AND SALE RATES MINIMAL FOR LAST TWO MONTHS Mar 27, 2009, 15:21 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. The difference between the purchase and sale rates of the American Dollar in exchange offices shows its minimal difference during the last two months. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/differencebetweendollarpurchaseandsaleratesminimalforlasttwomonths-145520563

EUBAM ADVISORY BOARD DRAWS UP MISSION’S ACTIVITY RESULTS Mar 27, 2009, 15:20 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. At its 12th meeting held in Odessa (Ukraine) on Thursday, the Advisory Board of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine endorsed the EUBAM Annual Report 2008 and the EUBAM Activity Report for January – February 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eubamadvisoryboarddrawsupmission___sactivityresults-145520940

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LANGUAGES TO TAKE PLACE IN MOLDOVA Mar 27, 2009, 15:19 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. The Tolerance club of the KEDEM Jewish Center will organize the International Festival of Languages on Sunday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/internationalfestivaloflanguagestotakeplaceinmoldova-145521604

MOLDOVANS WIN GRAN PRIX AT NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FRENCH SONG Mar 27, 2009, 15:19 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. Daniela Manole, Nicoletta Nuca and Mihaela Prosciuc, all of them from Chisinau, have won the Grand Prix at the just-concluded National Festival of French Song “Chantons, Amis” (Let us Sing, Friends!), organized by the National College of Trade attached to the Economic Academy and the Association of French Teachers in the frame of the Francophonia Days in Moldova on March 20-30. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovanswingranprixatnationalfestivaloffrenchsong-145521350

JOURNALISTS CALLING DEMOCRATIC PARTIES TO UNITY Mar 27, 2009, 11:36 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. Journalists from the Jurnal de Chişinău and Timpul [Time] newspapers of Chisinau and from the Vocea Basarabiei radio station are jointly calling on the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance to promise their electorates that after April 5 they will form a democratic coalition. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/journalistscallingdemocraticpartiestounity-113652688

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC MAYORS PAYING TRIBUTE TO COMMUNISTS Mar 27, 2009, 11:36 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. The Christian Democratic mayors of various-level localities of Moldova presume that the successes in the towns and villages they head have been achieved lately thank to an efficient cooperation between the [extreme-Right, pro-Romania] Christian Democratic Popular Party and the [extreme-Left and largely pro-Russia] ruling Communist Party. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/christiandemocraticmayorspayingtributetocommunists-113640797

ONE COALITION SKEPTICAL ABOUT ANOTHER’S EFFICIENCY Mar 27, 2009, 11:36 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. The Coalition “Civil Control – 2009 Elections”, formed earlier this year by 15 non-governmental organizations, is saying it expected from the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, “Coalition 2009”, a more intensive activity at monitoring the April 5 parliamentary campaign. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/onecoalitionskepticalaboutanother___sefficiency-113628749

HOPE AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION CALLS UPON GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE ACTIONS BY REHABILITATION CENTER ADMINISTRATION Mar 27, 2009, 11:36 CET | Story | Infotag Chisinau. Members of the Hope and Health Association, which was set up in 200, request the law and order authorities to investigate actions by Director of the Rehabilitation Center for Invalid Children Ludmila Andreiciuc. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hopeandhealthassociationcallsupongeneralprosecutor___sofficetoby-113616681

Moldova’s FX Reserves Fall to $1.186 Bln in Week Ended March 20 Mar 27, 2009, 11:01 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 27 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange reserves held by Moldova’s central bank, BNM, totalled $1.186 billion (877 million euro) on March 20, down from $1.225 billion a week earlier, BNM said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sfxreservesfallto_1_186blninweekendedmarch20-102737

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 26 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 26 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-mar262009-070615

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 27 - May 1 Mar 27, 2009, 08:43 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 27 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through May 1. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-march27-may1-083836

* Montenegro *

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:52 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 26, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-mar26_2009-070216

* Romania *

Romanian Leu Gains More Ground vs Euro Mar 27, 2009, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu gained more ground versus the euro on Friday, mirroring the currencies of other emerging markets in the region, dealers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleugainsmoregroundvseuro-170943

Romanian Bourse Indices Fall in Correction Mar 27, 2009, 17:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Bucharest bourse dropped on Friday in a correction, after a few days of gains, amid higher turnover, brokers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianboursefallsincorrection_investorstakeprofits-163628

