ISI Intellinews http://www.alacrastore.com/publisher-rss/isi-emerging-markets 26 Nov 2009 06:48:23 EST 318 en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798277isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798277NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798276isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798276Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen is due to meet Serbian officials in Belgrade on Dec ## to discuss a proposal to allow free travel for Serbian citizens to the EU, his office said on Nov ##.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798275isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798275Serbian airliner JAT Airways has reduced the number of employees from #,### at the beginning of the year to #,### at present. Around ### workers are scheduled to leave the company in the near term, as they haveNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798274isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798274Dutch company Interbrew Central European Holding, a member of Anheuser-Busch InBev and majority owner of Serbian brewery Apatinska pivara, announced its intention to sell its ##.##% stake in the brewery to Starbev, a subsidiary of private equity firmNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798273isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798273Power utility EPS will raise electricity prices by ##% in ####, energy minister Petar Skundric announced. Skundric said that detailed analysis will be completed by end-December.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798272isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798272Real net wages decreased further, by #% y/y in October, from #.# % drop recorded a month earlier, the data from the statistics office showed. We note that the trend reflects economy contraction, which puts downward pressure on salaries.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798271isi/IntelliNews_Today-YU243798271The National Bank of Serbia governor Radovan Jelasic said that monetary policy easing could be expected in ####, along with a rise in lending. Jelasic said that per-capita indebtedness in Serbia currently stood at some EUR ### and wasNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798235isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798235NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798234isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798234The United States newly appointed Ambassador to Ukraine , John Tefft, will arrive in Kyiv on Dec #, Ukrainian MFA spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun has announced.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798233isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798233Tobacco production declined by ##.#% y/y in October. In m/m terms, output fell by ##.#% to ### tonnes. In Jan-Oct, production of tobacco decreased by ##.#% y/y to #,### tonnes.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798232isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798232Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine signed an addendum to the contract of Jan ##, #### where Naftogaz agreed to purchase ##.##bn m# of gas from Gazprom in ####.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798231isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798231Strengthening of the Ukrainian national currency will continue, forecast experts of Ukrgasbank. In particular, the number of market transactions is growing now with a lot of companies making payments to the budget.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798230isi/IntelliNews_Today-UA243798230The number of officially jobless people dropped by #% y/y as of Nov #, #### , Labor and Social Policy Minister Liudmyla Denisova told a news briefing.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811501isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811501NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811500isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811500Oil refiner Tupras announces that it started talks with Spain-based Technicas Reunidas for the construction of a residuum upgrading unit to produce #.#mn tonnes of Euro-# standard diesel oil.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811499isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811499Oil retailer Petrol Ofisi informs that the talks between the company and tax authorities over TRY ##.#mn (EUR ##mn) tax fine failed. In the statement issued to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Petrol Ofisi says that it will appeal againstNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811498isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811498The privatisation administration extended the deadline for placing bids for four electricity distribution companies, namely Camlibel, Firat, Uludag, and Vangolu, to Feb ## from Jan ##.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811497isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811497The tax authority imposed a TRY ##.#mn (EUR ##.#mn) tax fine on the country#;s largest mobile operator Turkcell after audits for ####. The authority says that Turkcell applied discounts to distributors when it sold pre-paid cardsNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811496isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811496Celebi Hava Servisi informs in a filing with the Istanbul Stock Exchange that its ##% subsidiary Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India Private Limited commenced cargo handling operations at Delhi International Indra Gandhi Airport . NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811495isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811495Media company Dogan Gazetecilik says that following audits for ####, #### and #### the tax authority informed the company of TRY ###mn in tax liability.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811494isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811494Dogan Yayin Holding dismissed media reports suggesting that Axel Springer cancelled a plan to acquire a ##% stake in the holding company. In the statement issued to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Dogan Yayin Holding says that Axel Springer did notNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811493isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811493The country#;s largest media group Dogan Yayin Holding informs that the talks between the company and finance ministry officials over a TRY #.#bn tax fine failed.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811492isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811492Insurer Aviva Sigorta informs in a filing with the Istanbul Stock Exchange that its premium revenues amounted to TRY ###.#mn (EUR ##.#mn) in Jan-Oct. In the same period of last year the company#;s premium revenues were NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811491isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811491Fitch announces that it placed Vakifbank#;s Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) on Rating Watch Positive. The statement by Fitch reads that it decided to place the bank on watch positive after a review in which Fitch concluded thatNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811490isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811490One of the country#;s largest private banks Is Bankasi announces that it sold its TRY ###mn (EUR ##.