FACTBOX-Central Europe cbanks meet on interest rates

...week to discuss monetary policy. The following 
table outlines the dates, market forecasts and decisions so far taken on 
interest rates at the meetings, and lists recent Reuters news reports on 
monetary policy in the region. 
     
 COUNTRY     DECISION DATE    DECISION              FCAST          PREVIOUS RATE 
 Hungary      March 26      no change              no change          8.00 pct 
 Romania      March 26      50 bp cut to 7.0 pct   no change          8.00 pct 
 Slovakia     March 27      25 bp cut to 4.5 pct   cut by 25-50 bps   4.75 pct 
 Poland       March 27-28      -                   no change          4.00 pct 
 Czech Rep    March 29         -                   no change          2.50 pct 
 
 RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES  
 Slovakia  
 Slovak cbank cuts key rates after crown rise   [ID:nL27209077] 
 Slovak cbank chief explains meeting absence    [ID:nL27604940] 
 Slovak cbank chief sees meeting euro entry test[ID:nPRA001214] 
 Where Slovakia stands on road to euro          [ID:nL17177829] 
  
 Romania 
 Romania makes surprise rate cut to 7.5 pct      [ID:nL26711211] 
 Romania central bank adds new norms for lending [ID:nL14553338] 
 IMF tells Romania to work for sustained growth  [ID:nL13125961] 
 
 Hungary 
 Hungary cbank holds rates, to defend fx band      [nL26584586] 
 Hungary cbanker Simor-euro may come in 2011-13     [nL2647585]  
 HIGHLIGHTS-Hungary Cbanker Simor press conference [nL26070151] 
     
 Poland  
 POLL-Polish c.bank may hike as soon as April  [ID:nL26575480] 
 Polish c.bankers comments before rate meeting    [nL26647708] 
 Polish c.bank sounds hawkish, still divided   [ID:nL20730650] 
 Rise in Polish PPI "slightly worrying"        [ID:nWAR005502] 
 Odds on Polish rate hike rising               [ID:nL20727328] 
 Poland needs 2-3 smaller rate hikes-c.banker  [ID:nL19579484] 
 Polish output growth eases, PPI above fcast   [ID:nL19520627] 
 Polish rate hikes not neded yet - c.banker    [ID:nL19403242] 
     
 Czech Republic 
 Czech rates seen on hold into third quarter   [ID:nL21219974] 
 Czech cbank vice-gov sees no need for action  [ID:nL19394999] 
 Czech c.banker says rates set well -report     [ID:nL1621050] 
 Czech c.banker: rate hike timing in the air   [ID:nL12289539]