Germany’s Praktiker 2008 Sales in Romania Rise 28.4% to 1.1 Bln Lei (254 Mln Euro) Mar 27, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - German do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer Praktiker Group said on Friday its sales in Romania rose by 28.4% on the year to 1.08 billion lei ($338 million/254 million euro) on expansion of its network. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/germany_spraktiker_s2008salesinromaniaup28_4_to1_1blnlei_254mlneuro_-165846

Romania’s Begacom, Two Individuals To Place Buyout Bid for 2.58% of Machine Maker Faur Mar 27, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Romanian retail company Begacom and two individual investors will jointly place a buyout bid for 2.58% of Romanian machine manufacturer Faur on April 1, offering to pay 4.7 lei ($1.48/1.11 euro) per share, the intermediary of the bid, SSIF Broker, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania___sbegacom_twoindividualstoplacebuyoutbidfor2_58_ofmachinemakerat-152915

France’s La Poste Acquires Romania’s Hit Mail Mar 27, 2009, 14:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) – French postal operator La Poste said it has acquired Hit Mail group, a Romanian provider of direct marketing services, for an undisclosed amount. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/france___slaposteacquiresromanianhitmail-141246

Romanian Water Meter Manufacturer Contor Group Plans To Pay No Dividend for 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Romanian water meter manufacturer Contor Group said on Friday it plans to pay no dividend for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianwatermetresmakercontorgroupplanstopaynodividendfor2008-123814

STOCKWATCH - RCI Keeps ’Hold’ Recommendation on Romania’s Teraplst, Ups Target Price Mar 27, 2009, 12:30 CET | Analysis | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Raiffeisen Capital & Investment (RCI) on Friday confirmed its ’hold’ recommendation on Romanian producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polypropylene (PP) building materials Teraplast, but raised its target price. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_decreaseforapproval__stockwatch-rcikeeps_hold_recommendationonromania_s-165200

Romania’s Impact Developer & Contractor To Pay No Dividend for 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Romanian real estate company Impact Developer & Contractor on Friday proposed to pay no dividend for 2008 and use allocate its profit to reserves and investment. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_simpactdeveloper_contractorplansnodividendfor2008-122609

Greece’s OTE Romanian Unit Turns to 36.2 Mln Euro Operating Loss in 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Romanian fixed-line operator RomTelecom turned to an operating loss of 36.2 million euro ($48.6 million) in 2008, from an 8.1 million euro operating income in the previous year, the company’s majority owner, Greek OTE, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_soteromanianunitturnsto36_2mlneurooperatinglossin2008-114930

ROMANIA’S IMPACT DEVELOPER & CONTRACTOR SAYS PLANS TO PAY NO DIVIDEND FOR 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:19 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_simpactdeveloper_contractorsaysplanstopaynodividendfor2008-121700

Greece’s Cosmote Romanian Arm Operating Loss Narrows 40.2% in 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - The Romanian arm of Greek cellphone operator Cosmote cut its operating loss by 40.2% last year to 52.8 million euro ($71 million), Cosmote’s parent company, Greece’s OTE, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_scosmoteromanianarmcuts_08operatinglossby40_2_to52_8mlneuro-114320

Romania’s Feb Residential Building Permits Down 8.7% Y/Y Mar 27, 2009, 11:45 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (SeeNews) - Romania issued 3,739 building permits for residential projects in February, down by 8.7% from a year earlier, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sfebruaryresidentialbuildingpermitsdown8_7_y_y-113530

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistOLT will resume trading today after the completion of a share capital increase. SOCP will resume trading today after holding a GSM. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-mar27_2009-090649

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 27, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-mar27_2009-091806

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:59 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for March 26, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-mar26_2009-071606

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Mar 26, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 09:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for March 26, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-mar26_2009-072139

Romania Schedule of Events - March 27 - Oct 19 Mar 27, 2009, 08:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 27 (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-march27-oct19-083156

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Corporate Events - Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 07:34 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Corporate Actions http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-corporateevents-mar30-apr5_2009-171741

High interest rates are unable to stimulate economy Mar 26, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

The individual clients' appetite for saving is increasingly weak, with the annualised rise of deposits slowing down significantly over the last year, despite the high interest rates offered by banks.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/highinterestratesareunabletostimulateeconomy-231152527

La Fantana expects sales stagnation Mar 26, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

La Fantana, the largest watercooler bottler on the Romanian market, forecasts stagnating business this year, after in 2008 it recorded an around 20% sales rise, to 25 million euros.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lafantanaexpectssalesstagnation-231140681

Drugstore chains in midst of relocations, closures and new investments Mar 26, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

