Seenews: news report of 30.01.2009

Countries:

* Albania *

lbania To Auction 2.5 Bln Leks (19.8 Mln Euro) in 5-Yr T-notes on Thursday Jan 30, 2009, 13:53 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Albania’s central bank will auction 2.5 billion leks ($25.5 million/19.8 million euro) worth of five-year Treasury notes on February 5, the bank said on Friday. link

Albania’s Jan-Nov Budget Deficit Widens to 22 Bln Leks (174 Mln Euro) Jan 30, 2009, 12:56 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Albania’s consolidated budget deficit in the first eleven months of 2008 totalled 21.89 billion leks ($224.3 million/174.2 million euro), Finance Ministry data indicated on Friday. link

ALBANIA’S JAN-NOV BUDGET GAP AT 22 BLN LEKS (174 MLN EURO) VS 4.7 BLN LEKS SURPLUS YR-AGO – FIN MIN Jan 30, 2009, 12:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Albania Plans To Invite Bidders for Containerised Cargo Port Construction Jan 30, 2009, 12:40 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Albania plans to invite bidders for the construction of a containerised cargo port near the Ionian city of Vlore, a government spokeswoman said on Friday. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnia Serb Republic 2008 Industrial Output Up 16.8% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 18:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 30 (SeeNews) - The industrial output of Bosnia’s Serb Republic rose by 16.8% last year after growing by just 1.4% in 2007, official data showed on Friday. link

Bosnian Stock Indices Mostly Fall, Volumes Rise on Illiquid Market Jan 30, 2009, 17:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bosnian stock indices ended mostly lower this week as volumes rose but a broker said interest in trading continues to be slim and liquidity remains low. link

Bosnia Serb Republic Dec Avg Net Salary Rises by Real 4.3% M/M - Table Jan 30, 2009, 17:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 30 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Serb Republic in December rose by a real 4.3% month-on-month to 819 marka ($540/418.7 euro), official statistics showed on Friday. link

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Printing, Ad Firm Billboard 2008 Net Profit Down 61% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 18:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian printing and advertising company Billboard on Friday said its net profit fell by 61% to 1.824 million levs ($1.19 million/932,400 euro) as its sales revenue decreased by 16.4% on the year. link

Bulgarian Chimimport’s Oil and Gas Unit 2008 Non-Cons Net Profit Rises 24% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 18:33 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian oil and gas prospecting company Prouchvane I Dobiv Na Neft I Gaz, majority-owned by local industrial conglomerate Chimimport, on Friday said its non-consolidated net profit rose by over 24% to 7.061 million levs ($4.6 million/3.6 million euro) in 2008, as sales revenue grew by more than 15%. link

Greek Farmers To Keep Roadblocks at Promachonas Crossing at Border with Bulgaria - Radio Jan 30, 2009, 18:23 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Greek farmers demanding higher prices for their production will keep their roadblocks at the main Promachonas crossing at the border with with Bulgaria after lifting the readblocks at the other two crossings, state-run Bulgarian radio BNR reported on Friday. link

Bulgaria’s N-Plant Kozloduy Raises ’08 Gross Electricity Output by 7.7% to 15.77 Bln kWh Jan 30, 2009, 18:22 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant raised its annual gross electricity production in 2008 by 7.7% to 15.765 billion kilowatthours (kWh), the plant’s CEO Ivan Genov said on Friday. link

Bulgaria’s Toplivo 2008 Net Profit Drops 61.3% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 18:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip fuel and building materials retailer Toplivo said on Friday its net profit fell 61.3% to 3.2 million levs ($2.1 million/1.6 million euro) as costs rose faster than revenues. link

BULGARIAN FUEL, BUILDING MATERIALS RETAILER TOPLIVO SAYS 2008 NET PROFIT FALLS 61.3% TO 3.2 MLN LEVS (1.6 MLN EURO) Jan 30, 2009, 17:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgarian Fuel Retailer Petrol Turns to 107.1 Mln Euro Net Profit in 2008 - Table Jan 30, 2009, 17:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian fuel retailer Petrol said on Friday it turned to a 209.8 million levs ($137.5 million/107.1 million euro) net profit in 2008 from a net loss of 23 million levs in the previous year, helped by the disposal of assets. link

