Istrabenz Group with Profit, Holding in the Red

Koper, 27 February - The Istrabenz conglomerate generated EUR 677.4m in revenues in 2008, an 8% increase over 2007, while earnings before interest and tax were up by 20% to EUR 39.9m. The Istrebenz holding, which manages the group, on the other hand generated EUR 3m in revenues and posted a loss of EUR 4.8m, the company said on Wednesday.