July 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a selection of top stories and interviews moved by SeeNews over the past week:
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MACEDONIA LIMITS CAPITAL OUTFLOWS TO GREECE, SERBIAN C-BANK IMPOSES TRANSACTION LIMITS ON GREEK-OWNED BANKS
Macedonia's central bank decided to limit capital outflows to Greece in a bid to avoid risks to its financial stability after its southern neighbour decided to impose capital controls and declare a bank holiday.
In Serbia, the central bank started implementing preventive measures to monitor and limit transactions of local Greek-owned lenders with their parent banks in order to avoid spillover effects from the Greek crisis.
Read these and more stories on how the countries in Southeast Europe reacted to the crisis in Greece at www.wire.seenews.com
SERBIA INVITES NON-BINDING BIDS FOR INCUMBENT TELCO
Serbia's Privatisation Agency invited on Friday non-binding bids for the sale of state-owned equity in incumbent telco Telekom Srbija.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-serbia-invites-non-binding-bids-for-incumbent-telco-482889
RWE, CROATIA'S HEP SET UP RENEWABLE ENERGY JV
Croatian state-owned energy utility HEP has set up with German energy company RWE a 50/50 joint venture for managing renewable energy projects, the two companies said on Thursday.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-rwe-croatias-hep-set-up-renewable-energy-jv-482740
SLOVENIA INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR MAJORITY STAKE IN ADRIA AIRWAYS
Slovenian state holding company SDH, which is coordinating the privatisation process in the country, invited on Wednesday expressions of interest for a majority stake in national air carrier Adria Airways.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/slovenia-invites-expressions-of-interest-for-majority-stake-in-adria-airways-482591
GTC SIGNS PRELIM DEALS TO SELL SHOPPING MALLS IN CROATIA, BULGARIA
Polish real estate developer GTC said it has signed preliminary agreements to sell its Avenue Mall in Croatia's Osijek and the Galleria Varna shopping mall in Bulgaria.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-gtc-signs-prelim-deals-to-sell-shopping-malls-in-croatia-bulgaria-482540
INTERVIEWS
SLOVENIA'S SAVA RE FOCUSING ON ORGANIC GROWTH WITHIN CURRENT MARKET FOOTPRINT
Slovenian reinsurer Sava Re [LJE:POSR] plans organic growth primarily in markets where it already has operations while also examining other opportunities for expansion, the chairman of the company’s managing board Zvonko Ivanusic said.
Read the full text of the interview at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/interview-slovenia-s-sava-re-focusing-on-organic-growth-within-current-market-footprint-482960
ERSTE UPBEAT ON SMALL HYDRO, BIOGAS PROJECTS IN CROATIA AND SERBIA, ROMANIA ON HOLD
Erste Group Bank AG is looking into backing mainly small hydro, biogas and biomass projects in the renewables sector in Serbia and Croatia while putting on hold financing in Romania due to its unpredictable regulatory framework, the group’s head of project finance Markus Kriegler said.
“Due to the volatility of the incentive scheme and the continuous regulatory changes, the financing of new projects in Romania is not an option for the moment,” Kriegler told SeeNews.
Read the full text of the interview at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/interview-erste-upbeat-on-small-hydro-biogas-projects-in-croatia-and-serbia-romania-on-hold-482229