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Seenews: news report of 06.03.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Friday 6 March 2009 - 2368 letture

Countries:

* Albania*

Albanian Institute of Statistics - Foreign Trade - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 16:08 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd During January of 2009 were exported 6,642 mln leks commodities, decreasing 11.6 percent compared with January 2008 and decreasing 4.5 percent compared with the December 2008. link

* Bosnia *

Bosnian Share Indices Close Mostly Lower Mar 06, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (SeeNews) - The stock indices in Sarajevo ended another week of sharp falls, while those in Banja Luka were mixed, a broker said on Friday. link

Bosnia To Seek IMF Aid to Counteract Global Crisis Impact – Media Mar 06, 2009, 16:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bosnia’s Prime Minister Nikola Spiric said on Friday Bosnia will discuss with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a possible deal to counteract the impact of the global crisis, Reuters reported. link

CORRECTED (OFFICIAL) - Bosnian Food Processor Vitaminka 2008 Net Profit Falls 60% - Table Mar 06, 2009, 14:31 CET | Story | SeeNews In BANJA LUKA story "Bosnian Food Processor Vitaminka 2008 Net Profit Falls 60% - Table" dated March 2 please read in the first paragraph “… fall in its 2008 net profit to 32,669 marka …” instead of “… fall in its 2008 net profit to 32,577 marka …” to reflect a correction issued by the source. Please note that the figures for the 2008 net profit and total costs in the table have also been changed to comply. link

INTERVIEW - Bosnia’s Laktasi Municipality Develops Industrial Zones To Profit on Its Key Location Mar 06, 2009, 12:55 CET | Interview | SeeNews LAKTASI (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Laktasi municipality plans to develop a new industrial zone and expand an existing one, aiming to benefit from its key location and convenient transport links, the municipality governor Milovan Topolovic said. link

Bosnia Schedule of Events – March 6 - Oct 7 Mar 06, 2009, 11:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 6 (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 (*). link

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Gets 4.2 Mln Euro for its Stake in NLB Razvojna Banka Mar 05, 2009, 19:43 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 5 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Serb Republic said on Thursday it has received 8.2 million marka ($5.2 million/4.2 million euro) from the sale of its stake in the local unit of Slovenia’s largest banking group, NLB. link

* Bulgaria *

Low-Cost Carrier Germanwings To Add Fourth Weekly Flight Sofia-Cologne/Bonn Mar 06, 2009, 18:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Lufthansa’s low-cost airline Germanwings said on Friday it will launch a fourth weekly flight between Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and the German airport of Bologne/Bonn, on March 29. link

Bulgarian Blue-chip Index Extends Rally in Illiquid Market Mar 06, 2009, 18:36 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip index of the bourse in Sofia extended its gains on Friday in low volumes, but brokers are skeptical that the rally will have legs. link

Austria’s Alpine Bau, Bulgaria’s Cherno More and Holding Roads File Bids to Repair Two Bulgarian Road Sections Mar 06, 2009, 18:20 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Austria’s Alpine Bau and local companies Cherno More and Holding Roads have placed bids to repair two road sections with a total length of 40.7 kilometres in the northeast of Bulgaria, a government agency said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Steel Wheels Maker Balkancar Zarya Plans 30% Rise in 2009 Sales Mar 06, 2009, 18:13 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian steel wheels and rims manufacturer Balkancar Zarya said on Friday it expects to raise its non-consolidated sales by 30% to 11 million levs ($7.1 million/5.6 million euro) this year as demand from existing clients picks up and the company adds to its customer base. link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 16:59 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The Dollar Rises Again After Sharp Fall On Wall Street And Rate Cuts In Europe And UK link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 16:56 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews U.S. stocks sunk again link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 16:55 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines: link

Telekom Austria Group Appoints Hannes Ametsreiter as New CEO Mar 06, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Telekom Austria has appointed Hannes Ametsreiter as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, as well as CEO of Mobilkom Austria, as of April 1, the group said. link

Windsorville Says 52% of Shareholders in Bulgarian Property Developments Back Its Takeover Bid Mar 06, 2009, 15:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - A total of 52% of the shareholders in real estate developer Bulgarian Property Developments (BPD) backed a takeover bid made by UK-listed Windsorville Investment, Windsorville said on Friday. link

Bulgarian Airport Operator Intersky Gets Regulatory Nod for Bourse Listing Mar 06, 2009, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian financial regulator said on Friday it has approved a prospectus for the listing of airport operator Intersky. link

