FACTBOX-Central Europe cbanks meet on interest rates

...outlines the dates, market forecasts and decisions 
already made or to be made 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      May 21          unchanged     unchanged          8.00 pct 
 Slovakia     May 29          unchanged     unchanged          4.25 pct 
 Poland       May 29-30       unchanged     unchanged          4.25 pct 
 Czech Rep    May 31            N/A      +25bps to 2.75 pct    2.50 pct 
  
 RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES 
  
 Poland 
 Polish central bank holds rates steady as expected           [nWAR005744] 
 INSTANT VIEW-Polish central bank leaves rates unchanged      [nL29694282] 
  
 Czech Republic 
 Rate rise seen more likely as c.banker absent             [ID:nL25550817] 
 Czech interest rate forecasts for next 12 months          [ID:nL25394000] 
 Czech c.bank chief says govt reforms first step           [ID:nL29702239] 
 Czech household debt low, room for growth-cbanker         [ID:nL25241121] 
 Who is who on Czech central bank policy board             [ID:nL23227933] 
 Czech central bankers' recent remarks on policy           [ID:nL23155637] 
 Czech interest rate forecasts for next 12 months          [ID:nL23322036] 
 Czech rates seen likely to rise to 4-yr high in May       [ID:nL23361023] 
 Current Czech data don't warrant rate hike-cbanker        [ID:nL22287045] 
 Czech cbank vice-gov eyes tighter credit conditions       [ID:nL21519402] 
 
 Hungary 
 Hungarian inflation to fall around autumn -central banker    [nL30382268] 
 Hungary to pass law on c.banker appointment in June       [ID:nL29400742] 
 Hungary c.bank split as it leaves rates on hold           [ID:nL21622820] 
 Current forint level good for CPI goal-cbank              [ID:nL29478243] 
 Hungary Cbank head needs clearer view on inflation        [ID:nL24247470] 
 Hungary cbank may start easing at any time-Nemenyi        [ID:nL24575371] 
 
 Slovakia 
 Slovak govt nominates Ostrozlik as c.bank vice-governor      [nPRG000368] 
 Slovak cbank holds rates, signals easing pause            [ID:nL29581569] 
 HIGHLIGHTS-Slovak cbanker news conference                 [ID:nL29641009] 
 INSTANT VIEW-Slovak cbank keeps rates on hold, as expected[ID:nL29557315] 
  
 
 

[Reuters/Finance.cz]