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Seenews: news report of 30.06.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Wednesday 1 July 2009 - 2412 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Business: Tomatoes top Macedonia’s exports Jun 30, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SETimes Macedonian tomatoes are a hit on the international market. Also in business news: Romania and the EC sign a 5 billion euro memorandum, and recession continues in Bulgaria. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/business_tomatoestopmacedonia_sexports-161226876

Albania, Kosovo open new crossing Jun 30, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — Albania opened a new border crossing with Kosovo on Thursday (June 25th) in the municipality of Dragash. The Glloboqice-Borje cros... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_kosovoopennewcrossing-16121085

Highway brings pride, at a price Jun 30, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | SETimes Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha heads into Sunday’s election with another milestone to his government’s credit — a newly-completed section of the highway linking Durres with Kosovo. Bloggers, however, raise questions about the timing and cost. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/highwaybringspride_ataprice-161153316

Albania’s Opposition Socialists Claim Vote Rigging over Delayed Release of Official Results Jun 30, 2009, 12:59 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), June 30 (SeeNews) - A delay in the announcement of official results of Sunday’s vote for parliament in Albania prompted main opposition Socialists to voice concerns that the results might be rigged. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lackofpreliminaryofficialresultsinalbania___sparliamentaryvoterises-100230

Albania Poll Still Too Close to Call Jun 30, 2009, 11:51 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The Democratic Party, DP, of incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha andthe Socialists Party, PS, of Tirana Mayor Edi Rama, were stillneck-to-neck in a tightly fought race for the parliamentary elections onTuesday morning, with two-thirds of the ballots counted. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapollstilltooclosetocall-115104699

Albania Press Review - June 30 Jun 30, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insighthas not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapressreview-june30-111548117

Moody’s Assigns Ratings to Credins Bank Albania Jun 30, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Moody’s Investors Service said late on Monday it assigned for the first time ratings to Credins Bank Albania. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moody_sassignsratingstocredinsbankalbania-104324

Brussels Still Cautious About Albania Poll Jun 30, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com EU officials in Brussels admit Sunday’s crucial parliamentary elections in Albania demonstrated electoral progress, but warn that more needs to be done before the country can be said to have achieved full international standards. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/brusselsstillcautiousaboutalbaniapoll-101048815

* Bosnia *

Storms hit northern Serbia Jun 30, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | B92 Storms, thunder and strong winds have hit northern Serbia, especially the two largest cities of Belgrade and Novi Sad. Firefighters in Belgrade received numerous calls from members of the public complaining of flooded basements and reporting that their cars had been submerged under water. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/stormshitnorthernserbia-17450565

"Visa abolition in 2010," predicts ambassador Jun 30, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | B92 German Ambassador to Serbia Wolfram Maas is confident that the visa regime for Serbian citizens traveling to EU countries will be scrapped by the start of 2010. “I’m not familiar with the details of the talks between Serbia and the EC on visa liberalization, but as far as we know, they’re clearly on the right path. And since my ambassador’s salary is big, it wouldn’t be a great risk to bet some of it on visa liberalization for Serbia at the start of 2010,” Maas told journalists at the Germany embassy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_visaabolitionin2010__predictsambassador-171505183

Inzko calls for dialogue in BiH Jun 30, 2009, 16:14 CET | Story | SETimes SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — High Representative Valentin Inzko insisted on Thursday (June 25th) that there is no alternative to dialogu... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/inzkocallsfordialogueinbih-161420247

It’s all about kids in Sarajevo Jun 30, 2009, 16:14 CET | Story | SETimes In a country with many pressing problems, the annual Kids’ Festival brings laughter to the children of Sarajevo. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/it_sallaboutkidsinsarajevo-161402846

Serbian hopes rest on Đoković as Ivanović crashes out Jun 30, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | B92 As Wimbledon enters its second week, Serbia is down to its last hope in the singles competitions. While Novak Đoković continues to fly the flag, following his comfortable victory against Israel’s Dudi Sela, Serbia’s other big hope Ana Ivanović is out after being forced to retire hurt from her 4th round match with Venus Williams yesterday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbianhopesreston__okovi__asivanovi__crashesout-161114640

New book depicts Miloš Obilić as Albanian knight Jun 30, 2009, 16:10 CET | Story | B92 New York-based publisher Palgrave Macmillan is to publish a book on July 7 portraying Serb hero Miloš Obilić as an Albanian knight, daily Politika writes. According to the publishing company, the book by Ana di Lellio, called “Battle for Kosovo, 1389: An Albanian Epic”, offers a “fantastic story of Murat’s attack on Kosovo and the murder of Murat by Albanian knight Miloš Kopilik.” http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newbookdepictsmilo__obili__asalbanianknight-161057415

Ceku arrives back in Kosovo Jun 30, 2009, 16:10 CET | Story | B92 Former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku arrived back in Priština today, officials from his party have informed FoNet. Ceku arrived from Bulgaria just after midday, where he was arrested recently on a Serbian Interpol warrant. Though the Bulgarian courts released him on Friday, Ceku had to wait until today for the Bulgarian authorities to take a final decision on his possible extradition to Serbia. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cekuarrivesbackinkosovo-161040445

Moscow hopes Russian-U.S. arms deal on track Jun 30, 2009, 16:10 CET | Story | B92 Moscow hopes progress will be made during the U.S. president’s visit on July 6-8 both on missile defense and strategic arms cuts, the Russian FM has said. In an article entitled, Russian-U.S. Relations: Reaching New Heights, published on Tuesday, Sergei Lavrov said both parties "have dragged their feet too long" on strategic arms reduction and missile defense, and now it is time "to make up lost ground." http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moscowhopesrussian-u_s_armsdealontrack-161023216

Two more swine flu cases in Montenegro Jun 30, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 Two more swine flu cases have been confirmed in Montenegro, bringing the total number of cases in that country up to six. The Montenegrin Health Ministry stated that the new cases had been admitted to Podgorica Clinical Center and a hospital in Pljevlje. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/twomoreswineflucasesinmontenegro-154005516

Early vote count gives Albania’s ruling party lead Jun 30, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Albania’s ruling coalition had five more seats than the opposition coalition on Tuesday with more than two thirds of the votes counted. International monitors said the elections did not fully meet standards. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/earlyvotecountgivesalbania_srulingpartylead-150504921