Belgium’s Ideal Standard Sees 2009 Market Share in Bulgaria Stable at 65% Mar 06, 2009, 13:35 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) – Belgium-based bathroom equipment manufacturer Ideal Standard International, which has two units in Bulgaria, said on Friday it had a combined market share of 65% in the country in 2008 and plans to keep it in 2009. link

Bulgaria Plans To Call Tenders for Road Projects Worth Over 950 Mln Euro in H2’09 Mar 06, 2009, 13:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria plans to call tanders for road projects worth over 950 million euro ($1.2 billion) financed under the European Union’s Operational Programme Transport in the second half of 2009, an official of the transport ministry said on Friday. link

Bulgarian National Bank - Corporations Specializing in Lending - Q4 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 12:53 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The total amount of claims on loans of corporations specializing in lending* was BGN 2.817 billion (4.3% of GDP**) at the end of December 2008. It increased by BGN 782.1 million (38.4%) compared to the end of December 2007, when their amount was BGN 2.035 billion (3.1% of GDP). It increased by BGN 117 million (4.3%) compared to the end of September 2008. The claims on loans were influenced by the net purchases of loans from other institutions, which amounted to 71.8% of the claims on loans at the end of December 2007 and to 68.6% of the claims on loans at the end of December 2008. link

Bulgaria’s Energy Watchdog Rejects Proposal for 10% Hike in Electricity Prices as of July - Media Mar 06, 2009, 12:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s energy regulator rejected a proposal by the country’s three main power distributors for a 10% hike in electricity prices as of July, local daily Dnevnik reported on Friday. link

Bulgarian Drug Maker Sopharma Gets Nod To List on Warsaw Stock Exchange Mar 06, 2009, 12:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s blue-chip drug maker Sopharma has received approval from the country’s financial regulator to list on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, a Sopharma official said on Friday. link

Karoll - Eurohold Bulgaria Financial Results 2008 - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:43 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Eurohold Bulgaria [4EH] released its 2008 consolidated financial statement on March 5. link

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Positive session on Wall Street link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:12 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar Falls After China Brought Back Investors’ Optimism link

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:11 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews U.S. stocks retreat again link

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - Mar 4, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:10 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar Continues To Strengthen link

Germany’s Fraport Reports Drop in 2008 Passenger Traffic at Bulgarian Airports Mar 06, 2009, 11:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Germany’s Fraport, which operates two airports at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, said the number of passengers serviced there has decreased last year. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:48 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews At its meeting held on 05.03.2009/ Record No 11, the Board of Directors of BSE-Sofia has taken the following decision:- In view of the complicated situation on the capital market and of the considerable drop in economic activity of the market participants, BSE-Sofia Board of Directors has taken a decision not to bring any changes in the SOFIX and BG REIT indices’ base until their next rebalancing in September 2009. In this period, an evaluation will be made, conforming to the concrete market situation changes, of the necessity for bringing a change in the BSE Index Calculation Rules. link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:47 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 5, 2009. link

Gas Supply Crisis in Bulgaria Fails To Happen Mar 06, 2009, 09:32 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria will not reduce gas consumption because a likely crisis in Russian gas supplies via Ukraine has failed to materialise after Kiev fully paid to Moscow for February gas deliveries, Bulgaria’s energy ministry said. link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Production and Deliveries of Energy Products - Dec 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 09:17 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Production of solid fuels in December 2008 compared to the previous month increases with 0.9% to 3042 thousand tonnes, production of electricity - with 3.5% to 4265 GWh, production of LPG – with 15.4% to 15 thousand tonnes. Production of unleaded motor gasoline and transport diesel decreases respectively with 7.7% to 132 thousand tonnes and 13.4% to 149 thousand tonnes. (Table 1) link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Business Climate - Feb 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 08:53 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews BUSINESS CONJUNCTURE NSI BUSINESS SURVEYS, FEBRUARY 2009 link

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - March 6 - April 6 Mar 06, 2009, 08:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 6 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through April 6. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Balance Sheets for Financial Assets and Liabilities - 2007 Mar 06, 2009, 08:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published its compilation of balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities (stocks), non-consolidated, for 2007. link

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 07:42 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines: link

Bulgarian Stock Exchange Replaces Five Companies in Its Broader Share Index Mar 05, 2009, 19:00 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 5 (SeeNews) – The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) said on Thursday it would replace five companies in its broader BG40 share index. link

