Croatia
Peljesac bridge contract terminated
May 18, 2012
in Croatia - Business
The Croatian government has yesterday (Thurs) terminated the contract of construction of the Peljesac Bridge. The contract to build the bridge that was to connect the southern Dalmatian peninsula of Peljesac with the mainland, was signed in 2007 with a consortium of companies consisting of Konstruktor-Inzenjering, Viadukt and Hidroelektra Niskogradnja and worth 1.94 billion kuna (260 million… read more...
Macedonia
May 18, 2012
Arifi meets with Spain's deputy prime minister
in Macedonia - Business
Spain backs Macedonia's membership to the EU, country's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said at a meeting Thursday withthe Vice PM in charge of EU Affairs, Teuta Arifi, who is paying a working visit to Madrid.Both interlocutors concluded that the European perspective of the Balkan countries would boost stability and economic progress of the wholeregion, the Secretariat for… read more...
Serbia
May 18, 2012
Italia-Serbia: cooperation in car industry
in Serbia - Business
The representatives of regional development agencies of Sumadija and Pomoravlje (central region in Serbia) and the Italian region Abruzzo signed in Kragujevac Wednesday a Memorandum of Cooperation which primarily implies connecting the companies in the automotive industry, and all other economic areas. read more...
Bosnia
May 18, 2012
Republika Srpska joined projects with Serbia and Italian Secci Energy, status update on biggest Italian-Balkans energy project
in Bosnia - Business
Republika Srpska signed a deal in 2011 with Italy's company Seci Energia and Serbia's utility EPS to join the construction of three hydro-power plants on the river Drina, bordering Serbia and Bosnia. Read more at serbia-energy.com read more...
Slovenia
May 18, 2012
Triglav Insurer Plans to Sell Abanka After Turnaround, CEO Says
in Slovenia - Business
Zavarovalnica Triglav (ZVTG) d.d. Chief Executive Officer Matjaz Rakovec said Slovenia’s biggest insurer plans to sell its holding in Abanka Vipa (ABKN) d.d. after it helps the country’s third largest lender to become profitable. Rakovec spoke in an interview in Portoroz, Slovenia on May 15. On the sale of Abanka in which Triglav is the single largest shareholder: “Our ownership of Abanka is more… read more...
Montenegro
May 18, 2012
Montenegro: The construction of hydro power plant “Komarnica” must not endanger the natural environment
in Montenegro - Business
180 mil euro investment, 230MW project opposed by local communities, investor or gov mistake in communication? The construction of hydro power plant on the Komarnica river, in Savnik (which is the least developed municipality in Montenegro), would ensure economic recovery, and in no way it would… read more...
Other countries
May 18, 2012
Qatar's 0m pledge on Bulgaria investment
in Other Countries - Business
Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al Thani has said his country will leave a 0m deposit with the Bulgarian central bank as a sign of his government’s “serious intentions” to invest in the Balkan nation. read more...