Bosnia’s Jan-May Trade Gap Narrows 27% to 1.43 Bln Euro - Table Jun 30, 2009, 14:44 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 30 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s trade deficit for the first five months of this year fell to 2.795 billion marka ($2.02 million/1.43 billion euro), from 3.817 billion marka a year earlier, official data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sjan-maytradegapnarrows27_y_yto1_43blneuro-table-143941

Bosnia’s April Jobless Rate Edges Up to 40.6% from 40.5% in March Jun 30, 2009, 14:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 30 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s unemployment rate rose to 40.6% in April from 40.5% a month earlier, official statistics showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sapriljoblessrateedgesupto40_6_from40_5_inmarch-141810

Bosnia’s Serb Republic May Industrial Output Rises 17.3% Y/Y - Table Jun 30, 2009, 14:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 30 (SeeNews) - The industrial production of Bosnia’s Serb Republic rose by an annual 17.3% in May but was 1.7% lower than a month earlier, official data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sserbrepublicmayindustrialoutputrises17_3_y_y-table-140728

Loans for companies in Kosovo Jun 30, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | B92 A new competition for receiving funds for the development and revitalization of private and public companies in Kosovo will be called in July. State Secretary for Kosovo Oliver Ivanović said that the Serbian government had set aside EUR 914,000 for 25 companies, who will receive favorable credit terms, paying one percent interest per annum for five years, with a grace period of one year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/loansforcompaniesinkosovo-14003943

Mandate of public prosecutor to be extended Jun 30, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | B92 The mandate of Acting Public Prosecutor Slobodan Radovanović will be extended in July by another year, daily Danas reports unofficially. According to the daily, no other candidates are currently being considered for the post. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mandateofpublicprosecutortobeextended-140022101

142 ex-spies standing for election in Bulgaria Jun 30, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | B92 A special commission in Bulgaria has uncovered that 142 spies from communist times are standing in Sunday’s legislative elections. The special commission responsible for opening secret service files published the names of candidates who worked for the intelligence or counter-intelligence services, or as military agents engaged in other sections of the disbanded security services. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/142ex-spiesstandingforelectioninbulgaria-140004646

Karadžić pleads innocence in letter to tribunal Jun 30, 2009, 13:30 CET | Story | B92 Radovan Karadžić has submitted a letter to the Hague Tribunal in which he states that he is not guilty on any of the counts of the indictment against him. The former Bosnian Serb leader has thus far refused to enter a plea to the charges of genocide, murder and torture during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karad__i__pleadsinnocenceinlettertotribunal-133004749

B92 to present mammography machine to ministry Jun 30, 2009, 12:55 CET | Story | B92 A mobile mammography machine designed to detect the early signs of breast cancer, purchased thanks to the B92 Fund, will be presented to the Health Ministry. Mammography machines are the leading form of diagnostic equipment in the world, with direct technology that ensures extremely accurate results. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/b92topresentmammographymachinetoministry-125522665

DSS: Govt. "remembered" Russia after no-one else would help Jun 30, 2009, 12:55 CET | Story | B92 As the government works flat out to extract financial aid from Russia, the DSS says the government “has remembered Russia“ only because it has no other option. The comments come after a credit arrangement appeared to have been struck following correspondence between Serbian and Russian Presidents Boris Tadić and Dmitry Medvedev. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/dss_govt__remembered_russiaafterno-oneelsewouldhelp-125505449

JM: All war criminals to be arrested Jun 30, 2009, 12:25 CET | Story | B92 Serbian Justice Minister Snežana Malović said yesterday that all war criminals would be arrested if found on Serbian territory, including Ratko Mladić. Malović said this after a meeting in Sarajevo attended by Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević, Bosnian Justice Minister Bariša Čolak and Bosnian Chief Prosecutor Milorad Barašin. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jm_allwarcriminalstobearrested-122505287

Former Zemun Clansman rearrested in Spain Jun 30, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 Former Zemun Clan member Vladimir Jovanović has been arrested again, this time in Spain, writes daily Večernje Novosti. According to the daily, the reason for Jovanović’s remains unknown. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/formerzemunclansmanrearrestedinspain-11503980

Ex- Bosniak commander freed of war crimes charges Jun 30, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 Former Vlasenica territorial defense commander Ferid Hodžić has been freed of all charges of war crimes against Serb civilians and prisoners of war in 1992-93. The trial chamber yesterday found Hodžić not guilty of war crimes allegedly committed in Cerska, in the municipality of Vlasenica, in 1992-93. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ex-bosniakcommanderfreedofwarcrimescharges-115022227

Italians killed as train explodes Jun 30, 2009, 11:50 CET | Story | B92 At least 15 people have been killed and some 50 injured after a freight train carrying gas derailed and exploded in northern Italy, officials say. The wagons jumped the tracks and crashed into several homes, setting off an inferno in the seaside town of Viareggio in the middle of the night. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/italianskilledastrainexplodes-11500533

Bodies recovered in Yemeni plane crash Jun 30, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | B92 An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen carrying 153 people, including 66 French nationals, crashed into choppy seas on the archipelago of Comoros today, officials said. An official from the state carrier Yemenia said some bodies had been recovered from the wreck. The official could not say whether there were any survivors. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bodiesrecoveredinyemeniplanecrash-111522366

Kosovo joins IMF, World Bank Jun 30, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo Pres. and PM Fatmir Sejdiu and Hasim Thaci have signed the province’s accession instruments to the IMF and World Bank at the State Dept. in Washington. Sejdiu said that Kosovo would be disciplined in implementing World Bank and IMF policy, while Thaci said that this was a common triumph not just for Kosovo, but all those who supported the province on its road to independence and membership of the most important financial institutions. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovojoinsimf_worldbank-111504898

U.S. hands over control of Iraqi cities Jun 30, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | B92 Iraqi forces officially assumed control of Baghdad and other cites across the country early today, after the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from urban areas. Celebrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, include music, dance and poetry. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_handsovercontrolofiraqicities-104522863

"Crime boss Jočić to turn state’s evidence?" Jun 30, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | B92 Crime boss Sreten Jočić has been offered the status of a protected witness, writes daily Blic, a claim that Jočić’s lawyer denies. It is understood that Jočić, who was arrested in late May on suspicion of ordering and financing the murder of Ivo Pukanić, the owner of Croatian weekly Nacional, will be offered the status of a protected witness on condition that he reveals the names of actors in unsolved murders committed in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Holland over the last 15 years, the daily states. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_crimebossjo__i__toturnstate_sevidence__-104505381