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Fall, T-HT Trades Most Mar 06, 2009, 17:26 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) fell on Friday in rising turnover that was boosted by blue-chip telecommunications company T-HT, bourse data showed. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Export and Import Price Indices - Provisional Data - Q4 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 12:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In 2008 all SITC sections, with the exception of Beverages and tobacco and Manufactures classified by material, recorded an increase in export prices, expressed in kuna. The highest increase was recorded in sections Mineral fuels and lubricants (22.4%) and Animal and vegetable oils and fats (20.1%). link

Croatia, EU To Co-invest 885 Mln Kuna (119 Mln Euro) in Railway Upgrades in 2009 - Media Mar 06, 2009, 12:36 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) – Croatia’s state-owned railways operator Hrvatske Zeljeznice and the European Union will jointly invest a total of 885 million kuna ($151 million/119 million euro) in railway infrastructure upgrades in 2009, Croatian news portal Bankamagazine reported on Friday. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Trade in Goods - Provisional Data - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 12:34 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to the provisional data, in January 2009, the total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 3 800 million kuna. At the same time, the import was 7 610 million kuna. The foreign trade deficit amounted to 3 810 million kuna. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Estimate - Q1 2000 - Q3 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 12:16 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This release presents the revised data on the quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) on the basis of methodological revision according to new and improved data sources and calculation methods used. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Teaching Staff at Institutions of Higher Education - 2008-2009 Mar 06, 2009, 12:09 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the 2008/2009 academic year, there were 14 995 members of academic staff working at higher education institutions on employment contract or to contractual agreement basis. Presented by the full-time equivalent, the total number of members of academic staff amounted to 10 801.9, out of which the share of those working on the employment contract basis was 81.5% and of those working on the contractual agreement basis was 18.5%. link

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Technical Culture Associations - 2007 - 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 12:04 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd During 2007/2008 in the Republic of Croatia there were 433 technical culture associations, which shows decrease of 2.7% compared to the season 2004/2005 when there were 445 associations recorded (the survey is conducted every three years). link

Erste Securities - Flash Note - Sojaprotein Net Result Hit by FX Losses - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:48 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Target Price: under review / Current Price: RSD 527 / EUR 5.58Henning Esskuchen, +43 50 100 19634 henning.esskuchen@erstegroup.comMladen Dodig, +381 11 22 00 866 mladen.dodig@erstebank.rs link

Croatian National Bank - Monthly Bulletin - Feb 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Information on Economic Trends link

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:45 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:44 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Dioki, Konzum and Tehnika out of the Crobex; Kras in link

Croatia Jan-Feb Car Sales Fall 40.9% Y/Y Mar 06, 2009, 11:13 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Sales of new passenger cars in Croatia fell by 40.9% on the year to 8,394 vehicles in the first two months of 2009, local market research agency Promocija Plus said on Friday. link

Croatia Schedule of Events – March 6 – April 13 Mar 06, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through April 13. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 07:39 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd After rollercoaster performance last few days, Crobex today experienced steady decline on low liquidity. Losing 1.3% of its value popular index slipped under 1.300 pts border. Investor’s fears was further intensify with news of rising domestic gross foreign debt that climbed 17.4% to EUR 39.0 bn at the end of December, strongly generated by the corporate sector that comprised for almost a half of the total amount. Negative mood didn’t change even after credit rating agency D&B kept Croatia’s rating at DB3C, which makes Croatia a country with a mild investment risk. link

* Macedonia *

Macedonian Stock Exchange Indices Sink Mirroring Global Downtrend - Table Mar 06, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 (SeeNews) – The main indices of the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) fell sharply this week mirroring the global downtrend, brokers said on Friday. link

Macedonia’s Jan Trade Gap Widens 6.6% Y/Y to $197.357 Mln - Table Mar 06, 2009, 13:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Macedonia’s trade deficit expanded by 6.6% on the year in January to $197.357 million (155.797 million euro), the Macedonian Statistics Office said on Friday. link

MACEDONIA’S JAN TRADE GAP WIDENS TO $197.357 MLN FROM $185.156 MLN YR-AGO - STATS OFFICE Mar 06, 2009, 13:52 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Macedonia’s Jan Construction Projects Value Down 47.1% M/M to 31.2 Mln Euro - Table Mar 06, 2009, 13:27 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 (SeeNews) - The estimated value of construction projects covered by building permits issued in Macedonia dropped by a monthly 47.1% to 1.920 billion denars ($39.2 million/31.2 million euro) in January , the Statistics Office said on Friday. link

