Bosnia Schedule of Events – Nov 19-Jan 9

* Wednesday, November 19 – Sarajevo: The lower chamber of Bosnia’s central parliament continues its session from November 5; to discuss, among other things, reform in the country’s public radio and TV service.

* Wednesday, November 19 – Banja Luka: The Serb Republic’s taxation authority to hold a news conference. (0900 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 19 – Banja Luka: Businessmen from Bosnia’s Banja Luka region to meet counterparts from Serbia’s Northern Backa region in the province of Vojvodina. (0900 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 19 – Banja Luka: The Banja Luka local parliament to hold a session; to elect speaker and deputy speaker and deputy mayor. (0900 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 19 – Banja Luka: The Serb Republic’s agriculture ministry and veterinary authorities to hold a news conference on fighting brucellosis. (1000 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 19 – Mostar: The Muslim-Croat Federation government to hold a meeting. (0900 GMT)

* Wednesday, November 19 – Tuzla: The Tuzla canton economic chamber and Bosnia’s central bank organise a one-day conference, Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Bosnia and Herzegovina.

* Wednesday, November 19 – Moscow (Russia): The Serb Republic parliament speaker Igor Radojicic on a visit to Russia; to meet top Russian government officials.

Wednesday, November 19 – Brussels (Belgium): The Steering Board of Bosnia’s Peace Implementation Council (PIC), which comprises representatives of all countries and international organisations involved in the peace process in Bosnia, to hold a two-day session; to meet Bosnia’s government and political leaders and discuss the country’s progress.

Thursday, November 20 – Brussels (Belgium): The top international peace overseer in Bosnia, Miroslav Lajcak, to hold a news conference on the conclusions of the PIC session held on Wednesday and Thursday. (1330 GMT)

* Thursday, November 20 – Belgrade (Serbia): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, organises a one-day regional conference for Southeast Europe, Recycling Linkages Summit. (0800 GMT)

Thursday, November 20 – Ohrid (Macedonia): The 5th Regional Economic Forum for Southeast Europe (REFSEE) opens. (to November 21)

Friday, November 21: Day of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic.

Tuesday, November 25: Statehood Day; public and market holiday in the Muslim-Croat Federation.

Wednesday, November 26 – Banja Luka: Slovak-owned Bosnian sanitary paper producer SHP Celex to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1400 GMT)

Saturday, November 29 – Sarajevo: Bosnian construction firm Unioninvest Izgradnja Objekata to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (0900 GMT)

Tuesday, December 2 – Sarajevo: Bosnia’s biggest telco, state-controlled BH Telecom, continues its shareholders’ meeting from October 31. (0900 GMT)

Tuesday, December 2 – Milici: Bosnian insurer Drina Osiguranje to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1000 GMT)

Tuesday, December 2 - Sofia (Bulgaria): The 2nd southeast Europe Financial Services Forum, organised by SeeNews, opens.

Wednesday, December 3 – Mrkonjic Grad: Bosnian hydropower plant group Vrbas to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1200 GMT)

Friday, December 5 – Mostar: Recently privatised Bosnian winery Hepok Mostar to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (0900 GMT)

Friday, December 5 – Lukavac: A two-day public relations conference gathering industry officials from Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro, PRIBA 2008, opens.

Friday, December 5 – Bihac: Bosnian brewery Bihacka Pivovara to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (0900 GMT)

Friday, December 5 – Ugljevik: Bosnia coal mine and power plant complex Ugljevik to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1100 GMT)

Monday, December 8: Bosnian Muslims celebrate Kurban Bajram (Eid al-Adha); public and market holiday in the Muslim-dominated parts of Bosnia. (to December 9)

* Tuesday, December 9 – Bijeljina: Bosnian commercial bank Bobar Banka to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1100 GMT)

* Wednesday, December 10 – Banja Luka: Bosnian insurer Krajina Osiguranje to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (0900 GMT)

* Wednesday, December 10 – Prnjavor: Bosnian steel pipes producer Alpos Tvornica Cijevi, formerly known as Unis TSC, to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1100 GMT)

Friday, December 12 – Tuzla: Bosnian aerated concrete maker Siporex to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1100 GMT)

Monday, December 15 – Sarajevo: Bosnia’s biggest engineering firm, state-controlled Energoinvest, to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1300 GMT)

Wednesday, December 17 – Zenica: Bosnian commercial bank Investiciono-Komercijalna Banka (IKB) Zenica to hold a shareholders’ meeting. (1000 GMT)

Wednesday, December 24: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas Eve; public holiday in the Croat-dominated parts of Bosnia.

Thursday, December 25: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas; public holiday in the Croat-dominated parts of Bosnia (to December 26) and market holiday in the Muslim-Croat Federation.

Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day; public and market holiday.

Friday, January 2: New Year’s Day; public and market holiday.

Tuesday, January 6: Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Christmas Eve; public holiday in the Serb Republic.

Wednesday, January 7: Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Christmas; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic. (to January 8)

Friday, January 9: Republic’s Day; public and market holiday in the Serb Republic.