Daily Snapshot
Jul 31, 2010
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Central And Eastern Europe
Romania
BCR profits fall by 20% y/y in H1
Healthcare co-payment system to be enforced as of 2011
Poland
PM Tusk hints possible sale of stakes in PKO BP, PZU
MPC member Glapinski says higher VAT will lead to interest rate hike
PM Tusk says country will meet Maastricht criteria in 2015
Czech Republic
Non-performing loans pick up further to 6.04% at end-June
Bank lending growth picks up to 0.4% y/y in June
Two Czech firms in race for German energy producer Steag
Hungary
Audi Hungaria reports 32% y/y increase in engine output in H1
Private sector lending returns to growth in June with 2.7% y/y increase
Economy ministry state secretary sees ratings agencies behind curve
Russia
Bank lending to corporates rises by 2.1% m/m and 1.6% y/y in June
Money supply growth remains stable in June
CBR keeps refinancing rate unchanged in July
Ukraine
UAH appreciates against USD, weakens against EUR, RUR in July
Japan pays second tranche for carbon emission rights
State budget deficit widens to UAH 26.5bn in H1/10
Kazakhstan
Russia mulls export duty on oil deliveries to Kazakhstan
Flour prices rise by 25-40% over last weeks
Turkey
EIB allocates EUR 150mn loan for SMEs
Treasury raises USD 1bn from reopening of USD-denominated 2021 Eurobond
Trade deficit up by 35% y/y in June
Bulgaria
Anti-corruption committee says Dogan has violated conflict-of-interest act
Government debt remains almost unchanged in June, at EUR 5.6bn
Domestic PPI inflation decelerates slightly to 5.6% y/y in June
Croatia
AZTN approves concentration of Atlantic Grupa and Droga Kolinska
Foreign tourist stays decline by 5.8% y/y in June
Retail sales contraction eases to real 1.5% y/y in June
Serbia
External trade deficit shrinks by 12% y/y to EUR 2.5bn in H1
Industrial output growth slows further to 2.5% y/y in June
Serbian Investment Agency expects USD 2bn FDI in 2010
Bosnia-Herzegovina
BiH parliament once again fails to adopt law on population census
Bosnalijek reports 2% net profit increase to KM 3.8mn in H1
Estonia
Estonia to sell carbon emissions to Spain, Sumitomo Mitsui
Retail sales decline by 6% y/y in June
Industrial output growth accelerates to 20.7% y/y in June
Latvia
Retail sales improve to -3.1% y/y in June
Unity bloc to take more seats than Harmony Center poll
Lithuania
Central government debt declines by EUR 30.4mn in June
State budget posts deficit of LTL 584.5mn deficit in June
Business confidence improves to -11 in July, best outcome since Sep-08
Georgia
WB approves Second Development Policy Operation for USD 50mn
Budget deficit shrinks to GEL 93.8mn in June
Armenia
CPI inflation accelerates to 7.8% y/y in July
State budget deficit down to AMD 16.9bn in H1 FinMin
Agricultural sector growth to reach 3-5% in 2010 - minister
Latin America
Brazil
Telecommunications sector to invest BRL 200bn until 2018
Quality of credit in corporate segment improves in Q2
Construction sector registers expansion for fifth consecutive month
Middle East and North Africa
Israel
Bank Hapoalim expects 0.7% m/m inflation in July
Talks on Tel Aviv light railway reportedly close to failure
Israel expects Abbas to delay start of direct talks
Jordan
Tourism income grows by 28% y/y to JOD 1.09bn in H1
Lebanon
Trade deficit shrinks 18% y/y to USD 1.07bn in June
Morocco
Trade deficit widens to MAD 14.4bn in June
Tunisia
Central bank keeps key rate on hold at 4.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Market revises down GDP growth forecast for 2010 to 8.5%
Botswana
Balance of trade to remain in deficit despite recovery in exports
Ghana
WB reveals planned support for oil and gas sector
Government again submits STX Engineering deal to parliament
Kenya
91-day T-bill yield declines by 2.9bps to 1.699%
Poll shows majority to vote yes in constitutional referendum
Nigeria
Northern group warns presidency zoning could cause deeper crisis
Central bank sells USD 370mn T-bills
South Africa
Regulator confirms 1.2% decrease in petrol price
External trade in surplus in June, significantly above expectations
T-bill yields static w/w
Uganda
CPI inflation moderates to 3.2% y/y in July
Private sector growth increases to 21% y/y in May
Zambia
T-bill yields continue to rise
Zimbabwe
AfDB to open office in Harare to help manage donor funds
Conference calendar
September 14, 2010
Jetfin Green 2010, 14 September, Geneva
October 12, 2010
3rd CFO Summit Emerging Europe & CIS, 12-13 October, Vienna
November 09, 2010
Jetfin Commo 2010, 9 November, Geneva
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