News archives:September 2008
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Argos:Dacia Sandero Diesel, on French market
The Dacia Sandero was launched on is September 12 on the French market in a version with Diesel engine of 1.5 liters, of 70 and 85 PH respectively, for prices between 10,500 and 13,000 euros, French car builder Renault, Dacia’s owner, announced on Friday.
Argos:Business: Telekom Slovenija to bid for BH Telecom
Telekom Slovenija is ready to bid for BiH's BH Telecom. Also in business news: a Turkish firm and Macedonia signed a concession agreement on Macedonian airports, and Croatian unemployment falls to 12.3%.
Argos:Company Profile of Benetton Croatia: Part of the Italian Fashion Group, Benetton Group SpA
Company Profile of Benetton Croatia: Part of the Italian Fashion Group, Benetton Group SpA has announced the addition of the "Benetton Croatia d.o.o. (Croatia) - Company Profile" company profile to their offering.
Argos:ING Invest Balkan : le dynamisme du sud-est européen en ligne de mire
Le fonds actions ING (L) Invest Balkan, l'un des premiers du genre en Europe, vient d'être autorisé à la commercialisation en France, quelques mois après sa création (en janvier 2008).
Orco Property Group, Suncani Hvar and the City of Sibenik on Monday signed an agreement by which hotel company Suncani Hvar takes over the contract for realizing the Obonjan Riviera project from Orco.
Argos:Project for First Hybrid Power Plant in Balkans Presented in Sofia
The project for the first hybrid power plant in Bulgaria, which will produce electricity from wind and solar energy, was presented Thursday in Sofia.
Argos:Croatian, Russian Ministers Discuss Energy Infrastructure Projects
Croatian Economy, Labour and Enterprise Minister Damir Polancec and the Russian Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Sergei Shoigu, held talks on Monday on infrastructure projects in the energy sector.
Argos:Now or never for Hungary's MOL to change its offer, competitive bids to be made on INA
According to Croatian regulations, today is the last day when Hungarian fuels group MOL may change its public takeover bid of 2,800 kunas per share on INA. Today is the last day for competitive bids, as well.
Argos:Croatia moves against corruption to boost EU hopes
A Croatian crackdown that has seen more than 100 people arrested over the sale of university diplomas is aimed at weeding out corruption, a key precondition for EU membership, analysts said.
Argos:PRESSE/Goldbach Media: CEO confiant pour les médias on-line
Après le rachat la semaine dernière de la société Arbomedia cotée en Allemagne, le CEO de Goldbach Media Klaus Kappeler affiche sa confiance dans la poursuite du développement du marché publicitaire on-line.
Argos:Telecommunications in Croatia will grow half as fast as in the region
Consulting firm Informa states that the Croatian market will grow by 4.1 percent in the next two years, to approximately HRK 15 billion, or EUR 2.1 billion.
Argos:Nanette Real Estate units secure 15.9 mln euros project financing
Nanette Real Estate Group N.V. said two of its units have concluded financing facilities with Erste Bank in Hungary and Croatia for total of 15.9 million euros for financing its projects.
Argos:Meeting in Turin, enterprises first
Further, experts from Croatia, Montenegro and Kosovo, which have already taken first steps to have enterprises more directly engaged in defining their own training needs, shared their policy know-how with other countries participating at the meeting:
Argos:Elle Dekor Serbie
En Serbie, Lagardère Active lance ELLE Dekor le 20 septembre, en licence avec Adria Media (Groupe Sanoma). Ivana Vujevic est Rédactrice en chef. Adria Media est déjà l’éditeur de ELLE Serbie.
Argos:Croatian NEXE Group makes further investments
Croatian group Nexe, announced it planned to invest more than 162 million kunas (some 22.81 million euro) in its tile producing plant in Dilj in Slavonia.
Argos:Austria and Balkans: Mobilkom austria group Deploys Oracle for Next-Generation Communications Services
One new mobilkom austria group IMS-based service, developed and deployed on Oracle Communications Converged Application Server and already in production in Austria, Croatia and Bulgaria, is “mag over IP.”
Argos:Goldbach Media a pris le contrôle d'ARB Omedia - Détient déjà 72,7 pct (dév.)
Goldbach Media AG a pris le contrôle d'ARBOmedia [...] ARBOmedia occupe une position dominante dans la publicité on-line dans plusieurs pays d'Europe de l'Est.
Argos:Croatie: douteux éloges de la Banque mondiale
La proclamation de la Croatie comme «top réformateur» au sein du rapport «Doing business in 2008» de la Banque mondiale (BM) et son gain de 23 rangs ressemble fort à une mauvaise plaisanterie.
Argos:Croat President warns of persistently ailing economy
Croatia is spending too much and producing too little, and expected membership of the European Union will not overhaul its economy without serious government efforts, President Stjepan Mesic said on Tuesday.
Argos:INA - Inacceptable offre de MOL
La direction de la compagnie pétrolière croate INA a qualifié lundi d'"acceptable" le prix proposé par l'offre public d'achat (OPA) lancée début septembre par le groupe hongrois MOL en vue de prendre le contrôle du pétrolier croate.