Bosnia Schedule of Events - June 30 - Oct 7 Jun 30, 2009, 10:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 30 (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-june30-oct7-101005

Jeremić: Serbia "on right path" Jun 30, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 Serbia is on the “right path” in the EU integration process and is investing every effort in tracking down the 2 remaining Hague fugitives, says FM Vuk Jeremić. "46 of 48 accused have been arrested to date, and we’re now working with agencies, the government, neighbors, friends and allies to ensure that no more fugitives are at large, and we’ll continue these efforts until the job is done,” Jeremić told the BBC. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jeremi___serbia_onrightpath_-101023517

Deadline to expire for suspended KPS Serbs Jun 30, 2009, 10:10 CET | Story | B92 The deadline for the 250 dissident Serb officers to return to the ranks of the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) expires today. EULEX Chief Yves de Kermabon has appealed to the Serb officers to return, stressing that there will be no more extensions. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/deadlinetoexpireforsuspendedkpsserbs-101005876

Fourth training cycle for family medicine doctors successfully completed Jun 29, 2009, 23:15 CET | Press Release | InPR SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 29, 2009 — (InPR) — Fourth training cycle for family medicine doctors was successfully organized in Neum from 18 June – 20 June 2009.110 doctors from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska participated in the training. Introductory notes and lecture announcement were given by Mr. Adnan Mirojevic, the representative of Queen´s University in BiH, as well as by the representatives of the FBIH & RS Associations of Family Medicine Doctors, Ms. Melida Hasanagic M.D. and Mr. Drasko Kupresak MD. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fourthtrainingcycleforfamilymedicinedoctorssuccessfullycompleted-231542

* Bulgaria *

Bulgarian Stocks End Mostly Down in Subdued Trade Jun 30, 2009, 17:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices ended mostly lower in subdued trade on Tuesday, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstocksendmostlydowninsubduetrade-171513

Madara Bulgarian Property Fund Puts On Hold Black Sea Gardens Project in Bulgaria Jun 30, 2009, 16:38 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 30 (SeeNews) - London-listed real estate developer Madara Bulgarian Property Fund said on Tuesday it has put on hold its Black Sea Gardens real estate project in Bulgaria due to the prevailing economic conditions. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/madarabulgarianpropertyfundputsonholdblackseagardensproject-162329

Czech CEZ Hires WorleyParsons in 880 MW Energy Project at Its Bulgarian Thermal Power Plant Jun 30, 2009, 16:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 30 (SeeNews) - Czech utility CEZ on Tuesday hired U.S.-based consultancy WorleyParsons to help it in building a 880-megawatt (MW) generation unit worth up to 800 million euro ($1.1 billion) at its Bulgarian Varna thermal power plant, WorleyParsons said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/czechcezhiresworleyparsons-155537

Bulgarian Fuel Retailer Petrol Postpones 51 Mln Euro Dividend Payment Jun 30, 2009, 14:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s biggest fuel retailer Petrol said on Tuesday it postponed the payment of dividend worth a total 100 million levs ($72.07 million/51.13 million euro) of its 209.85 million levs net profit for 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianfuelretailerpetroldelays51mlneurodividenddistribution-113848

South Stream Holds Promise of Energy Security Jun 30, 2009, 14:01 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

The pipeline deal between Russia, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece envisages completion of the project by 2015.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/southstreamholdspromiseofenergysecurity-140110809

Bulgaria Releases ’Collaborator’ List Ahead of Poll Jun 30, 2009, 12:25 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Just five days ahead of Bulgarian parliamentary elections, the BulgarianSecret File Committee has published a list of names of 142 MP candidateswho collaborated with the communist-era’s State Security apparatus. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariareleases_collaborator_listaheadofpoll-122534513

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 12:04 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPOn Monday the volume on BSE remained low at only BGN 593K. One trade with Advance Terrafund REIT (6A6, 1.43%, BGN 0.99) for 101K registered 1/5th of the volume. The indexes finished on the positive territory with SOFIX at 357.9 (+ 1.04%), BG40 at 103.96 (+ 4.36%), BGREIT at 40.59 (+ 1.60%) and BGTR30 at 273.4 (+ 3.27%). Industrial Capital Holding (4I8, 15.41%, BGN 3.40) added the most to the BG40 index. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-june30_2009-113922

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Wall Street continued its up trading http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-june30_2009-111159

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Pressure Mounts Over The Yen http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-june30_2009-110611

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:40 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-june29_2009-112834

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - June 30 - July 27 Jun 30, 2009, 09:18 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through July 27. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariascheduleofevents-june30-july27-090400

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:10 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Razvitie Industry Holding AD-Sofia /6R1/ submitted to X3 News the following information:At the General Meeting of Shareholders of Razvitie Industry Holding AD-Sofia /6R1/, held on 26.06.2009, have been taken the following major decisions:- Adoption of the 2008 activity report of the management bodies- Adoption of the 2008 annual financial statement of the company- Election of a certified accountant- Election of an Audit Committee- Adoption of the report of the Investor Relations Director- Exemption from liability of the members of the management bodies for their activity in 2008- Amendments to the Statute of the company- Allocation of the 2008 profit on amount of BGN 42,227.35 as follows:Setting aside BGN 4,223 of the profit to the reservesSetting aside BGN 38,004.35 as retained profit http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-june29_2009-074954

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:09 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-june29_2009-074251

Bulgaria Dying Steel Mill Faces Crucial Deadline Jun 29, 2009, 23:37 CET | Story | Novinite.com The deadline for the submission of the "Kremikovtzi Health Plan" with Sofia’s City Court expires Monday.If the Court does not receive the plan, the most likely outcome would be to begin a procedure to finally shut down the steel mill.During the meeting of the "Kremikovtzi" creditors on June 12, the assignee in bankruptcy of the mill, Tsvetan Bankov, was given the task to select an appraiser of the company’s assets.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariadyingsteelmillfacescrucialdeadline-233702622

Illegal Cigarettes Market Causes USD 20-40 B Losses Jun 29, 2009, 23:36 CET | Story | Novinite.com The illegal cigarettes market causes to governments worldwide losses between USD 20 B and USD 40 B of non-paid taxes.This was announced by the tobacco giant, British American Tobacco, the Pari Daily reported.About 660 billion cigarettes are being sold by smugglers, forgers, and people who are hiding taxes.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/illegalcigarettesmarketcausesusd20-40blosses-23364646