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for March 5, 2009. Macedonia Schedule of Events – March 6 - March 22 Mar 06, 2009, 09:26 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 6 SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through March 22. New or amended entries are marked (*). [link->http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___march6-march22-092025" class="spip_out">link

* Moldova *

Moldova’s FX Reserves Edge Down to $1.365 Bln in Week Ended Feb 27 Mar 06, 2009, 17:04 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $1.365 billion (1.07 billion euro) on February 27, down from $1.398 billion a week earlier, the country’s central bank, BNM, said on Friday. link

Moldova’s Jan Average Salary Rises 12.8% Y/Y to 2,555 Lei (189 Euro) - Table Mar 06, 2009, 14:38 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations, rose by an annual 12.8% to 2,555 lei ($237/189 euro) in January, the country’s statistics office said. link

Moldovan Power Plant CET-2 Raises Capital to 370.6 Mln Lei (27.2 Mln Euro) To Back Development Mar 06, 2009, 14:33 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Moldovan gas-fired power plant CET-2 has raised its share capital to 370.6 million lei ($34.4 million/27.2 million euro) through a 52.5 million lei share issue to fund its development, Moldova’s securities commission, CNPF, said on Friday. link

Moldovan Unit of Germany’s Suedzucker Says 2008 Net Profit Rises 36% – Table Mar 06, 2009, 12:10 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - The net profit of Suedzucker Moldova, a unit of Europe’s largest sugar producer, Germany’s Suedzucker AG, rose by 36% to 71.5 million lei ($6.7 million/5.3 million euro) last year, the company said on Friday. link

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:41 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 5, 2009. link

Moldova’s Feb CPI Falls 1.0% M/M, Rises 3.1% Y/Y - Table Mar 06, 2009, 08:53 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 1.0% month-on-month in February, following a 0.1% monthly dip in January, the country’s statistics office said on Friday. link

MOLDOVA’S FEB CPI -1.0% M/M, +3.1% Y/Y VS -0.1% M/M, +5.7% Y/Y IN JAN - STATS OFFICE Mar 06, 2009, 08:45 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Moldova Schedule of Events - March 6 - April 5 Mar 06, 2009, 08:44 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), March 6 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through April 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). link

* Montenegro *

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:40 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 5, 2009. link

* Romania *

Romanian Stocks Bounce Back, Rompetrol Rafinare, Sicomed Soar on Speculation Mar 06, 2009, 18:39 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian stock indices bounced back on Friday after dropping in the previous session, with blue-chip oil refinery Rompetrol Rafinare and drug maker Sicomed among the issues that jumped on speculation, brokers said. link

Romanian IT Services Mrkt Could Fall 2-5% in 2009 to 350 Mln Euro – Media Mar 06, 2009, 17:54 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) – French market researcher Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) projects that the Romanian IT services market could fall 2.0% to 5.0% this year to 350 million euro ($444 million) because of the global crisis, Bucharest-based news agency Mediafax (www.mediafax.ro) reported. link

Romania’s SIF 3 Transilvania Plans To Pay 20% Lower Gross Dividend for 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 17:46 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - SIF 3 Transilvania, one of Romania’s five geographically-defined investment funds, said on Friday it plans to pay a gross dividend of 0.0300 lei ($0.0089/0.007 euro) per share for 2008, compared to a gross dividend of 0.0375 lei paid for the previous year. link

Romania May Require Indirect Shareholders To Launch Buyout Bids - Media Mar 06, 2009, 17:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) – Romania’s stock market regulator CNVM has drafted a law that will require indirect shareholders in listed companies to launch buyout bids, local private TV station The Money Channel reported on Friday. link

Romanian National Institute of Statistics - Tourism - Dec 2008, Year 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 17:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews Tourism – December and the year 2008Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, arrivals and overnight stays in the establishments of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’ accommodation decreased by 8.6 % in December 2008.Compared to December 2007, in December 2008 the customs registered a decrease of 5.2 % in the arrivals of foreign visitors.Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the arrivals and the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’ accommodation increased by 2.2% and by 0.6 %, respectively, in 2008. link

ROMANIA’S SIF 3 TRANSILVANIA SAYS PLANS TO PAY 0.03 LEI (0.007 EURO) IN ’08 GROSS DIVIDEND VS 0.0375 LEI PAID FOR ’07 Mar 06, 2009, 17:28 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Romanian National Bank - Financial Behaviour of Households and Companies by County - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 17:28 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has released its monthly report on the financial behaviour of households and companies by county for January 2009. link

