Slovakia - Factors To Watch on May 29

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MONETARY POLICY MEETING

The central bank will hold its monthly monetary policy meeting, 0700 GMT. The decision on rates expected between 0915-1100 GMT, news conference scheduled for 1100 GMT. Most analysts in a Reuters poll forecast the bank to keep the key two-week repo rate unchanged at 4.25 percent in May.

APRIL INTERVENTION VOLUME

The central bank will announce the volume of April interventions against the crown.

END-MARCH C/A

The central bank will publish preliminary current account data for end-March, by 1500 GMT.

END-FEB FOREIGN DEBT

The central bank will publish foreign debt data for end-February, by 1500 GMT.

REPO TENDER

The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender.

SPP 2006 RESULTS

The natural gas monopoly SPP will publish 2006 results, 0830 GMT.

SLOVAKIA SAYS NEAR FDI DEALS WORTH SKK 13 BLN

Slovakia will attract more foreign investment projects this year than in 2006, boosted by South Korea's Samsung Electronics and suppliers that the deal will attract, an investment agency official said on Monday.

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APRIL PPI BELOW FORECAST, RATES SEEN STEADY

Slovak producer prices unexpectedly fell in April and rose less than forecast from a year ago, but analysts said the favourable statistics would not spark a monetary policy easing in the near future.

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SLOVAKIA SELLS SKK 1.16 BLN WORTH OF 5-YR BOND

Slovakia sold 1.16 billion crowns ($45.85 million) worth of 5-year, zero-coupon state bonds in an auction on Monday, the Finance Ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency said.

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CROWN REBOUNDS BEFORE C.BANK MEETING

The Slovak crown firmed against the euro on Monday ahead of the central bank's policy meeting, partly recovering from a slide in the previous session, but dealers said more weakening might come in the short run.

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PRESS DIGETS

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CRIMINAL CODE

The justice ministry is considering changes to the criminal code, aiming to cut the lower bracket of penalties for several offences. Former Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic said the proposal was a threat to citizens' security.

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FICO TO MEET GYURCSANY

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected to meet his Hungarian counterpart, Ferenc Gyurcsany, in Bratislava on June 18. Gyurcsany cancelled a planned October meeting with Fico due to Fico's coalition ties with far-right Slovak nationalists.

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WEALTH GROWTH LAGS BEHIND GDP RISE

Growth of wealth of Slovak households is lagging behind the country's economic growth because of slower rise of wages, analysts said. They said wage growth was likely to accelerate in the coming years.

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