After a period of intense expansion, when drugstore networks were competing with banks over rental space in city centres, lately there has been talk of relocating and closing shops.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/drugstorechainsinmidstofrelocations_closuresandnewinvestments-231128975

Why don’t Romanian football clubs make money? Mar 26, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

"A football club is a business and Romanian football clubs do not know how to make money. Shareholders should bring business managers and then let them do their work. The question football club owners should ask themselves is: 'Do I want to make money or take money out of my pocket each time?'," believes Raul Pop, 35, who worked for two years as a senior consultant for Deloitte, collaborating during this period at a restructuring project for one of the biggest football clubs of Romania, with seven shareholders.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/whydon_tromanianfootballclubsmakemoney_-231117211

Isarescu: We compensate exit of private capitals with public funds Mar 26, 2009, 23:11 CET | Story | Ziarul Financiar

The state took out a foreign loan from for foreign public institutions - the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and EBRD, to offset the exit of the foreign private capitals, NBR governor Mugur Isarescu explained yesterday.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/isarescu_wecompensateexitofprivatecapitalswithpublicfunds-231105536

EC: Local telecom market has one of the lowest rates in terms of broadband internet penetration in the EU Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The local telecommunications market has the lowest penetration rate of landline phone services and one of the lowest rates in Europe in terms of broadband internet penetration, according to a report by the European Commission (EC). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ec_localtelecommarkethasoneofthelowestratesintermsofbroadbandinthe-200009495

RBS Bank will exit the Romanian market in the second half of the year Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The first exit in the Romanian banking system, of RBS Bank, could take place in the second half of 2009, Peter Weiss, Chairman of RBS Bank Romania, told Business Standard. The local business will most likely be sold individually, and the price of transaction is expected to be lower than the price of financial assets three years ago, due to the crisis. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rbsbankwillexittheromanianmarketinthesecondhalfoftheyear-200008886

Adamescu to sell off Brasov mall in search of liquidity Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Adamescu Family is to put up for sale its Unirea Shopping Center in Brasov, opened last spring, following an investment worth some €35 million, and likewise intends to sell 7.66 percent of its shares in the mall by the same name in Bucharest. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/adamescutoselloffbrasovmallinsearchofliquidity-200008632

Mengotti: 2009, a decisive year for expansion on the local market Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The business strategy of the Mengotti group, exclusive importer of the Gucci brand on the Romanian market, involves focusing on importing the entire collections of the brands it will bring to its Calea Victoriei multi-brand store this year, and maintaining the team with which the company entered the local market last year, Adriano Mengotti, the group’s Chairman, told Business Standard. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mengotti_2009_adecisiveyearforexpansiononthelocalmarket-200008377

Blue Air’s business stagnated in Q1 2009, at €30 mln Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Blue Air low-cost airline ends this year’s first quarter with some €30 million worth of net sales, a level similar to that registered in the first three months of 2008, according to the company’s General Manager, Gheorghe Racaru. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/blueair___sbusinessstagnatedinq12009_at___30mln-200007972

BCR employees receive accommodation bonus and six-month rent when relocating Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The employees of the Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) lender who come to Bucharest from other areas of the country as a result of the internal restructuring process that the company is currently involved in will receive an accommodation bonus worth two salaries, along with a fixed amount for six months worth of rent. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bcremployeesreceiveaccommodationbonusandsix-monthrentwhenrelocating-200007718

New general manager for Cadbury Romania Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The local branch of British foodstuff producer Cadbury Schweppes, one of the top players on the chocolate market, has a new General Manager, Martin Drane, who replaces former Cadbury Romania head, Jose Bonito, who stepped down after only one year. This is the second management change within Cadbury Romania in the past two years, since the British group took over local Kandia-Excelent. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newgeneralmanagerforcadburyromania-200007464

April to bring changes among key energy people Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard At first glance, Gabriel Sirbu, Bernard Arnaud, Eric Kish, and Titov Buzescu have little in common, but as of 1 April, all four will probably no longer occupy their present management positions, according to information obtained by Business Standard, based on market data. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/apriltobringchangesamongkeyenergypeople-200006999

BNR Governor: The leu will remain stable this year Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard „We will see no sharp appreciation or depreciation of the national currency in this period. The exchange rate is stable. There are no sharp appreciations or depreciations. And such jumps would harm the economy,“ Mugur Isarescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) said Thursday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bnrgovernor_theleuwillremainstablethisyear-200006745