Raiffeisen Economist: Bulgaria Discusses Bailout Aid with IMF Jun 29, 2009, 23:36 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria is having informal discussions with the International Monetary Fund over the growing negative effects of the global financial crisis.The announcement was made by Raiffeisen Centrobank SA Chief Economist, Peter Brezinschek, Bloomber.com reported.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeiseneconomist_bulgariadiscussesbailoutaidwithimf-233629523

Bulgaria Ruse Shipyard Jolted by Workers’ Protest over Delayed Pay Jun 29, 2009, 23:36 CET | Story | Novinite.com Over 600 workers from the "Rousse Shipyard" Jsc, the shipbuilding plant in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Ruse, have declared civil disobedience over delayed salaries.The workers staged a protest rally Monday morning and after that refused to return to their work spots starting what appears to be a permanent strike.They are demanding their delayed April and May salaries, and claim they would not get back to work until they get paid in full.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaruseshipyardjoltedbyworkers_protestoverdelayedpay-23361314

Bulgaria Business Demands Electricity Price Drop Jun 29, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian Industrial Associations (BIA) demands that the electricity prices effective from July 1 be decreased. The association states that the price increase, confirmed by the Bulgarian State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (DKEVR) last week, is unreasonable and not backed by arguments.Moreover, the business clients prices approved by DKEVR are higher than those presented during the public discussions.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariabusinessdemandselectricitypricedrop-233556504

130 Kids from Eastern Europe Poisoned by Food in Bulgarian Resort Jun 29, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com 127 children from Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine have gotten food poising in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sveti Vlas.The children are from different groups that came on a summer holiday in the Mistral 2 vacation complex in Sveti Vlas.The regional health inspectorate in the nearby city of Burgas has closed down the seafood restaurant at the Mistral 2 complex, which has caused the poisoning.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/130kidsfromeasterneuropepoisonedbyfoodinbulgarianresort-233539880

Gazprom Signs Deal for Buying Natural Gas from Azerbaijan Jun 29, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Russian energy giant Gazprom has signed an agreement with Azerbaijan for buying natural gas.The deal was sealed Monday by the Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller, and the CEO of SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic), Rovnag Abdulaev, in the presence of Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, and Azerbaijan President, Ilham Aliyev.Thus, Gazprom will import 500 million cubic metres of Azeri gas from 2010, and it expects import levels to rise.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/gazpromsignsdealforbuyingnaturalgasfromazerbaijan-233523298

New "Health Plan" Revives Hopes for Bulgaria Steel Mill Kremikovtzi Jun 29, 2009, 23:35 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s ailing steel giant has a new "Health Plan" after its assignee in bankruptcy, Tsvetan Bankov, submitted it to the Sofia City Court Monday.Monday was the deadline for submitting a "Kremikovtzi Health Plan", which appears to be the absolutely final chance to save the insolvent factory.The Plan will be included as part of the bankruptcy case materials, and might come into force after a ruling of a judge, and an agreement on part of the creditors, whose assembly is scheduled to take place in July.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/new_healthplan_reviveshopesforbulgariasteelmillkremikovtzi-233506331

* Croatia *

Croatia C-bank End-May FX Reserves Fall to 8.788 Bln Euro - Table Jun 30, 2009, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) - The Croatian central bank’s foreign exchange reserves fell to 8.788 billion euro ($12.4 billion) at the end of May from 10.051 billion euro a year earlier, it said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiac-bankend-mayfxreservesfallto8_788blneuro-table-180837

Croatian Govt To Propose Budget Revision in Two Weeks or in Sept - Media Jun 30, 2009, 17:33 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) – Croatian Finance Minister Ivan Suker said that the government will propose to revise the 2009 budget bill either in two weeks or at the start of September, business news portal Seebiz reported on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiatoproposebudgetrebalance-media-171835

Croatian Share Indices Mostly Fall, Turnover Edges up Jun 30, 2009, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) closed mostly lower in slightly higher turnover on Tuesday, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesmostlydowninslightlyhigherturnover-170727

Croatia celebrates Statehood Day Jun 30, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SETimes ZAGREB, Croatia — The country celebrated the 18th anniversary of its independence from Yugoslavia on Thursday (June 25th). President Stipe Mesic, Pa... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiacelebratesstatehoodday-161245339

Croatia Jan-May Tourist Numbers Rise 5.4%, Overnights Down 4.1% - Table Jun 30, 2009, 15:35 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Croatia through May rose by 5.4% on the year to some 1.918 million, as overnight stays went down by 4.1% to 5.644 million, the Croatian Statistics Bureau said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiajan-maytouristnumbersrise5_4__overnightsdown4_1_-table-153142

Subtle Pressures Undermine Croatian Media Independence Jun 30, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Whereas the Tudjman regime challenged the independent media openly in the 1990s, today’s pressures from business, politics and the trend towards tabloidisation are less easy to resist, some journalists say. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/subtlepressuresunderminecroatianmediaindependence-150544856

Croatia’s Jan-May Trade Gap Shrinks to 3.131 Bln Euro - Table Jun 30, 2009, 15:03 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s trade gap shrank to 3.131 billion euro ($4.4 billion) in first five months of 2009 from 4.8 billion euro a year earlier, the State Statistics Office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_sjan-maytradegapshrinksto3_131blneuro-table-150152

CROATIA’S JAN-MAY TRADE GAP SHRINKS TO 3.131 BLN EURO FROM 4.8 BLN EURO YR AGO - STATS OFFICE Jun 30, 2009, 14:53 CET | Alert | SeeNews

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_sjan-maytradegapshrinksto3_131blneurofrom4_8blneuroyrago-stats-145331

Croatian Fin Min Sells Euro T-Bills Above Target, Kuna T-Bills Below Target Jun 30, 2009, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s Finance Ministry sold Treasury bills worth 202 million kuna ($39.2 million/27.8 million euro), below its target offer of 250 million kuna, and T-bills worth 30.902 million euro, above its target offer of 30 million euro, in two separate auctions on Tuesday, it said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianfinminsellseurot-billsabovetarget_kunat-billsbelowtarget-142655

