July 24 (SeeNews) - Following is a selection of top stories and interviews moved by SeeNews over the past week:
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CARREFOUR FRANCHISEE IN BULGARIA SAYS WILL NOT PROCEED WITH AP MART MERGER
CMB B.V., a unit of Greece's Marinopoulos Group which holds the franchise rights for the Carrefour supermarkets in Bulgaria, said on Monday it will not proceed with the planned merger with local company AP Mart, owner of the Piccadilly supermarkets chain.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-carrefour-franchisee-in-bulgaria-says-will-not-proceed-with-ap-mart-merger-484783
ZAGREB BOURSE SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE ON CAP HIKE, LISTING PLANS ON AUG 21
The Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) invited on Thursday its shareholders to vote on August 31 on its plans to raise 15 million kuna ($2.2 million/1.98 million euro) in a capital hike, and to subsequently list its shares.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/zagreb-bourse-shareholders-to-vote-on-cap-hike-listing-plans-on-aug-31-485352
CHINESE COMPANY EYES LUKOIL'S ROMANIAN REFINERY
Beijing-based China Peace Petroleum Group has shown interest in opening talks with Russian group Lukoil on buying the group's Romanian refinery, Lukoil's Romanian unit Petrotel Lukoil said on Tuesday.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/chinese-company-eyes-lukoils-romanian-refinery-484894
JOHNSON ELECTRIC TO INVEST 50 MLN EURO TO EXPAND OPERATIONS IN SERBIA - ECON MIN
The Serbian government signed on Thursday with Hong Kong-based electronic motion subsystems maker Johnson Electric a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a 50 million euro ($54.9 million) investment in the expansion of the company's activities in the southern city of Nis, Serbia's economy ministry said.
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/johson-electric-to-invest-50-mln-euro-to-expand-operations-in-serbia-econ-min-485437
EBRD BACKS SLOVENIAN STEEL PRODUCTS MAKER SIJ WITH 8.5 MLN EURO BOND INVESTMENT
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday it is supporting the modernisation of the Slovenian steel sector by investing 8.5 million euro ($9.2 million) in bonds issued by local steel products manufacturer Slovenska Industrija Jekla (SIJ).
Read more at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/update-1-ebrd-backs-slovenian-steel-products-maker-sij-with-8-5-mln-euro-bond-investment-485021
INTERVIEW
BOSNIA'S BIMAL EYES INCREASE IN SALES AS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK EXPANDS TO MIDDLE EAST, CHINA
Bosnian edible oil producer Bimal expects its sales to rise this year on the back of the company’s expanding distribution network which has recently come to encompass the Middle East and China, the company's general director said.
Read the full text of the interview with Ilija Studen at: http://wire.seenews.com/news/interview-bosnias-bimal-eyes-increase-in-sales-as-distribution-network-expands-to-middle-east-china-485334