Post by Peter Ellis on Sept 27, 2004 23:03:41 GMT 1
BM__1Only Tele 2 in the run for third GSM operator in Croatia
Just a single offer has been received in the run for the third GSM network
operator in Croatia, that of the Tele 2 consortium, made up of the Swedish
Tele 2 mobile operator and Croatian companies Dalekovod, Jamnica, Fima
Holding, Croatia Osiguranje, Nexe Grupa, Konstruktor Inzinjering, Lura
Institut Gradjevinarstva Hrvatske and Privredna Banka Zagreb. The consortium
has expressed interest only for the GSM concession, although the tender also
offered a UMTS concession, while the two existing domestic mobile network
operators VIPNet and Htmobile put in their request for a concession for the
third generation mobile telephony (UMTS).
The state transport secretary at the Maritime, Tourism, Transport and
Development Ministry Drazen Brglec has stated during the opening of the
offers at the Telecommunications Agency that he was pleased with the offer
that came in, as by putting out a tender, the state wanted to attract a
serious candidate for the third mobile network and things had worked out as
planned. Brglec has also said that in case of the offer being accepted, the
new mobile network operator should appear on the market about six months
after the concession is awarded i.e. in the summer of next year.
The Agency's decision on the awarding of the concessions is to be made on
Oct. 18.
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BM_2External debt at $25.7 bln at end of July
At the end of July, the Croatian external debt totaled $25.7 bln, up nearly
$2.2 billion from the end of last year, claim the latest data published in
the central bank bulletin.
The increase of external debt has mostly been impacted by banks, which have
increased their external debt by $891.3 million in the seven months of 2004.
It went from $7.3 billion at the end of last year to $8.2 billion at the end
of July of this year. The state's external debt in seven months of 2004 has
increased by $688.5 million, from $8.4 billion to $9.1 billion.
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BM_3Privatization of the Zagreb Airport to begin next year
The tender for the privatization of the Zagreb Airport should be put out
next year, after all the asset and legal issues regarding the land it stands
on are cleared up and resolved, stated the assistant to the air travel
minister Pero Bilas.
At this point in time, the state is unable to secure serious investment into
the Zagreb Airport and it is necessary for the largest Croatian airport to
obtain a strategic partner that would help with investments, said Bilas.
Privatization is seen as the best and most plausible option due to the
necessary investments that will secure the construction of a new Airport
terminal. One of the possible models to be used will be the broadening of
the capital base, which would allow the state to retain a segment in the
ownership of the Zagreb Airport, explained Bilas.
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BM_4Brodogradiliste Punat shipyard is sold
A package of 15,399 shares of the Brodogradiliste Punat shares was sold at
an electronic auction of the Zagreb Stock Exchange on Friday held for the
shares from the Croatian Privatization Fund (HFP) portfolio. A total of 1.54
million kuna was paid, said the Zagreb Stock Exchange.
The sold package represents 30.32 percent of the overall number of issued
shares of Brodogradiliste Punat d.d. The shares offered for sale on Friday
are under a Zagrebacka Banka mortgage, but the Bank was in favor of them
being sold and once the money from the sales comes in, the mortgage will be
scrapped.
In line with conditions stated for the auction, the offered shares package
could only be bought as a whole. The buyer was the Interfinance brokerage.
(Courtesy of Bankamagazine)
