Bosnia Schedule of Events – Nov 24-Jan 9

* Monday, November 24 – Sarajevo: Bosnian Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to receive a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (1300 GMT; media statements at 1345 GMT)

Monday, November 24 – Banja Luka: The Serb Republic government to hold a meeting. (0900 GMT; news conference at 1130 GMT)

Monday, November 24 – Banja Luka: The Serb Republic government and Austria’s Strabag to sign a concession deal for the construction and operation of a network of roads in this part of Bosnia. (1030 GMT)

* Monday, November 24 – Bosanski Brod: Bosnia’s sole oil refinery Rafinerija Nafte Bosanski Brod expected to produce its first quantities of diesel oil and fuel oil after a 15-year shutdown; official reopening is scheduled for November 27.

* Monday, November 24 – Tirana (Albania): The speaker of Bosnia’s central parliament Niko Lozancic heads a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Albania.

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)

* Thursday, November 27 – Bosanski Brod: Bosnia’s sole oil refinery Rafinerija Nafte Bosanski Brod to officially relaunch production after a 15-year shutdown.

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 – Banja Luka: Bosnian insurer Kosig Dunav Osiguranje, majority-owned by Serbia’s largest insurer Dunav Osiguranje, 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.