Slovakia - Factors To Watch on June 21

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QUESTION HOUR

Ministers to answer queries from deputies during regular question hour in parliament, 1200 GMT.

SLOVAKIA WON'T SELL MANY MORE BONDS IN '07

Slovakia has almost fully satisfied its borrowing needs for 2007 and it will probably not issue many more domestic bonds in the second half of the year, head of the state debt agency said.

Daniel Bytcanek, Director of Debt and Liquidity Management Agency, told Reuters Slovakia was also considering issuing another eurobond in the first half of 2008 as part of the country's plan to adopt the euro.

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The Slovak Finance Ministry has revised its forecast of 2007 gross domestic product growth to 8.8 percent, from a previous prediction of 8.1 percent annual rise, Deputy Finance Minister Frantisek Palko said.

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PRESS DIGEST

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PRESIDENT SLAMS PRIVATISATIONS

President Ivan Gasparovic has said Slovakia's privatisation process since the fall of the communism was an unfortunate side of the country's economic growth.

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WHOLESALE POWER PRICE SEEN UP

The wholesale electricity price is expected to rise by 28 percent in 2008, according to results of the first power auction for next year.

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