Turabo to build coffee processing factory Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Turabo cafe chain, the largest on the local market, is to open a coffee processing factory this year, according to the company’s General Manager, Tudor Niculescu, for Business Standard. The investment will be made with the company’s own and... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/turabotobuildcoffeeprocessingfactory-200006492

Ways to get more money with fewer taxes Mar 26, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Finance Ministry is looking for ways to increase budget revenues without raising taxes, instead reducing the number of taxes paid by companies, according to Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea during the Private Government debate organized by Business Standard. Businesspeople who attended the debate said they support this initiative. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/waystogetmoremoneywithfewertaxes-200005829

International Jazz Festival in Transylvania Mar 26, 2009, 22:05 CET | Story | Seven Times Targu Mures city (central Transylvania) is to host for the first time an International Jazz Festival, at the end of April 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/internationaljazzfestivalintransylvania-220539466

Visit the bell of Brasov’s ’Black church’ Mar 26, 2009, 21:30 CET | Story | Seven Times The bell tower of Brasov’s Black church can be admired by visitors for the first time since its dedication, 150 years ago. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/visitthebellofbrasov_s_blackchurch_-213041857

International Jazz Festival in Transylvania Mar 26, 2009, 21:30 CET | Story | Seven Times Targu Mures city (central Transylvania) is to host for the first time an International Jazz Festival, at the end of April 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/internationaljazzfestivalintransylvania-213029873

Tarom takes you from Transylvania to the Black Sea Mar 26, 2009, 21:30 CET | Story | Seven Times Cluj city (central Transylvania) is to be connected to the Romanian seaside by air. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/taromtakesyoufromtransylvaniatotheblacksea-213017457

A Transylvanian musician in YouTube Orchestra Mar 26, 2009, 21:00 CET | Story | Seven Times A musician from Cluj city (central Transylvania) is to become a member of YouTube Symphony Orchestra. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/atransylvanianmusicianinyoutubeorchestra-210015100

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Stock Indices Drift Lower Mar 27, 2009, 18:44 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian stock indices backed off on Friday with half of the ten blue chips losing ground, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstockmarketretreats-173157

Fitch Rates Slovenia’s 1.5 Bln Euro Eurobond ’AA’ Mar 27, 2009, 14:57 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Fitch Ratings on Friday said it has assigned Slovenia’s 1.5 billion euro ($2.0 billion) eurobond an ’AA’ rating. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fitchratesslovenia_s1_5blneuroeurobond_aa_-141719

Slovenia’s Petrol Proposes Flat 2008 Dividend Mar 27, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian fuel trader Petrol will propose to pay a gross dividend of 5.90 euro ($7.85) per share for 2008, unchanged from the previous year, the company said on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___spetrolproposesflat2008dividend-145151

Slovenia’s Sava 2008 Net Profit Plunges to 1.9 Mln Euro Mar 27, 2009, 14:18 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Slovenian rubber-to-tourism holding company Sava said on Friday its 2008 group net profit fell to 1.9 million euro ($2.56 million) from 39.3 million euro in 2007, due to a downturn in the tourism sector. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___ssava2008netprofitplungesto1_9mlneuro-133937

FITCH SAYS RATES SLOVENIA’S 1.5 BLN EURO EUROBOND AT ’AA’ Mar 27, 2009, 14:15 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fitchratesslovenia_s1_5billioneurobondat_aa_-141037

Telekom Slovenije Proposes To Halve 2008 Dividend Mar 27, 2009, 11:37 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 27 (SeeNews) - Majority state-owned Telekom Slovenije said on Friday it plans to pay a gross dividend of 6.0 euro ($8.1) per share for 2008, down from 12.80 euro it paid for the previous year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/telekomslovenijeproposestohalve2008dividend-112105

Slovenian Statistical Office - Natural and Migration Changes of Population - Provisional Data - Q3 2008 Mar 27, 2009, 11:01 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the third quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 0.7% or by 14,341 persons. The population growth in the third quarter of 2008 was mostly the result of positive net migration of foreigners. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-naturalandmigrationchangesofpopulation-data-q3-110432

Slovenian Statistical Office - Producer Price Indices and Prices of Agricultural Products - Jan 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:58 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In January 2009 the prices of agricultural products were 9.1% lower than in December 2008 and 4.3% lower than in January 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-producerpriceindicesandpricesofagricultural—110131

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Retail Trade - Preliminary Data - Jan 2009 Mar 27, 2009, 10:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In January 2009 volume turnover in retail trade down compared to December 2008 and up compared to January 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-turnoverinretailtrade-preliminarydata-jan2009-105758

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