Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Linked2Balkan news, the 12th of January 2011 edition

Romanian consumer prices rose by an expected 0.53% on the month in December, matching November figures, and the annual inflation accelerated to 7.96%, the country’s statistics institute INS said Wednesday. Analysts polled by MEDIAFAX had expected the monthly inflation at 0.4%-0.6% in December.
The number of unemployed Croatians rose to 319,845 last December, the highest it has been since April 2005. The head of the Economic Research Department of Raiffeisen Consulting Zrinka Zivkovic-Matijevic said that the data is not surprising. “The number of unemployed is nearing 320,000.”

Trade on the Sofia Commodity Exchange (SCE) in 2010 reached 402.3 million leva

Trade on the Sofia Commodity Exchange (SCE) in 2010 reached 402.3 million leva, 30 per cent up compared to 2009, SCE CEO Vassil Simov told a news conference on Tuesday. In 2008 its turnover exceeded 663 million leva but fell drastically down to 312 million leva in 2009.
B&H Airlines will terminate services from Banja Luka to Frankfurt on March 24, Emir Dervišević, the head of B&H planning, flight scheduling and networking confirmed for EX-YU aviation news. The 2 weekly service, which commenced only a few months ago (on November 1), will cease due to poor loads.
Europe has a comprehensive plan to respond to the crisis and to speed up Europe’s economic growth. It now needs to focus its efforts in a coordinated manner and with an eye on priorities. That is what the Commission is presenting today.
The project concerns (i) the rehabilitation of the Gazela Bridge on the E70/E75 Highway crossing the Serbian capital Belgrade, and forming part of Pan European Corridor 10. It also includes (ii) the rehabilitation and upgrading of access roads with a total length of 24.2 km.
Researchers have unravelled the details of precisely how DVDs and similar devices store data. The findings, published in the journal Nature Materials, are set to boost the development of easily accessible storage media with a larger capacity and a longer life.
World Bank Managing Director Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today completed her three-day visit to Albania, as part of her first trip to some Western Balkans countries. The aim of the visit was to emphasize the importance of Albania’s new Growth Agenda as well as reiterate the Bank’s support to the Government under the new Country Partnership Strategy.

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