Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 26

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    INTEREST RATES SEEN FLAT IN JULY 
    The Slovak central bank will probably keep its interest 
rates unchanged in July despite benign inflation, aiming to 
level out borrowing costs with the euro zone before planned 2009 
euro adoption. 
    [ID:nL25261899] [RTRS-FRX-CEN-INT-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    TRANSPETROL DISPUTE 
    The oil pipeline operator Transpetrol will hold an annual 
shareholders meeting next week amid row over ownership of the 49 
percent stake sold in 2002 to now bankrupt Russian oil firm 
YUKOS. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    FADING PRESSURE ON PETROL PRICES 
    Government effort to push prices of petrol fuels down is 
fading and it has led to no concrete results. The cabinet is 
also refusing to cut the excise tax on petrol prices, which 
Prime Minister Robert Fico had demanded before winning 2006 
elections. 
    Sme, page 9 
     
    PORK PRICE TO RISE 
    The price of pork meat might rise as early as in August 
because of higher cost of feed grain. 
    Pravda, page 8 
     
    SLOVAKIA LESS ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORS 
    Slovakia has become less attractive for investors in the 
past year, a survey by Ernst and Young showed. Head of the 
Business Alliance of Slovakia, Robert Kicina, says Slovakia's 
investment image was hurt by new tax and labour legislation. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
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