Pharmaceuticals Firm Bulgarian Rose-Sevtopolis Net Profit Halves in ’08 Jan 30, 2009, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Bulgarian pharmaceuticals producer Bulgarian Rose-Sevtopolis fell 52% to 604,000 levs ($398,000/308,000 euro) in 2008, as costs rose 9.8%, the company said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Drug Maker Sopharma 2008 Net Profit Drops 40% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 17:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian drug maker Sopharma said on Friday its 2008 net profit dropped 40% to 18.4 million levs ($12.1 million/9.4 million euro) as costs rose faster than revenue. link

Foreign Investors Sell off Bulgarian Stocks, Drag Indices Down Jan 30, 2009, 17:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Foreign investors slashed their holdings of Bulgarian shares on Friday, pushing down the market, brokers said. link

BULGARIAN DRUG MAKER SOPHARMA SAYS 2008 NET PROFIT FALLS 40% TO 18.4 MLN LEVS (9.4 MLN EURO) Jan 30, 2009, 17:01 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Slovenian NLB’s Bulgarian Unit Posts 4.6% Drop in 2008 Net Profit Jan 30, 2009, 16:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - NLB West-East Bank, the Bulgarian unit of Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), on Friday posted a 14.6% drop in its 2008 net profit to 3.14 million levs ($2.06 million/1.6 million euro). link

Bulgaria’s Elana Agricultural Land Fund Turns to 892,000 Net Loss in 2008 - Table Jan 30, 2009, 16:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian blue-chip real estate investment trust (REIT) Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity Fund said on Friday it tuned to a net loss of 1.7 million levs ($1.1 million/892,000 euro) in 2008 from a net profit of 47.45 million levs in the previous year. link

BULGARIA’S ELANA AGRICULTURAL LAND FUND SAYS ENDS 2008 WITH 1.7 MLN LEVS (892,000 EURO) NET LOSS VS 47.45 MLN LEVS (24.25 MLN EURO) NET PROFIT IN 2007 Jan 30, 2009, 13:59 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Bulgarian Medical Equipment Maker Etropal Wins 3.4 Mln Euro Govt Contract Jan 30, 2009, 13:51 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Etropal, a medical equipment unit of financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria, has won a 6.57 million levs ($4.4 million/3.4 million euro) government contract which will help it raise its domestic sales by nearly a third this year. link

Bulgarian Window Systems Maker Rollplast Raises Investment in New Factory to 36.7 Mln Euro Jan 30, 2009, 13:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian window systems manufacturer Rollplast will raise its investment in the construction of a new factory to 71.8 million levs ($47.2 million/36.7 million euro) to meet rising demand, the company’s executive director said. Belgium's KBC Bulgarian Bank 2008 Net Profit Falls 46% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 13:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Cibank, majority-owned by Belgium's KBC, said on Friday its 2008 net profit fell 46% year-on-year to 19 million levs ($12.5 million/9.7 million euro) despite a 25% rise in net interest income. [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgium_skbcbulgarianbank2008netprofitfalls46_1_-table-125650" class="spip_out">link

Bulgarian-Greek JV NEKO Plans To Build Three Wind Farms with 72 MW Total Installed Capacity - Media Jan 30, 2009, 12:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian-Greek joint venture company NEKO, in which Bulgarian power utility NEK owns a 50% stake, plans to build three wind parks with a combined installed capacity of 72 megawatts (MW) in the south of Bulgaria, local media reported on Friday. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Production and Deliveries of Energy Products - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 10:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Production of solid fuels in November 2008 compared to the previous month increases with 1.96%, electricity - with 14.2%. Production of LPG, unleaded motor gasoline and transport diesel decreases respectively with 18.7%, 0.7% and 3.4%. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Macroeconomic Indicators - Jan 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has updated its monthly statistical report on the country’s main macroeconomic indicators for January 2009. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Jan 30, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market WRAP-UP link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:08 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:47 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews PRC REIT-Sofia /PRQ/ notified BSE-Sofia of the following:The increase in capital of the company from BGN 5,850,000 to BGN 11,700,000 has been registered with the Commercial Register. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:47 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for January 29, 2009. link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Jan 30 - March 11 Jan 30, 2009, 08:48 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through March 11. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Karoll - M+S Hydraulic Financial Results 2008 - Jan 29, 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 07:54 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews M+S Hydraulic [5MH] released its 2008 non-consolidated annual financial statement on January 29. link