Romanian National Bank - Developments in Romanian Financial Markets - Feb 23-27, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 17:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has released its weekly report on the developments on the local financial markets for the week February 23 - 27, 2009. link

Romanian National Bank - International Reserves of the National Bank of Romania - Feb 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 17:21 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews On February 28th, 2009 foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania stood at EUR 25,917 million, compared to EUR 26,009 million at January 31st, 2009. link

Romanian Leu Eases vs Euro in Small Volumes Mar 06, 2009, 17:00 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu eased versus the euro on Friday in small volumes, following several days of gains, dealers said. link

JP Morgan Says Romania Likely To Seek IMF/EU Financing Mar 06, 2009, 15:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) – JP Morgan expects Romania to seek a support package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the European Union as it faces challenges related to its rapidly slowing economy and wide external imbalances, a bank’s report showed on Friday. link

Romanian Brewery Bermas Plans To Buy Back up to 9.99% of Its Shares Mar 06, 2009, 14:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian brewery Bermas said on Friday it plans to buy back up to 9.99% of its own shares and distribute them among its employees within 12 months. link

Romania Indicts Former Transport Minister on Bribery Charges Mar 06, 2009, 12:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romania’s anti-corruption prosecutors have indicted former Transport Minister Miron Mitrea on bribery charges, the country’s anti-graft authority, DNA, said. link

Romania’s February Jobless Rate Rises to 5.3% - Table Mar 06, 2009, 12:47 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romania’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in February from 4.9% a month earlier, the government’s employment agency, ANOFM, said on Friday. link

ROMANIA’S FEB JOBLESS RATE RISES TO 5.3% FROM 4.9% IN JAN - GOVT EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Mar 06, 2009, 12:35 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:46 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews WatchlistBRM, OIL and TUFE will be suspended from trading today.In the newsCNVM draft opinion on MPTO in the case of indirect ownershipThe local securities commission (CNVM) published today on its website a draft opinion regarding the necessity to perform a public tender offer (MPTO) in the case of indirect ownership by a company. For the following 10 days, the draft will be under public debate. According to the current form of the document, in the case of indirect ownership, if certain conditions are met, the tender offer will be mandatory.Aerostar to grant a gross dividend of RON 0.047 per shareAerostar (ARS), the manufacturer of aircrafts and aircraft components, has called a GSM for April 9, 2009. Among other issues, the shareholders are asked to approve a gross dividend of RON 0.047, which is 27.7% lower compared to the previous year level. The payout ratio is of almost 58%. Based on the last trading price of RON 0.442 the dividend yield would stand at 10.6%. link

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - Mar 6, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 11:42 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment link

Austria’s Kronospan To Open 200 Mln Euro OSB Plant in Romania, To Create 3,000 Jobs – Media Mar 06, 2009, 11:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Austrian wood panel board producer Kronospan will open a 200 million euro ($251 million) factory for oriented strand boards (OSB) in Romania in the following months, which could create 3,000 jobs, Bucharest-based daily Business Standard reported on Friday. link

Romanian Aircraft Maker Aerostar Plans To Pay 28% Lower Dividend for 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 11:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (SeeNews) - Romanian aircraft manufacturer Aerostar on Friday proposed to pay a gross dividend of 0.047 lei ($0.014/0.011 euro) per share for 2008, 28% lower on the year. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:46 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for March 5, 2009. link

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:45 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for March 5, 2009. link

Romania Schedule of Events - March 6 - Oct 19 Mar 06, 2009, 08:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), March 6 (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 - Mar 9 - 15, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 07:37 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Financial Reporting link

* Serbia *

Serbia Calls Second Tender for 70% Stake in Holding Company Rad Mar 06, 2009, 18:24 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) – Serbia said on Friday it has opened a second tender for its 70% stake in holding company Rad without setting a minimum price. link

Belgrade Stocks Lose More Ground Mar 06, 2009, 17:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip index of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) chalked up another historic low in intraday trading on Friday as brokers expect downward pressure on prices to continue next week. link