Argos:Croatian alternatives grab 21 pct of market
The two largest alternative fixed line providers in Croatia reportedly gained 21% of total wireline subscribers in the country by the middle of 2008.
Argos:East Europe seen avoiding currency crunch
Several economies in Eastern Europe with large current account deficits are set to slow, but should avoid a severe and long-lasting recession or currency crash, the chief economist for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in an interview.
Argos:OMV appelle Zagreb à la "transparence" dans la privatisation d'INA
Le groupe pétrolier et gazier autrichien OMV a appelé merecrdi le gouvernement croate à la "transparence" dans la privatisation de la compagnie pétrolière locale INA, alors que Zagreb négociait déjà un "échange" des ses actions contre celles du groupe hongrois MOL.
Argos:Private equity fundraising and investment rises in CEE in 2007
CEE has seen two years of significant increases in fundraising and investment and a widening interest by investors in more sectors and countries, according a report released today by EVCA and its Central and Eastern Europe Task Force, based on PEREP_Analytics data.
Argos:Société généréale leasing en Croatie - Analyse de Boursorama
Société Générale démarre une activité de leasing universel en Croatie grâce à la création de SG Leasing d.o.o. basée à Zagreb.
Argos:Bid to boost Croatia link
The business day has been set up by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothians (SEE&L) to help companies appreciate the potential of working closely with Croatia.
Argos:Investors to Make Final Decision on Location of Croatian LNG Terminal
After the government suggests to them the best location for the construction of an LNG terminal for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (that is most likely to be near Dina in Omisalj municipality on the island of Krk), the final decision on the location will be made by the investors, in other words by the Adria LNG international consortium.
Argos:Croatian Wine: The Toast of the Town
A Croatian grape variety, at one time represented by only a handful of vines in a few scattered Dalmatian vineyards, accounts for nearly 12 per cent of American wine sales each year?
Argos:Les petits actionnaires d'INA ont rejeté vendredi une offre publique d'achat (OPA) du groupe hongrois MOL
Les petits actionnaires de la compagnie pétrolière croate INA, ont rejeté vendredi une offre publique d'achat (OPA) du groupe hongrois MOL, déjà déclinée par des investisseurs institutionnels, a rapporté la radio nationale.
Argos:Société Générale prend position sur le marché du leasing en Croatie
Société Générale (GLE) démarre une activité de leasing universel en Croatie grâce à la création de SG Leasing d.o.o. basée à Zagreb.
Argos:Croatia: Digital TV Rollout Offering New Channels, Better Picture Quality
Text of report by Zeljko Rogosic: "Forty new TV channels in Republic of Croatia", published by privately-owned independent weekly Nacional on 26 August
Argos:Emerging markets come in various shapes
Few months ago, I listened to a discussion among Kenyan share investors on how the Nairobi Stock Exchange could be compared with other emerging markets in countries like South Africa, Thailand and Brazil.
Argos:Mooney expands international sales into Eastern Europe
Mooney Airplane Co. has named Airnet as its authorized sale representative for Eastern Europe.
Argos:RTL targets Bulgaria
RTL Group is understood to be preparing to buy the Bulgarian national commercial station bTV from News Corp.
Argos:Croatia to kick off LNG project soon - deputy PM
Croatia is likely to confirm this month a location for an Adriatic liquefied natural gas terminal and kick off the project by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec said on Wednesday.
Argos:Pétrole:MOL - l'OPA valorisant le croate INA à 12,1 md EUR
BUDAPEST - Le groupe pétrolier et gazier hongrois MOL a annoncé lundi lancer une offre publique d'achat sur 30% des actions du croate INA pour en détenir la majorité du capital, valorisant celui-ci à environ 12,1 milliards d'euros.
Argos:“Serbia Express” - Road to a regional leadership position
Recognizing Serbia's potential, the USAID decided to invest $14.7 million in the Serbia Competitiveness Project to increase the position of Serbia and its SME's in the competitive landscape of Europe and beyond.
Argos:Hungary's Mol in Croatian oil bid
Hungarian energy giant Mol has made an offer to take over Croatia's oil firm Ina for some 1.2bn euros ($1.75bn; £973m) by raising its stake to 55%.
Argos:MOL (Hongrie/pétrole): feu vert pour opa sur 30 pct du croate INA
Le groupe pétrolier et gazier hongrois MOL a annoncé lundi avoir été autorisé par Zagreb à formuler une offre publique d'achat sur 30% des actions du croate INA, valorisant celui-ci à environ 3,9 milliards d'euros, pour en détenir la majorité du capital.
Argos:Bosnia and Croatia - Gredelj - Railway modernization
Bosnia: BHZJK has awarded Croatian firm TZV Gredelj a €4·1m contract to modernise three ex-DB Class 212 diesel-hydraulic locomotives and one Class 642 diesel-electric by September 2009.
Argos:Serbia’s UniCredit Bank Posts Profit
Belgrade_Serbia’s UniCredit Banka announced that its profits in the first half of 2008 rose 42 per cent following an increase in savings, fees earned from commissions and interest rates.