Bulgarian REIT Advance Terrafund Posts 828,100 Euro Net Loss in 2008 – Table Jan 29, 2009, 18:55 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 29 (SeeNews) – Advance Terrafund, a Bulgarian real estate investment trust (REIT) targeting mainly farmland, ended last year with a net loss of 1.62 million levs ($1.08 million/828,100 euro) compared to a net profit of 23.044 million levs in 2007, the company said on Thursday. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Shares Sink Further in Line With European Bourses Jan 30, 2009, 18:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 30 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) mostly fell on Friday in low volumes and in line with European bourses, market players said. link

CORRECTED - Croatia To Buy INA’s Gas Business for 514 Mln Kuna (69.7 Mln Euro) Jan 30, 2009, 17:22 CET | Story | SeeNews In ZAGREB story "Croatia To Buy INA’s Gas Business for 514 Mln Kuna (69.7 Mln Euro)" dated January 29 please read in the first pargraph "...INA, in which Hungary’s MOL is the largest shareholder,..." instead of "... INA, majority-owned by Hungary’s MOL,..." (corrects MOL’s equity in INA) link

Croatia’s Capital Zagreb Opens Tender for Two EBRD-funded Water and Sewerage Projects Jan 30, 2009, 16:58 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Croatian municipal company Zagreb Holding has launched a tender for developing two projects for upgrading the water and sewerage system in Zagreb, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Friday. link

Croatia’s 2008 Trade Gap Widens to 11.2 Bln Euro From 9.8 Bln Euro Yr-Ago Jan 30, 2009, 12:26 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s trade gap widened to 11.2 billion euro ($14.4 billion) in 2008 from 9.8 billion euro a year earlier, the State Statistics Office said on Friday. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Main Industrial Structural Business Indicators - First Results - 2007 Jan 30, 2009, 12:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd First results in this Release refer to data on elements of production accounts, persons employed and gross wages and salaries generated in industrial activities of the Republic of Croatia. Data were obtained through the Structural Business Survey on Industry for 2007 (hereinafter referred to as 2007 SBS-ind). The term “industry” refers here to sections C, D and E of the NKD 2002. activities (NN, No. 13/03) in which active legal entities and parts thereof, employing 10 or more persons, were engaged in 2007. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Trade in Goods - Provisional Data - Jan - Dec 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to the provisional data, in the period from January to December 2008, the total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 69 142 million kuna. At the same time, the import was 150 362 million kuna. The foreign trade deficit amounted to 81 220 million kuna. link

