SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian stock market indices closed mixed on Wednesday, as daily turnover rose, bourse data showed.

BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – U.S. automotive equipment maker Johnson Controls will open two factories for production of car seats and interiors in the Serbian city of Kragujevac on February 6, Belgrade-based media reported on Wednesday.

BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) – Five Romanian bourse indices closed lower and two rose on Wedneday, as daily turnover edged down, bourse data showed.

SOFIA (Bulgaria), January 30 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian printing and advertising firm Billboard [BUL:5BP] said on Wednesday its net profit fell to 25,000 levs ($17,300/12,800 euro) in 2012 from 143,000 levs a year earlier.

ZAGREB (Croatia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Croatia is planning to overhaul its existing set of MiG-21s as a short-term option for the upgrade of its fighter jet fleet, the country's defence ministry said.

BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Serbian dairy producer Mlekara Sabac has received all necessary permits for exports to the markets of the European Union, Belgrade-based media reported on Wednesday.

BUCHAREST (Romania), January 30 (SeeNews) – Romania has implemented several but not all of the European Commission's recommendations aimed at restoring the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, the Commission said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE (Serbia), January 30 (SeeNews) – Croatian electrical equipment producer Koncar Elektroindustrija [ZSE:KOEI-R-A] has expressed interest in investing into its Serbian peer Sloboda, Serbian media reported on Wednesday.

SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), January 30 (SeeNews) – Bosnian drug maker Bosnalijek [SAJ:BSNLR] said on Wednesday it signed four licensing agreements with Turkish company Abdi Ibrahim for the expansion of its product portfolio.