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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2008 BELGRADE STOCK EXCHANGE xxxx Gordana Dostanic Managing Director In the first half of 2008, the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BSE) recorded the turnover in trading with shares and bonds of RSD 47.1 billion, i.e., over EUR 575.2 million. The turnover structure remained almost unchanged (share participation slightly increased by 6.13% as against the same period last year). The total market capitalization of the BSE Exhange on 30 June 2008 amounted to EUR 15.8 billion, which is by 14.4% lower compared to the same period last year. As at June 30th 2008, there were three securities on the Prime Market of the BSE: Energoprojekt holding a.d. Beograd (ENHL), Sojaprotein a.d. Becej (SJPT) and Tigar a.d Pirot (TIGR). In spite of negative movements of the BSE index, BELEX15 and BELEXline recorded the lowest fall at the semi-annual level in comparison with the leading indices of regional stock exchanges. On the other hand, FUTURE OUTLOOK In the second half of 2008 the BSE is going to: • Continue promotion of stock exchange operations through road shows outside the country, and further develop the existing indexes and indicators; • Develop new and improve the present services provided for the Exchange members and investors; • Further the segmentation of the Stock Exchange market, by developing new market segments and improving the qualities of the existing ones; • Strive to motivate the best Serbian companies and banks to apply for listing on the regulated market, along with further affirmation of in comparison with the benchmark index MSCI EM EE, the BSE indices recorded a slightly poorer performance, with a slightly smaller negative change of -12.8%. In mid-April 2008 the BSE launched the redesigned information trading system based on the FIX protocol BELEXFIX , completing the first stage of the project, and started the development stage which will involve the redesign of the service and enable the possibility of electronic ordering. The project is realized according to the EU standards. Positive effects of the project will be felt by all participants in trading, first of all by clients, who will be provided with functionalities already used by clients on other world markets, then by brokers, for whom the whole trading procedure will be considerably facilitated, and finally by supervisory bodies, who will have better access to information. However, the full efficacy of the new system diversification of segments of the regulated market, above all, Standard Market; • Carry out preparations and realization of classification of issuers whose shares are traded on the Exchange by sectors, in line with the leading global standards; • Promote information on corporate events and news related to the most liquid issuers, through direct cooperation with media and news agencies; • Work on the development of the project with listed companies, which should enable autonomous updating of all documents (prospectuses, reports on material events, plans, and the like), news, notices, announcements and the like, which the Stock Exchange receives from issuers to be posted on its internet pages; depends on the activities of the institutions of the Serbian capital market. Along with the activities concerning the implementation of the FIX protocol, the existing information services and the internet presentation have also been improved, with the aim of providing better access to different kind of relevant information, which will consequently attract more domestic and foreign investors and enhance their interest in the Serbian capital market. Promotion of the Serbian capital market, during the observed period, was carried out through intensive and interactive communication with investment companies, funds and other professional investors from abroad, data vendors, leading media agencies and the first roadshows of domestic issuers. • Carry out modification of BELEXFIX application and testing of brokers’ solutions for the client application; • Intensify international cooperation through partner relations with other regional market operators; • Develop BELEX.info Professional, commercial and service application for monitoring trading in real time, based on the FIX protocol • Carry out activities on the preparation of the Seventh International Conference Belgrade SuperMarket: One Stop – Learn All, which will be held on 13 and 14 November 2008 in Belgrade. CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Name Ms. Svetlana Cerovic E-mail [email protected] Website www.belex.co.yu PAGE 18