FACTBOX-East European cbanks meet on interest rates

...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      July 23           N/A        no change           7.75 pct 
 Poland       July 24-25        N/A        no change           4.50 pct 
 Czech Rep    July 26           N/A        25 bps hike         2.75 pct 
 Serbia       July 27           N/A           N/A              9.50 pct 
 Slovakia     July 31           N/A        no change           4.25 pct 
  
 RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES 
 Hungary 
 Majority of analysts see Hungarian rates unchanged       [ID:nL18379551] 
 Hungary cbanker Karvalits sees room for rate cuts        [ID:nL17062729] 
 Nine of 14 FX dealers see 25 bps rate cut                [ID:nL18874578] 
 Hungary cbank goes from communication feast to famine    [ID:nL17296641] 
 Hungary's Simor sees more rate cuts, transparency        [ID:nL17783846] 
 
 Poland 
 Polish c.bank seen raising rates in August               [ID:nL20849381] 
 Poland's FinMin does not expect July rate rise           [ID:nL20498400] 
 Polish MPC agreed in June quick hikes needed             [ID:nL19381033] 
 Polish rates may gradually rise-cbanker Slawinski         [ID:nL1727152] 
  
 Czech Republic 
 POLL-Czech cbank to hike rates by 25 bps in July         [ID:nL19721375] 
 All members to attend July 26 Czech cbank meeting        [ID:nL19757316] 
 Czech cbank's Rezabek eyes July rate hike                [ID:nL17813368] 
 
 Slovakia 
 Slovak cbank says June CPI below its forecast            [ID:nPRG000421] 
 EU's Almunia hopeful on euro for Slovakia in 2009        [ID:nPRG000423] 
 Slovak President appoint Ostrozlik cbank vice-gov        [ID:nL11708166]