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Students Enrolled in Professional and University Study - Winter Semester of 2008/2009 Academic Year Jun 30, 2009, 12:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The number of students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the Republic of Croatia following either the "old" programme (professional and university undergraduate study) or the Bologna process (professional and specialist professional graduate study, undergraduate, graduate and integrated undergraduate and graduate university study) has been presented in this first release. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-studentsenrolledinprofessionalanduniversity-of-130144

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:20 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Sandra Svaljek: GDP drop expected, at the end of the year 4-5 percent http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-june30_2009-105628

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 10:41 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-june30_2009-102638

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:11 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Soaring crude oil price in combination with encouraging corporate news inflow positively reflected on US and European stock markets. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-june29_2009-075858

* Macedonia *

Lajcak urges solution to Macedonian-Greek dispute Jun 30, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SETimes SKOPJE, Macedonia — Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Thursday (June 25th) urged both Macedonia and Greece to resolve their long-standing n... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lajcakurgessolutiontomacedonian-greekdispute-161305765

Macedonia Launches Voluntary Pension Insurance on July 15 Jun 30, 2009, 13:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 30 (SeeNews) – Macedonia will launch voluntary pension insurance on July 15, finalizing a seven-year pension reform. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonialaunchesvoluntarypensionschemeonjuly15-103157

Macedonia Schedule of Events – June 30 – November 24 Jun 30, 2009, 09:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through November 24. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___june30___november24-092437

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-june29_2009-072622

55.000 ComTrade Computers in Macedonian schools Jun 29, 2009, 23:07 CET | Press Release | InPR BELGRADE (Serbia), June 29, 2009 — (InPR) — After winning a public tender for equipping Macedonian elementary schools with computers, ComTrade Group agreed to a business deal worth over $ 15.000.000. Subject of this contract is delivery of 55.000 computers specially designed for educational purposes to schools in Macedonia. All computers will come with educational software tools localized for use in Macedonian language. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/55_000comtradecomputersinmacedonianschools-230738

* Moldova *

UPDATE 1 - Moldova’s Q1 C/A Gap Narrows Slightly to 19.8%/GDP Jun 30, 2009, 17:16 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds central bank comment, background) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-moldova_sq1c_agapnarrowsslightlyto19_8__gdp-165240

Moldova Sells 143 Mln Lei (9.02 Mln Euro) in T-Bills, Yields Fall Jun 30, 2009, 17:12 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 30 (SeeNews) - The Moldovan central bank, BNM, said it sold 143 million lei ($12.7 million/9.02 million euro) in four Treasury bill issues on Tuesday, above the target offer of 110 million lei, as yields on all issues fell. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovasells143mlnlei_9_02mlneuro_int-bills_yieldsfall-170232

Moldova’s Majority State-owned Banca de Economii Gets Nod To Buy Insolvent Investprivatbank Jun 30, 2009, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 29 (SeeNews) – Moldova’s central bank has endorsed the sale of insolvent Moldovan Investprivatbank to local majority state-owned Banca de Economii, a central bank official said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sstate-ownedbancadeeconomiiselectedtobuyinsolventinvestprivatbank-151204

Moldova’s Q1 C/A Gap Narrows Slightly to 19.8%/GDP – Table Jun 30, 2009, 16:29 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 30 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s first-quarter current account deficit was equivalent to 19.8% of the gross domestic product (GDP) projected for this year, slightly down from 19.9% a year earlier, data from the country’s central bank, BNM, indicated on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1c_agapnarrowsto19_8__gdp___table-162106

MOLDOVA’S Q1 C/A GAP NARROWS TO 19.8%/GDP FROM 19.9%/GDP YR AGO - C-BANK Jun 30, 2009, 16:06 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1c_agapnarrowsto19_8__gdpfrom19_9__gdpyrago-c-bank-160521

Moldova Schedule of Events - June 30 - Aug 31 Jun 30, 2009, 09:10 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through August 31. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-june30-aug31-155743

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:04 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-june29_2009-072242

SPA agreement Jun 29, 2009, 23:23 CET | Press Release | InPR CHISINAU (Moldova), June 29, 2009 — (InPR) — "Air Moldova" airline has concluded interline agreement with "EL AL Israel Airlines" in addition to the existing bilateral interline agreement allowing each of the parties to sell transportations on routes of other party using the uniform ticket, have signed the bilateral Special Prorate Agreement which enters in force as of July, 1st, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/spaagreement-232328

* Montenegro *

Montenegro’s Opportunity Bank Signs 15 Mln Euro Credit Line with Germany’s KfW Jun 30, 2009, 16:28 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), June 30 (SeeNews) - Montenegro’s Opportunity Bank signed a 15 million euro ($21 million) credit line with German state-run bank for reconstruction and development KfW, Montenegro’s Finance Ministry said late on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/montenegrnopportunitybanksigns15mlneurocreditlinewithgermany_skfw-160634

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:02 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-june29_2009-071826

* Romania *

Romanian Stock Indices Rise in Low Volumes Jun 30, 2009, 17:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania’s stock indices gained ground on Tuesday amid persistently low turnover as most investors are on vacation, brokers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianstockindicesriseinlowvolumes-165903

Romania Reports Five More Cases of A/H1N1 Flu Jun 30, 2009, 17:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania reported on Tuesday five more case of the A/H1N1 flu, raising its total number of registered patients with the virus to 33. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniareportsfivemorecasesofa_h1n1flu-170826

Romanian Leu Firms on Rising Risk Appetite, Feels Little Impact from Rate Cut Jun 30, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu ended stronger versus the euro on Tuesday amid increasing risk appetite for the currencies of emerging markets in the region, dealers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleufirmsvseuroamidincreasingappetiteforrisk-170100

UPDATE 1 - Romania C-Bank Cuts Monetary Policy Rate to 9.0% from 9.5% Jun 30, 2009, 16:42 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, analyst comments) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-romaniac-bankcutsmonetarypolicyrateto9_0_from9_5_-162856

Romania’s SIF 4 Muntenia Buys 11.8% of Local Orsova Shipyard Jun 30, 2009, 16:16 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romanian investment fund SIF 4 Muntenia has acquired an 11.8% stake in local shipyard Santierul Naval Orsova (SNO) for 9.45 million lei ($3.2 million/2.2 million euro), the intermediary of the deal said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_ssif4munteniabuys11_8_oforsovashipyardfor9_45mlnlei_2_2mlneuro_-152425