#mn) worth of non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio to Standard Asset Management for TRY #.#mn (EUR #.#mn).NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811489isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811489Private lender Turkiye Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) informs that it secured a syndicated loan of USD ###mn with the contribution of ## lenders from ## countries.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811488isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811488Cement producer Batisoke informs that it decided to suspend clinker production at one of its furnaces for six months. Batisoke details that the furnace to be shut meets ##% of the company#;s total clinker production.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811487isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811487The Netherland-based property investment company Corio decided to sell its ##% stake in Akkoza shopping mall, according to daily Milliyet . However due to the disputes with the other shareholder of the shopping mall, namely Akis, a joint venture byNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811486isi/IntelliNews_Sectors-TR243811486House sales increased #.#% y/y to ###,### units in Q#, according to the data of the statistics institute. House sales however were down ##.#% q/q. The sales were ###,### units in Q# and ##NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797891isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797891NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797890isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797890The US GAAP net profit of major domestic dairy and juice producer Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD) slipped by #.#% y/y in Jan-Sep #### to USD ###mn, the company said.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797889isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797889Aggregate RAS net profit of national telecom holding Svyazinvest amounted to RUB ##.#bn (USD ###mn) in Jan-Sep ####, going down up by #.#% y/y. To remind, in H#/## holding posted RAS net loss of RUB NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797888isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797888As announced by deputy PM and FinMin Alexei Kudrin, state development bank VneshEkonomBank (VEB) is going to acquire #% of aluminum major RUSAL. Taking a planned IPO in account, company#;s main shareholder tycoon Oleg Deripaska is going to beNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797887isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797887Major state-controlled oil company Rosneft decreased US GAAP net profit by ##% y/y to USD #.##bn in Jan-Sep ####. To compare, US GAAP net profit soared by ###% y/y to USD ##.##bn in ####NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797886isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797886As announced by EconMin Elvira Nabiullina, government approved privatization plan for ####, with total revenues from selling state stakes in the companies expected at RUB ##bn (USD #.#bn).NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797885isi/IntelliNews_Today-RU243797885The IFRS net profit of Russia #;s Vozrozhdenie Bank dropped by ##% y/y to RUB ###mn (USD ##bn) in Jan-Sep ####. While no comments were provided, in previously in #### the decrease in net profit was attributed toNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799153isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799153NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799152isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799152Fears of losing jobs or wage trimming do not prevent Poles from sticking to the tradition of generous Christmas shopping as merely one-fourth of those surveyed by pollster GfK Polonia declared they would cut back on such spending, theNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799151isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799151The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) is currently servicing ## projects on renewable energy sources investments, with their value totalling over EUR ###mn, the PAIiIZ#;s department head Agata Mezynska has told the press agency ISB.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799150isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799150After the Polish and Russian natural gas firms, PGNiG and Gazprom, respectively, reached an agreement on additional supplies to Poland a month ago, the official accord on the issue is due to be signed today, deputy PM and economy ministerNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799149isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799149Blue-chip natural gas company PGNiG and oil company Petrolinvest signed an cooperation agreement on the filed of the exploration and production activity, Petrolinvest said in a communiqué on Wednesday.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799148isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799148The number of personal bank accounts has increased by over #.#mn in the last ## months exceeding ##.#n at the end of September, the Rzeczpospolita daily has reported.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799147isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799147Bank BPH has signed an agreement to draw a CHF ###mn subordinated loan from US-based GE Capital International Holdings Corporation (both companies belong to General Electric Company Group), the lender has announced.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799146isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799146The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) has upheld the forecast of the foreign direct investments (FDI) inflows to Poland in #### at EUR #bn level, the PAIiIZ#;s department head Agata Mezynska has told the press agency ISB.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799145isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799145The current consumer sentiment indicator rose to -##.#pts in Nov,#### from -##.#pts a month earlier and vs. -##.#pts a year earlier, according to a survey carried out by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) and the NationalNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799144isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799144Productivity in the manufacturing sector, measured as industrial output per an employee, was the same as the year ago (vs. a fall of #.#% in Jan-Sep), the Central Statistical Office (GUS) has said.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799143isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799143The jobless rate according to the quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS) fell to #.#% in Q#/#### from #.#% in Q#/####, the Central Statistics Office (GUS) has announced.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799142isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799142The unemployment rate amounted to ##.#% at the end of October, ####, vs. ##.#% a month earlier, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) has announced. In October, ####, the rate was #.#%.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799141isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799141Retail sales rose by #.#% in monthly terms in October, and by #.# % y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) has announced. In September, retail sales rose by #.#% y/y.