CROATIA’S 2008 TRADE GAP WIDENS TO 11.2 BLN EURO FROM 9.8 BLN EURO YR-AGO – STATS OFFICE Jan 30, 2009, 12:09 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Labour Force - Q3 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:06 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has published its quarterly report on labour force for the third quarter of 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Actual Yield of Late Crops – Previous Data - Nov 10, 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The actual yield of maize in 2008 was 2 461 642 tonnes, of soya-beans 107 607 tonnes and of sugar beets 1 186 766 tonnes. The actual yields of late fruits were as follows: apples – 75 686 tonnes, plums – 48 519 tonnes. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Stock Indices of Industrial Final Products - Final Results - Dec 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:55 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd At the end of December 2008, the producers’ stocks of industrial finished products in the total industry were by 1.0% higher than stocks of industrial finished products at the end of November 2008, by 10.6% higher than stocks of industrial finished products at the end of December 2007 and by 12.8% higher than the average producers’ stocks of industrial finished products in 2007. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Industrial Production Volume Indices, Seasonally Adjusted Time Series and Trend Indices - Dec 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:45 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In December 2008, the industrial production in the Republic of Croatia was by 0.4% lower than in November 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Paid off Net Earnings of Persons in Paid Employment - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd For the month of November 2008, the average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 5 397 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 2.5% and the real one of 2.6%, as compared to October 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Gross Earnings of Persons in Paid Employment 2008 - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd For the month of November 2008, the average monthly gross earning per person in employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 7 829 kuna, which represented the nominal increase of 2.7% and the real one of 2.8%, as compared to October 2008. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Average Monthly Paid off Earnings per Hour of Work in Legal Entities - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 11:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In November 2008, there were 160 paid hours, which was by 11.6% less than in the previous month. The greatest number of paid hours was recorded in the activity Water transport (185) and the smallest one in the activity Education (150). link

Croatia Schedule of Events - Jan 30 - March 9 Jan 30, 2009, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through March 9. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:06 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Zagreb Stock Exchange continues to battle with poor liquidity collecting 18.2 m HRK in regular stock turnover. Similar to last few trading sessions volatility remains low, as popular index remain almost unchanged closing at 1699 pts. link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Jan 30, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:05 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

* Macedonia *

Macedonian Insurer Eurolink Osiguruvanje Sells 25% Stake to Foreign Investor - Media Jan 30, 2009, 17:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Macedonian insurance company Eurolink Osiguruvanje has sold 25% of its share capital to an unnamed buyer for a total of 800,000 euro ($1.03 million), a Macedonian daily said on Friday. link

Macedonian Stock Indices End Mixed, Turnover Low - Table Jan 30, 2009, 17:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 30 (SeeNews) – The indices of the Macedonian Stock Exchange JSC ended mixed this week in low turnover, a broker said on Friday. link

Macedonia’s Nov Net Salary Rises 10% Y/Y - Table Jan 30, 2009, 13:37 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s average net salary was 16,859 denars ($357.7/277.3 euro) in November, up 10% from a year earlier, the Macedonian Statistics Office said on Friday. link

Macedonia Schedule of Events - Jan 30 - March 19 Jan 30, 2009, 10:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:44 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for January 29, 2009. link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s FX Reserves Fall to $1.52 Bln in Week Ended Jan 23 Jan 30, 2009, 18:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 30 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $1.52 billion (1.18 billion euro) on January 23 from $1.58 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Friday. link

Moldova’s Freight Traffic Volume Falls 4.8% in 2008 - Table Jan 30, 2009, 17:08 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 30 (SeeNews) - The volume of Moldova’s railway, road and air freight traffic in 2008 fell 4.8% to 16.2 million tonnes, the country’s statistics bureau said on Friday. link

World Bank Launches New Partnership Strategy for Moldova for 2009-2012 Jan 30, 2009, 09:57 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), January 30 (SeeNews) - The World Bank said on Friday it has approved the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Moldova for 2009-2012 to guide the lender’s interventions in Moldova over the next four years. link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 29, 2009. link

National Bank of Moldova - Activity of Primary Dealers in State Securities Market - Q4 2008 Jan 29, 2009, 22:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the course of Quarter IV, 2008, eleven Primary Dealers operated in the state securities market, contributing to the good performance of the auctions of state securities placement in the primary market and to the ensuring of the liquidity thereof in the secondary market.The volume of bids submitted by Primary Dealers to the auctions of state securities placement equalled to 1000.1 million lei, exceeding 1.5 times the announced supply of the Ministry of Finance.SS acquisitions by Primary Dealers at primary market auctions advanced by 31.9 million lei as compared to Quarter III, 2008 and equalled to 591.3 million lei or 93.1% of the total volume adjudged at auctions.At the same time, SS purchased in the primary market by the investors through Primary Dealers reduced significantly versus the previous quarter, downsizing from 105.4 million lei during Quarter III, 2008, to 34.1 million lei over Quarter IV, 2008. link