Romania seeks Schengen membership by 2011 Jun 30, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SETimes Romania is working feverishly to join the Schengen area, and hopes to join the visa-free zone by 2011. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniaseeksschengenmembershipby2011-16134198

Lewis Charles Romania Poperty Fund’s Consolidated Loss Widens to 21.3 Mln Euro in 2008 Jun 30, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Lewis Charles Romania Property Fund, a close-end fund investing in residential and commercial property in Romania, reported on Tuesday a 21.3 million euro ($30 million) consolidated net loss for 2008 versus a loss of 3.2 million euro a year earlier. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/lewischarlesromaniaconsolidatedpre-taxlossat21_3mlneuroin2008-155329

Romania to investigate eight cabinet ministers Jun 30, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SETimes BUCHAREST, Romania — The National Integrity Agency (ANI) is about to begin investigating eight ministers over inconsistencies in their asset stateme... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniatoinvestigateeightcabinetministers-161323697

Marexin invests 20 million USD in Sapropel project Jun 30, 2009, 16:11 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Marexin, a subsidiary of Marine Resources Exploration International BV, which is controlled by Rompetrol Holding SA, has announced plans to develop an innovative marine exploration project in Romania. Therefore, the company has already invested some 20 million USD in the research phase of project, w... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/marexininvests20millionusdinsapropelproject-161133662

Sibiu businesses speak of difficulties in securing EU funding Jun 30, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Although Sibiu is one of the most active regions in attracting European funds, the local business community has expressed its dissatisfaction with the difficult bureaucratic stages that companies must complete to access the funds. The effects of the economic crisis and banks tighter lending pol... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sibiubusinessesspeakofdifficultiesinsecuringeufunding-1540247

Romania’s EnergoNuclear Notifies EU of Plan To Add Two Reactors to Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Jun 30, 2009, 15:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), Junе 30 (SeeNews) – Romanian company EnergoNuclear, in charge of building a second pair of reactors at the country’s sole nuclear power plant, has notified the European Commission about the project, as the body’s approval is necessary for launching the construction works. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania___senergonuclearnotifieseuofplantoaddtworeactorstocernavodapower-144529

Romania’s BCR Bank Leads Market with 20.3% Share at End-2008 - Table Jun 30, 2009, 14:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), Junе 30 (SeeNews) - Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) remained Romania’s largest lender by assets at the end of December, with a market share of 20.3%, data from the annual report of the country’s central bank showed on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sbcrbankleadswith20_3_marketshareatend-2008-table-123504

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Romania Macro News - Central Bank Lowers Key Iinterest Rate to 9% and Reduces MRR - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 13:39 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Romania’s Central Bank (BNR) decided to lower its key interest rate from 9.5% to 9%, a move in line with market’s expectations. BNR also cut the mandatory reserve requirements (MRR) rate for both RON and FX liabilities. Thus, the MRR for RON liabilities was reduced from 18% to 15% while the one for the FX liabilities was decreased from 40% to 35%. We see the BNR move as beneficial for the listed banks (i.e. BRD and TLV) since it should lead to lower effective refinancing costs and boost liquidity on the market. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-romaniamacronews-centralbanklowersthekeyrate-130802

Ieba Trust - Company Update - Transgaz - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 13:37 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Trying to beat adverse market conditions amid postponed tariff revision... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-companyupdate-transgaz-june30_2009-122010

Forging new links between Romania and Italy Jun 30, 2009, 12:56 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Witness to major changes in this country, H.E. Mario Cospito, the Italian Ambassador to Bucharest, said his own country had experienced similar transformations during the 50s and the 60s. Having previously held diplomatic positions in countries such as South Africa, Denmark and Canada, Mr. Co... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/forgingnewlinksbetweenromaniaanditaly-125647438

Strohmayer leaves JW Marriott, but stays in Romania Jun 30, 2009, 12:56 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week At the end of his six-year mandate at the helm of the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Kurt Strohmayer has announced plans to take on new challenges in the Romanian hotel market. Strohmayer is set to enter the hotel management consultancy sector, making room for Igael Porecki, who has arrived from... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/strohmayerleavesjwmarriott_butstaysinromania-125630689

Banking on rapid market recovery Jun 30, 2009, 12:56 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Name: Laszlo DiosiPosition: Chairman of the Management Board and CEOCompany: OTP Bank RomaniaA military history enthusiast, Laszlo Diosi has adapted many management strategies from military history books. That however has not eroded hi... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bankingonrapidmarketrecovery-125613994

French vote of confidence Jun 30, 2009, 12:55 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Amid difficult economic conditions, BBW took the opportunity to speak with a number of French investors about Romanias attractiveness as an investment destination. We also wanted to know whether they thought that foreign investors might be inclined to expand their exposure to this market, and what ... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/frenchvoteofconfidence-125557324

French investors focus on long-term projects Jun 30, 2009, 12:55 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week Interview with Florence Dobelle, head of the French Economic Mission to BucharestWhat is the volume of French investments in Romania? What are your expectations for 2009?French investments in Romania are estimated at over seven billion Euro, placing France third among foreign investors her... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/frenchinvestorsfocusonlong-termprojects-125540698

Romania C-Bank Cuts Monetary Policy Rate to 9.0% from 9.5% Jun 30, 2009, 11:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank, BNR, said on Tuesday it decided to cut its key interest rate to 9.0% from 9.5%, in line with most analysts’ expectations. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_emb12_45____romaniac-bankcutsmonetarypolicyrateto9_0_from9_5_-114607

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:50 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-june30_2009-104942

ROMANIA’S C-BANK SAYS CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE TO 9.0% FROM 9.5% Jun 30, 2009, 11:45 CET | Alert | SeeNews

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Romanian C-Bank Seen Cutting Key Rate to 9.0% from 9.5% - Finance/Economy Analysts Association Jun 30, 2009, 11:36 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania’s central bank, BNR, is expected to cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points (bp) to 9.0% at its board meeting due later on Tuesday, a poll by the Association of Finance and Economic Analysts, AAFBR, among its members showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianc-bankseencuttingkeyrateto9_0_from9_5_-finance_economyanalysts-112812