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799140isi/IntelliNews_Today-PL243799140The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) on Wednesday kept (as expected) interest rates flat, at #.#% in the case of the key market intervention rate, even though it expect inflation to be elevated in the next few months, due toNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805511isi/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805511NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805510isi/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805510Italian Euroitalia will invest EUR ##mn in the construction of a sports facility and a spa hotel in the resort Katlanovski bani, northern Macedonia, local daily Vecer reported.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805509isi/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805509The energy watchdog is considering raising electricity prices by ###%, local TV channel Alfa said quoting unnamed sources. Power producer Elektrani na Makedonija (ELEM), power utility EVN and grid operator MEPSO had requested power hikes, but no official information aboutNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805508isi/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805508The chairman of the parliamentary budget commission and MP from the opposition LDP, Jovan Manasievski, proposed the establishment of a fiscal council, which should make the budget projections instead of the government, local media reported.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805507isi/IntelliNews_MK_Today-MK243805507The business sentiment in the manufacturing industry has worsened in October, a survey among ### managers in the field, conducted by the statistics office, showed.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797831isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797831NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797830isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797830Number of tourists in accommodation establishments in Lithuania declined by ##.#% y/y in Jan-Sep, Statistics Lithuania announced. In Jan-Sep period total of #.#mn tourists stayed, of which ##.#% were foreigners.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797829isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797829In September Lithuanian exports#; prices declined by ##.#% y/y, Statistics Lithuania announced. Imports prices declined by ##.#% y/y in Sep. In m/m terms exported goods#; prices dropped by #.#% m/m in September, whileNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797828isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797828In Lithuania as of end-Q# there were #,### vacancies recorded, down by #.#% q/q, Statistics Lithuania announced. In y/y terms number of vacancies declined by ##,### y/y, or by more than fourfold.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797827isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797827In Lithuania average monthly salary before taxes amounted to LTL #,### (EUR ###mn), down by #.#% y/y in Q#, Statistics Lithuania announced. Public sector average monthly salary before taxes amounted to LTL #,###, while in theNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797826isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797826In his interview to LNT TV channel PM Valdis Dombrovskis argued that personal income tax rate hike from ##% to ##% approved for #### is going to benefit socially unsecured households and families with children.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797825isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797825According to the report by Global Property Guide, housing prices in Latvia in the third quarter of #### went down by ##.#% y/y, which is the fastest decrease among the countries surveyed.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797824isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797824According to FinMin Einars Repse, government is very close to reaching agreement on #### budget with international donors IMF and EC. He noted that while previously government was criticised for measures incorporated in the budget not being long-term enoughNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797823isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797823Three Estonian breweries, A. Le Coq, Saku Olletehas, and Viru Olu, announced that they have signed agreements, which resolves to discontinue strong beers.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797822isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797822In Estonia Tallinn Airport handled passengers#; traffic of ###,### passengers, down by ##% y/y in October. Cargo volumes amounted to #,### tons in October, down by ##% y/y, but up by ##% m/m.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797821isi/IntelliNews_Baltic_States-LV243797821According to the report by Statistics Estonia, average monthly gross salaries and wages of full-time and part-time employees in enterprises, institutions and organisations amounted to EEK ##,### (EUR ###) in Q#/##, which makes a #.#NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797871isi/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797871NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797870isi/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797870Kazakhstan could boost its oil processing in Belarus , Kazakh ambassador Anatoly Smirnov to Belarus stated. He noted that it would be an interesting proposition in framework of the new Customs Union.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797869isi/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797869Polish gas monopoly PGNiG and Petrolinvest agreed to cooperate on exploration projects in Kazakhstan. Moreover, under the deal, PGNiG may buy into Petrolinvest or in its assets at any time in the future.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797868isi/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797868Chinese CNPC and state-owned national company KazMunayGas finalized USD #.#bn deal. The companies bought Mangistaumunaigaz through an investments venture controlled by KazMunayGas and CNPC with funds provided mostly by Export-Import Bank of China .NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797867isi/IntelliNews_Today-KZ243797867A Kazakh court extended a deadline for Alliance Bank#;s debt restructuring by # months until mar ##, the Kazakh bank has stated. Alliance explained that delay is due to bureaucratic procedures.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799065isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799065NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799064isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799064The European Parliament adopted draft resolution on the EU enlargement strategy, which defined it as one of the most successful policies of the EU. The draft resolution is a non-binding document and covers all EU candidates and potential candidates.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799063isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799063The Swedish EU Presidency announced that it could establish an ad hoc working group to prepare the accession treaty for Croatia , if the country showed significant progress in meeting EU criteria.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799062isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799062Slovene PM Borut Pahor said that the arbitration agreement on the settlement of the border issue with Croatia was good for Slovenia , by adding that there was no other alternative.