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Issue no. 1512 - Belgrade, Friday May. 16, 2008
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•  Radicals, DSS, Socialists agree "principles for forming" Serbian coalition government, ruling alliance in Belgrade.
•  Outgoing government confirms deal with car maker Fiat.
•  Caretaker cabinet adopts 2009 budget memorandum, projections for 2010, 2011.
•  CPI up 1.5% in April.
•  Central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged at 15.25%.


•  Cigarette maker Philip Morris International pours EUR 525 million so far, says Serbia “exciting place to invest.”
•  Winning bidder pulls out of EUR 121.1 million deal to buy tractor producer IMT.
•  34 charged with embezzling RSD 374.3 million from Belgrade’s public waste management company.
•  Croatian food company Agrokor invests EUR 25 million in cooking oil maker Dijamant, plans to pour EUR 50 million more.
•  Agribusiness Panvita-Nova Brazda to build EUR 10 million meatpacking plant.
•  UniCredit Bank Srbija ups Q1 net profit 6.12% year-on-year.
•  Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank boosts net profit to RSD 1.38 billion in 2007.
•  ProCredit Bank lifts net profit to RSD 531.8 million in 2007.
•  Cooking oil maker Sunce’s profit slumps to RSD 38.3 million in 2007.
•  Europaproperty.com names Airport City Belgrade SEE Office Project of Year 2007.
•  Sell-off authority seeks at least EUR 1.67 million for packaging paper maker Fabrika Hartije.
•  Hungarian drug wholesaler Medicplast lifts stake in water management firm DTD to 99.2%.
•  Brewery BIP projects loss in H1.
•  Agrobanka expects RSD 875 million profit in H1.
•  Metals Banka targets RSD 590.2 million pre-tax profit in H1.
•  Battery producer FAS aims for RSD 137 million net profit in H1.
•  Drug merchant Velefarm plans RSD 10.9 billion in H1 sales revenues.
•  Electric motor maker ATB Sever projects RSD 2.34 billion in H1 revenues.
•  Tennis star Djokovic, consumer products maker Henkel Merima, meatpacker Carnex win awards under “Path to Success” project.
•  Eurobank EFG Stedionica opens four branch offices in April.
•  Belgrade stocks extend gains to second straight day.

Country Currency Median Exchange rate (CSD)
EU 1 Euro 82
Australia 1 Dollar 50
Canada 1 Dollar 53
Denmark 1 Crown 11
Japan 100 Yen 50
Norway 1 Crown 10
Sweden 1 Crown 8
Switzerland 1 Franc 50
Great Britain 1 Pound 103
USA 1 Dollar 53

Belgrade, Thursday May. 15, 2008
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