Linked2Balkan news, the 7th of January 2011 edition

Bulgarian malls shopping area rents – analysis

Malls have replaced shopping streets and during the discounts season clients will mainly go to bigshopping centres, according to the latest report on the Bulgarian real estate sector development conducted by UniCredit analysts. Group analysts expect another price drop of shopping area rents.

Admission to trading of the shares issued by FONDUL PROPRIETATEA

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announces that within the January 6 meeting, the Board of Governors has decided, on the basis of the approval of the Listing Committee, the admission to trading on the BVB regulated market, Equities Sector- Tier 1 Shares, of the shares issued by SC FONDUL PROPRIETATEA SA (symbol FP), administrated by Franklin Templeton Investment Management

Euro area unemployment rate at 10.1%

The euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.1% in November 2010, unchanged compared with October. It was 9.9% in November 2009. The EU271 unemployment rate was 9.6% in November 2010, unchanged compared with October.

Euro area GDP up by 0.3% and EU27 GDP up by 0.5%

Euro area1 (EA16) GDP increased by 0.3% and EU271 GDP by 0.5% during the third quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter, according to second estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2010, growth rates were +1.0% in both zones.

Greece to issue 1.5 bln eur of 26-week T-bills Jan 11

Greece will auction 1.5 billion euros ($1.94 billion) of 26-week T-bills on January 11, resuming its monthly short-term debt sales after a December pause, the country’s debt agency (PDMA) said on Friday. The settlement date will be Jan 14.

Insolvent Slovenia Firm ‘Continues Work in Serbia’

Slovenia’s largest construction company, SCT, will not halt its projects in Serbia despite declaring insolvency, it has been announced. The biggest of those is the Ada Bridge, currently under construction over the Sava River in Belgrade.

Bijeljina Phase 2 – Wastewater Treatment Plant

Vodovod i Kanalizacija a.d. Bijeljina (the “Company”), supported by the Municipality of Bijeljina (the “City” or “Bijeljina”), Republika Srpska (“RS”) and by the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“BiH”) intends using the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) for a project.

Albanian secondary and local roads project

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on November 30, 2010.