July 31 (SeeNews) - Following is a selection of top stories and interviews moved by SeeNews over the past week:
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CROATIA PLANS SECOND LICENSING ROUND FOR OFFSHORE, ONSHORE DRILLING IN SEPT
The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency (CHA) said on Wednesday that a second licensing round for offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration is planned to be launched in September.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/croatia-plans-second-licensing-round-for-offshore-onshore-drilling-in-sept-486153
BULGARIA'S MOBILTEL BUYS CABLE OPERATOR BLIZOO
Bulgarian mobile operator Mobiltel, part of Telekom Austria Group, has agreed with Swedish private equity group EQT to acquire 100% of cable operator Blizoo Bulgaria, Telekom Austria said on Wednesday.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-bulgarias-mobiltel-buys-cable-operator-blizoo-486212
ROMANIAN GOVT REVISES 2015 BUDGET, KEEPS DEFICIT AT 1.83%/GDP
Romania's government on Tuesday revised the country's consolidated budget for 2015, keeping the deficit target at 1.83% of the gross domestic product (GDP), or 13 billion lei ($3.3 billion/2.9 billion euro), prime minister Victor Ponta said.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/romanian-govt-revises-2015-budget-keeps-deficit-at-1-83-gdp-485960
SERBIAN PM SEES 2015 ECONOMIC GROWTH IN 0.5-1% RANGE
Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he expects the economy to grow in the 0.5-1% range this year while the budget deficit is seen at 2.85% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/serbian-pm-sees-2015-economic-growth-in-0-5-1-range-486247
INTERVIEW
OTP EYES 7-8% MARKET SHARE ON SERBIAN BANKING MARKET
Hungary's OTP Bank should target a 7-8% market share on the Serbian market in order to achieve good profitability levels, the bank’s chief financial officer Csaba Gabor Fenyvesi said.
Read the fill text of the interview at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/interview-otp-eyes-7-8-market-share-on-serbian-banking-market-486005