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799061isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799061Zagrebacka banka offered EUR ##mn loan to the municipal utility company Zagrebacki holding in the tender held by the latter, daily Poslovni Dnevnik reported.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799060isi/IntelliNews_Today-HR243799060The parliamentary committee on finance endorsed the draft budget for ####, despite the objections by MPs from the opposition parties. The member of the main opposition party Social Democrats (SDP), Gordan Maras, said that the planned budget would not helpNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806927isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806927NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806926isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806926The top ### ranking Deloitte Technology Fast ### published by international consultancy Deloitte comprises four local companies – the software developer Telerik (## st place), the online media Investor.bg (## th ), the IT company Universal K (### th ), and theNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806925isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806925Germany#;s discount retailer Plus opened a store in the southern city of Pazardzhik thus widening its chain in the country to seven units. The retailer started its expansion in the country in early October opening the first six unitsNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806924isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806924The decline of the net sales of the country#;s largest car battery producer Monbat steepened to ##.#% y/y to BGN ##.#mn (EUR #.#mn) from ##.#% y/y in September, according to a note postedNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806923isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806923The country#;s largest cement maker Devnya Cement, part of Italy #;s Italcementi Group, plans to launch a new clinker and cement unit with production capacity of #mn tons per year as of May ####.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806922isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806922Finance minister Simeon Dyankov said in an interview for darikfinance.bg that the cabinet plans to offer for public trade part of the power system operator NEC and the natural gas transmission system operator Bulgartransgaz.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806921isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806921Finance minister Simeon Dyankov unveiled plans for selling the ##% state stake in the local stock exchange BSE in the next few months. The Austrian and the German bourses have already declared interest in BSE.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806920isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806920The World Bank approved a EUR ##mn loan for water projects in the country. The credit has #-year grace period and should be repaid in ## years. The funds will finance the completion of the construction of three waterNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806919isi/IntelliNews_Today-BG243806919The parliament approved in second and final reading amendments in VAT legislation envisaging a reduction in the deadline for VAT refund to three from five months at present.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798447isi/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798447NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798446isi/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798446The bulk of the political party leaders rejected as unsatisfactory the new proposal of the international community for a constitutional reform. The representatives of the ethnic Croat parties (HDZ BiH and HDZ ####) stated the amendments to the original ButmirNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798445isi/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798445The Serb entity government is preparing a public tender for selecting strategic partners for the construction of hydroelectric power plants in the upper part of Drina River , RS energy minister Slobodan Puhalac announced.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798444isi/IntelliNews_Today-BA243798444The Federation government is preparing new revision of the entity budget for the year, FBiH finance ministry confirmed for local media. Nezavisne novine writes that both the expenditures and the revenues will be decreased by a total of KM ##mnNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801775isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801775NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801774isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801774The interministerial committee on EU integration held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the preparations for answering the EU questionnaire, which is expected to be handed over next month.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801773isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801773Interest groups representing the Consumers#; Association, trade unions and the ombudsman, have expressed their negative stance concerning the electric energy price hike proposed by electricity distribution company OSSH.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801772isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801772The US technology giant Microsoft Corporation pledges support for the development of local IT sector with the implementation of several specific projects, company representative Jan Muehlfeit told PM Sali Berisha in a meeting.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801771isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801771The gross premium income of the ten insurance companies operating on the domestic market has grown by ##.#% y/y in Jan-Oct, reaching a total of ALL #.#bn (EUR ##.#mn), according to the latest data releaseNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801770isi/IntelliNews_Today-AL243801770The Supervisory Council of the central bank decided on Wednesday (November ##) to keep unchanged the base interest rate at #.##%, according to a statement of the monetary institution.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794426isi/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794426NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794425isi/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794425Tens of thousands of civil servants yesterday (Nov ##) across the country walked off the job to demand higher wages and the right to strike. The unions said some #mn civil servants participated in the so-called one-day warning strike.NewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794424isi/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794424Dogan Yayin Holding dismissed media reports suggesting that Axel Springer cancelled a plan to acquire a ##% stake in the holding company. In the statement issued to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Dogan Yayin Holding says that Axel Springer did notNewsISI Intellinews26 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ISI_Intellinews/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794423isi/IntelliNews_Today-TR243794423Oil refiner Tupras announces that it started talks with Spain-based Technicas Reunidas for the construction of a residuum upgrading unit to produce #.#mn tonnes of Euro-# standard diesel oil.NewsISI Intellinews