Romania’s Libra Bank Raises Capital by 17.7 Mln Lei (4.2 Mln Euro) Jun 30, 2009, 11:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Libra Bank has raised its share capital by 17.7 million lei ($5.9 million/4.2 million euro) to 154 million lei to support its operations. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_slibrabankraisescapitalby17_7mlnlei_4_2mlneuro_-103610

Romania Press Review – June 30 Jun 30, 2009, 11:16 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniapressreview___june30-111608616

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 10:38 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market Comment http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-june30_2009-101952

Romania To Issue 7.5 Bln Lei (1.8 Bln Euro) of Debt in July Jun 30, 2009, 10:34 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania plans to issue 7.5 billion lei ($2.5 billion/1.8 billion euro) worth of government securities in July to finance and re-finance public debt, data from the country’s Finance Ministry showed on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniatoissue7_5blnlei_1_8blneuro_ofdebtinjuly-103151

ROMANIA PLANS TO ISSUE 7.5 BLN LEI (1.8 BLN EURO) OF DEBT IN JULY - FIN MIN Jun 30, 2009, 10:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews

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Romania Reports 28th Case of A/H1N1 Flu Jun 30, 2009, 10:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Romania reported on Tuesday one more case of the A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of patients with the virus in the country to 28. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniareports28thcaseofa_h1n1flu-095714

“Parks of the Future”, Petrom’ s social responsibility project, awards its winners in Constanta, after 3 years of existence Jun 30, 2009, 10:04 CET | Press Release | InPR BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30, 2009 — (InPR) — “Parks of the Future”, Petrom’ s social responsibility project, awards its winners in Constanta, after 3 years of existence http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___parksofthefuture____petrom___ssocialresponsibilityproject_awardsitsin3-100401

Romania Schedule of Events - June 30 – Nov 12 Jun 30, 2009, 09:11 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through November 12. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniascheduleofevents-june30___nov12-155551

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-june29_2009-073433

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-june29_2009-073837

Farmers want precise measures for agriculture Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Employers in the agriculture sector and food industry are asking for a 5-9 percent reduction in value added tax (VAT) on agricultural products in order to counter tax evasion, currently extremely high in the baked goods and cold meats production sectors. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/farmerswantprecisemeasuresforagriculture-200008937

Equity funds post highest returns Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Mutual equity funds had the highest returns in the first six months of 2009, but it is five monetary funds that register the highest subscriptions. Ten funds registered returns in excess of 15 percent, above the highest annual interest rate on deposits. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/equityfundsposthighestreturns-200008750

Octavian Radu plans his exit from RTC Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Businessman Octavian Radu yesterday presented the strategy he has drafted to ensure that the group he is heading can overcome the crisis. The owner of RTC Holding, a business worth €270 million in 2008, has a four-stage plan. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/octavianraduplanshisexitfromrtc-200008563

Pogea: Costs through “First Home” to be 42-49% lower Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The total costs to persons who opt for acquiring a home through the “First Home’ program will be 42-49 percent lower than mortgages, according to a declaration yesterday by Minister of Public Finance, Gheorghe Pogea. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pogea_coststhrough___firsthome___tobe42-49_lower-200008318

Greeks outrank Austrians in terms of local banking market capital invested Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Greek financial institutions that control Romanian banks have climbed to first place in terms of capital invested on the local market, surpassing Austrian shareholders, according to the annual financial stability report compiled by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greeksoutrankaustriansintermsoflocalbankingmarketcapitalinvested-20000826

Regulations and the exchange rate cut 23% of Roche’s business Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The lowering of medication prices by health authorities and the unfavorable exchange rate have cut 23 percent of Roche’s business in Romania, 12-13 percent being the exchange rate differences, covered by hedging and loans from the mother-company. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/regulationsandtheexchangeratecut23_ofroche___sbusiness-200007816

Philip Morris relies on exports while the local tobacco market declines Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Philip Morris Romania, a major player on the cigarette market, is focusing this year on launching new brands and developing its distribution system, as investments in the production capacity have been postponed due to the downward trend registered by legal tobacco sales this year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/philipmorrisreliesonexportswhilethelocaltobaccomarketdeclines-200007631

Higher costs slow FAN Courier’s growth Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard FAN Courier, leader on the local delivery market, forecasts an 11-12 percent annual increase in turnover for the first half of this year, a few percentage points below the pace registered in the first quarter of 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/highercostsslowfancourier___sgrowth-200007423

BestJobs: Demand for jobs abroad has risen sharply Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The application rate for jobs abroad on the BestJobs website increased more than fourfold this year, according to company officials, considering the number of offers on the site is currently 2.4 times higher this year than in 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bestjobs_demandforjobsabroadhasrisensharply-200007214

Flavus so far invested €15 mln in 30,000 sqm of offices and industrial halls at Tractorul Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Flavus Investitii, the fund that took over the assets of the Tractorul Brasov plant after this was liquidated, has invested €15 million of its own funds in the past two years for the rehabilitation of 30,000 square meters of office and industrial space existing on the former platform, and the architectural design of the commercial area, which is part of the first stage of the Coresi project, that requires investments worth €150 mln. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/flavussofarinvested___15mlnin30_000sqmofofficesandindustrialhallsat-200006937

Pascariu, UniCredit: Romanians who lose their jobs do their utmost to pay their mortgages Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UniCredit Tiriac Bank, Dan Pascariu, said that the second quarter of this year brought a rebound in lending, which is, however, far from the targeted level, as demand is still low. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pascariu_unicredit_romanianswholosetheirjobsdotheirutmosttopaytheir-200006414

Microsoft: The lack of a budget and the exchange rate profoundly affected us Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Microsoft Romania, the local branch of the world’s largest software producer, will post a 10-15 percent drop in its business by the end of the fiscal year, depending on the contracts in the last few days thereof, with the drop due to a pronounced decline registered by the retail market. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/microsoft_thelackofabudgetandtheexchangerateprofoundlyaffectedus-20000665

MONEY.ro launched following €600,000 investment Jun 29, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard F5, the new media company of the Realitatea-Catavencu media group, yesterday launched MONEY.ro, the first integrated multi-brand business portal in Romania, providing relevant real-time information for online business media readers. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/money_rolaunchedfollowing___600_000investment-200005569

* Serbia *

Serbia’s HIP Petrohemija, Town, Unions Ask Govt To Settle 210 Mln Euro in Company Debt - Media Jun 30, 2009, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) – Serbian largest petrochemicals producer, HIP Petrohemija, its trade unions and the town of Pancevo, where it is based, asked the government in Belgrade to settle a 210 million euro ($297 million) debt of the majority state-owned company, local media reported on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_stoppetrochemicalsproducer_town_unionsaskgovernmenttosettledebt—172913