National Bank of Moldova - Information about Secondary Market Trading of Moldova’s State Securities - Jan 19 - 23, 2009 Jan 29, 2009, 22:33 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has published its weekly report on secondary market trading of Moldova’s state securities for the period January 19-23, 2009. link

National Bank of Moldova - Commercial Banks Activity on the Money Market - Jan 19 - 23, 2009 Jan 29, 2009, 22:31 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has published its weekly report on commercial banks activity on the money market for the week January 19 - 23, 2009. link

National Bank of Moldova - Official Reserve Assets - Jan 16, 2009 Jan 29, 2009, 22:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Moldova has published its weekly report on official reserve assets as of January 16, 2009. link

National Bank of Moldova - Risers and Fallers - Jan 5, 2009 Jan 29, 2009, 22:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Banker, Published: 05 January, 2009link

National Bank of Moldova - Average Interest Rate on Interest Bearing Demand Deposits - Week 1 - Jan 2009 Jan 29, 2009, 22:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has published its weekly report on average interest rate on interest bearing demand deposits for the first week of January 2009. link

* Montenegro *

Croatian Unit of Austria’s Erste Bank Buys Montenegro’s Opportunity Bank for Undisclosed Price Jan 30, 2009, 17:31 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 30 (SeeNews) – Croatia’s Erste and Steiermaerkische Bank (ESB), a subsidiary of Austria’s Erste Bank, acquired 100% of the capital of Montenegro’s Opportunity Bank, the central bank of Montenegro said on Friday. link

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 29, 2009. link

* Romania *

Romanian Stocks Turn Lower, Investment Funds Pace Losses Jan 30, 2009, 18:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, dived back into the red on Friday, after bouncing up in the previous session, with Romania’s five regional investment funds posting the biggest losses, brokers said. link

Romania Closes Black Sea Port Constanta Due to Strong Winds Jan 30, 2009, 17:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Romania closed its Black Sea port of Constanta late on Friday afternoon due to strong winds, a port official said. link

Romania’s 2008 Residential Construction Permits Rise 7.9% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 14:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Romania issued 61,092 building permits for residential projects in 2008, up by 7.9% from a year earlier, the country’s statistics board, INS, said on Friday. link

Romania Has Requested No Financial Support - European Commission Jan 30, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Romania has requested no financial support from the European Union, the European Commission representation in the country said on Friday. link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Jan 30, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:09 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Jan 30, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:07 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:46 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for January 29, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for January 29, 2009. link

Romania Schedule of Events - Jan 30 - Oct 19 Jan 30, 2009, 09:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through October 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Corporate Events - Feb 2-8, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 07:52 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Financial Reporting link

* Serbia *

Serbia Plans to Build 334 Mln Euro Motorway to Romania by 2012 – Media Jan 30, 2009, 18:48 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Serbia will build a 334 million euro ($429 million) motorway to its northern neighbour Romania by 2012, aiming to draw significant traffic away from a rival transport corridor that bypasses Serbia, local Politika daily reported on Friday. link

CORRECTED - Serbia Offers for Sale 70% of its Power Lines Equipment Maker Elektroizgradnja for 3.5 Mln Euro Jan 30, 2009, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews In BELGRADE story “Serbia Offers for Sale 70% of its Hydropower Plant Bajina Basta for 3.5 Mln Euro” dated January 30 please read in the headline “Serbia Offers for Sale 70% of its Power Lines Equipment Maker Elektroizgradnja for 3.5 Mln Euro" instead of "Serbia Offers for Sale 70% of its Hydropower Plant Bajina Basta for 3.5 Mln Euro" (corrects company name). link

Serbia’s C-Bank Sells 44.6 Mln Euro To Support Dinar Jan 30, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s central bank, NBS, said on Friday it sold 44.6 million euro ($57.3 million) to support the dinar currency. link

AIK Banka Lifts Serbia’s Blue-chip Index, Generates Half of Bourse Turnover Jan 30, 2009, 17:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) closed mixed on Friday with AIK Banka lifting the benchmark and generating half of the day’s turnover, a broker said. link