Serbia Mulls Incentives for Investors in IT Sector Mar 06, 2009, 17:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) – Serbia may finance up to 25% of IT investments deemed to be of strategic importance for the Balkan country as part of a government program of incentives for the sector, the Economy Ministry said in a statement on Friday. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - External Trade - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 16:00 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January 2009 amounted to:- USD 1336.2 million, which was a 39.1% decrease compared to the same period 2008;- EUR 996.8 million, which was a 33.1% decrease compared to the same period 2008. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Industrial Production - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:57 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in January 2009, when compared to January 2008, decreased by 17.1% and in relation to 2008 average, it decreased by 25.0%.Observed as divided by sections, in January 2009 compared to the same month 2008, the trends were noted as follows: link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Indices of Retail Prices - Feb 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The retail prices of goods and services in the Republic of Serbia in February 2009 increased on average by 2.3% if compared to the previous month (the prices of goods increased by 2.0%, while the prices of services increased by 3.1%). The retail prices in February 2009, when compared to February 2008, increased by 10.7 %. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Indices of Export Producers’ Prices of Manufactured Products - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:53 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Statistical Office of Serbia has published its monthly report on the indices of export producers’ prices of manufactured products for January 2009. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Retail Trade Turnover - Preliminary Results - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:51 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to the preliminary results, the turnover of retail trade in the Republic of Serbia in January 2009, compared to January 2008, rose by 0.4% at current prices and fell by 5.6% at constant prices. In January 2009 compared to December 2008, the turnover at current prices decreased by 24.1% and at constant prices by 26 %.Comparing January 2009 with 2008 average, the retail trade turnover decreased at current prices by 19.8% and at constant prices by 21.9%. link

Statistical Office of Serbia - Tourism - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:48 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The data are collected by monthly statistical survey (form TU-11) and relate to overnight stays and tourists arrivals in accommodation facilities.The following indicators of tourist traffic in the Republic of Serbia are to be noted:- In January in Republic of Serbia 534541 overnight stays were registered (index 95).- In the same month in spas 100652 overnight stays were registered (index 95), and in mountain resorts 265295 overnight stays (index 100).Of the European and non-European countries selected for the survey, in January the tourists from Montenegro made the highest number of overnight stays and the tourists from Belgium made the lowestnumber of overnight stays. link

National Bank of Serbia - RTGS and Clearing System Turnover and Interbank Clearing of Foreign Exchange Payments - Feb 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:36 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the course of 19 business days in February 2009, a total of 13.9 million interbank payments worth RSD 2,042 billion were processed in the NBS RTGS and clearing system. Of this, clearing turnover stood at RSD 36.6 billion or 1.79%. Average daily turnover equalled RSD 107.5 billion, while the average number of payments was 730,866 per day, of which 470,027 were RTGS and 260,839 clearing payments. link

National Bank of Serbia - Monetary Aggregates - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has published its monthly report on monetary aggregates for January 2009. link

National Bank of Serbia - Labour Market - Oct 2008 Mar 06, 2009, 15:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has published its monthly labour market report for October 2008. link

National Bank of Serbia - Statistical Bulletin - Jan 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 15:24 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Current Developments link

Serbia’s Feb Industrial Producer Prices Rise 1.8% M/M, Up 5.6% Y/Y - Table Mar 06, 2009, 15:22 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) - Serbia’s February producer prices for the industrial sector increased by 1.8% from a month earlier and rose 5.6% on the year, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Friday. link

SERBIA’S FEB INDUSTRIAL PPI +1.8% M/M, +5.6% Y/Y VS -1.6% M/M, +4.2% Y/Y IN JAN - STATS OFFICE Mar 06, 2009, 15:08 CET | Alert | SeeNews link

World Bank Lends Serbia $34.9 Mln in Support of Economic Growth Mar 06, 2009, 13:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) – The World Bank said has approved a 34.9 million euro ($44.27 million) loan to European Union-aspiring Serbia to help the country meet its economic growth-related targets while on the path to EU accession, the bank said. link

Serbia To Wrap Up First Phase of Underground Gas Storage Facility Upgrade by Nov - Media Mar 06, 2009, 13:21 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (SeeNews) – Serbia will wrap up the first phase of an upgrade that will boost the daily output of the country’s underground gas storage facility Banatski Dvor in time for the next heating season, local news outlet EMportal reported on Friday, citing a top official from Serbia’s gas monopoly Srbijagas. link

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Mar 5, 2009 Mar 06, 2009, 10:44 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for March 5, 2009. link

Serbia Schedule of Events – March 6 - May 1 Mar 06, 2009, 08:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), March 6 (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

* Slovenia *

Slovenian Share Indices End Mixed Mar 05, 2009, 19:00 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 5 (SeeNews) - Slovenian share indices ended mixed on Thursday with daily turnover remaining unchanged, data from the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. link

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