Belgrade Shares Fall in Higher Turnover Jun 30, 2009, 16:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - The indices on the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) fell on Tuesday in slightly bigger volumes, a broker said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradesharesfallinincreasedturnover-155302

Serbia’s Jan-May Trade Gap Shrinks 42.6% to $2.95 Bln Jun 30, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s trade deficit shrank by 42.6% year-on-year to $2.95 billion (2.09 billion euro) in the first five months of 2009, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sjan-maytradegapshrinks42_6_to_2_95bln-160931

SERBIA’S JAN-MAY TRADE GAP SHRINKS 42.6% Y/Y TO $2.95 BLN - STATS OFFICE Jun 30, 2009, 15:57 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sjan-maytradegapshrinks42_6_y_yto_2_95bln-statsoffice-155651

Serbian Telco Telefonija to Sell Majority Stake in Internet Provider BeotelNet - Media Jun 30, 2009, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) – Serbian telecommunication services company Telefonija plans to sell at least 65% of its Internet provider BeotelNet by the end of the year, local broadcaster b92 reported on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiantelcotelefonijatosellmajoritystakeininternetproviderbeotelnet—151914

Serbia’s June Cost of Living Index Rises 0.1% M/M - Table Jun 30, 2009, 11:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s June cost of living index rose by 0.1% from May and was 7.8% higher than a year earlier, data from the statistics office showed on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sjunecostoflivingindexrises0_1_m_m-table-113204

Serbia’s June Retail Prices Rise 0.4% M/M, Up 9.8% Y/Y - Table Jun 30, 2009, 11:29 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s June retail prices rose by 0.4% month-on-month after increasing by 1.5% in May, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sjuneretailpricesrise0_4_m_m_up9_8_y_y-table-112532

Serbia’s May Retail Sales Fall Real 2.7% M/M - Table Jun 30, 2009, 11:17 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s May retail sales fell by a real 2.7% on the month, after rising by 7.5% in April, the statistics office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_smayretailsalesfallsreal2_7_m_m-table-105314

Serbia’s April Retail Sales Rise Real 7.5% M/M - Table Jun 30, 2009, 11:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s April retail sales rose by a real 7.5% on the month, after growing by 20.4% in March, data of the the statistics office showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_saprilretailsalesrisereal7_5_m_m-table-104904

Serbia’s May Industrial Output Falls 19.5% Y/Y - Table Jun 30, 2009, 11:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s May industrial output dropped 19.5% on the year after falling by an annual 21.1% in April, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_smayindustrialoutputfalls19_5_y_y-table-111013

Serbia’s Q1 GDP Contracts Real 3.5% Y/Y Jun 30, 2009, 11:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s economy contracted by a real 3.5% on the year in the first quarter of 2009 after growing by a revised annual 8.5% a year earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sq1gdpcontractsreal3_5_y_yfrom8_5_y_ygrowthyearago-105630

SERBIA’S MAY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 19.5% Y/Y VS 21.1% Y/Y DROP IN APRIL - STATS OFFICE Jun 30, 2009, 10:44 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_smayindustrialoutputfalls19_5_y_yvs21_1_y_ydropinapril-statsoffice-104404

SERBIA’S Q1 GDP CONTRACTS REAL 3.5% Y/Y VS. 8.5% Y/Y REAL GROWTH IN Q1’ 08- STATS OFFICE Jun 30, 2009, 10:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sq1___09gdpcontractsreal3_5_fromgrowthofreal8_5_inq1___08-stats-103433

Serbia Schedule of Events - June 30 - July 2 Jun 30, 2009, 09:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through July 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiascheduleofevents-june30-july2-041114

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 09:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-june29_2009-073049

Tandem Financial - Serbian Daily Report - June 29, 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 07:53 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Tandem Financial has released its Serbia Daily report for June 29, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tandemfinancial-serbiandailyreport-june29_2009-153951

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Share Indices Advance in Rising Turnover Jun 30, 2009, 17:49 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 30 (SeeNews) – The Slovenian share indices went up in higher turnover on Tuesday, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianshareindicesadvanceinrisingturnover-173934

Slovenian Statistical Office - Basic Interest Rate - July 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:51 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The monthly basic interest rate in July 2009 fell to 0.0%, while the annual rate also fell to 0.00%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-basicinterestrate-july2009-115435

Slovenian Statistical Office - Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays on R&D, Final Budget - 2007 Jun 30, 2009, 11:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The share of government budget appropriations or outlays on R&D in GDP was 0.52% in 2007. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-governmentbudgetappropriationsoroutlaysonr_d_—114714

Slovenian Statistical Office - Turnover in Distributive Trade - Provisional Data - Apr 2009 Jun 30, 2009, 11:39 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In April 2009 volume turnover in retail trade down compared to both March 2009 and April 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-turnoverindistributivetrade-provisionaldata—114140

Slovenia’s June CPI Rises 0.2% Y/Y – Table Jun 30, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 30 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s June consumer price index (CPI), calculated under the EU methodology, rose by 0.2% year-on-year and was 0.5% higher than a month earlier, the country’s Statistics Office said on Tuesday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sjunecpirises0_2_y_y___table-103509

SLOVENIA’S JUNE CPI +0.5% M/M, +0.2% Y/Y VS +0.6% M/M, +0.5% Y/Y IN MAY- STATS OFFICE Jun 30, 2009, 10:33 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sjunecpi_0_5_m_m__0_2_y_yvs_0_6_m_m__0_5_y_yinmay-statsoffice-103300

Accusations of company Viseon Bus from Germany against company Tovarna vozil Maribor are unfounded Jun 29, 2009, 23:02 CET | Press Release | InPR LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 29, 2009 — (InPR) — The management of Tovarna vozil Maribor, d. o. o., is convinced that Viseon Bus GmbH wants to hinder Tovarna vozil Maribor in its attempt to enter the Arabian market with a lawsuit and other non-trade actions.Tovarna vozil Maribor, d. o. o., is convinced that the lawsuit of company Viseon Bus GmbH regarding so-called plagiarizing is unfounded: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/accusationsofcompanyviseonbusfromgermanyagainstcompanytovarnavozilmaribor-230213

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