Serbia’s 2008 Customs Revenue Up 16.4% - Media Jan 30, 2009, 17:06 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s customs revenue totalled 300.4 billion dinars ($4.0 billion/3.2 billion euro) in 2008, up by 16.4% from the previous year, local daily Danas reported on Friday. link

Serbia’s 2008 Trade Gap Widens 23.6% to $12.026 Bln Jan 30, 2009, 16:59 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s trade deficit in 2008 rose by 23.6% year-on-year to $12.026 billion (9.357 billion euro), the country’s statistics office said on Friday. link

SERBIA’S 2008 TRADE GAP WIDENS 23.6% TO $12.026 BLN - STATS OFFICE Jan 30, 2009, 16:43 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia Offers for Sale 70% of its Hydropower Plant Bajina Basta for 3.5 Mln Euro Jan 30, 2009, 14:04 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Serbia said on Friday it is offering for sale 70% of its hydropower plant Bajina Basta at a minimum price of 3.5 million euro ($4.5 million). link

Serbia’s 2008 Retail Sales Rise Real 5.9% - Table Jan 30, 2009, 13:01 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s 2008 retail sales rose by a real 5.9% compared to a year earlier, the statistics office said on Friday. link

Serbia’s December Industrial Output Falls 8.9% Y/Y - Table Jan 30, 2009, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s December industrial output dropped 8.9% on the year after falling by an annual 2.6% in November, the country’s statistics office said on Friday. link

SERBIA’S DEC INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 8.9% Y/Y VS 2.6% Y/Y DROP IN NOV - STATS OFFICE Jan 30, 2009, 11:31 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Serbia Schedule of Events - Jan 30 - May 1 Jan 30, 2009, 11:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 1. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - Jan 30, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 10:10 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for January 30, 2009. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Jan 29, 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 09:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for January 29, 2009. link

* Slovenia *

Slovenia’s Luka Koper Expects 2009 Net Profit To Fall to 10 Mln Euro Jan 30, 2009, 18:29 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), January 30 (SeeNews) - Luka Koper, a company operating Slovenia’s Adriatic port of Koper, on Friday said it expects its 2009 net profit to fall by a few percentage points to over 10 million euro ($12.8 million) as a result of the global economic downturn. link

Slovenian NLB’s Bulgarian Unit Posts 4.6% Drop in 2008 Net Profit Jan 30, 2009, 16:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) - NLB West-East Bank, the Bulgarian unit of Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), on Friday posted a 14.6% drop in its 2008 net profit to 3.14 million levs ($2.06 million/1.6 million euro). link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Distributive Trade - Provisional Data - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In November 2008 volume turnover in retail trade up compared to both October 2008 and November 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Population - Q3 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:22 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd At the end of September 2008 there were 2,053,740 people living in the Republic of Slovenia, 1,024,361 men and 1,029,479 women. In the first nine months of 2008 the population grew by 1.4%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Import Price Indices - Dec 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In December 2008 import prices were lower (by 2.3%) again. A price decrease was registered for products supplied from the euro area (by 1.5%) as well as for products imported from the non-euro area (by 3.4%). link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Basic Interest Rate - Feb 2009 Jan 30, 2009, 12:18 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The monthly basic interest rate in February 2009 remains at 0.2%, while the annual rate grew to 2.64%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Service Activities - Provisional Data - Nov 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 12:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Compared to October 2008, in November 2008 turnover from the sale of services in computer and related activities was up by 10.5%. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Retail Trade - Preliminary Data - Dec 2008 Jan 30, 2009, 10:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In December 2008 volume turnover in retail trade down compared to both November 2008 and December 2007. link

Slovenian Statistical Office - Estimated Damage Caused by Natural Disasters - Provisional Data - 2007 Jan 30, 2009, 10:23 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2007 the final data on estimated damage amounted to € 123.6 million, which was 49% more than in 2006. Response rate was 96.19%. link

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