FACTBOX-East European cbanks meet on interest rates

...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        no change     no change           7.75 pct 
 Poland       July 24-25     no change     no change           4.50 pct 
 Czech Rep    July 26        25 bps rise  25 bps rise          2.75 pct 
 Serbia       July 27        no change     no change           9.50 pct 
 Slovakia     July 31           N/A        no change           4.25 pct 
 Romania      July 31           N/A          N/A               7.00 pct 
     
     
 RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES 
 Poland 
 Polish central bank keeps interest rates steady          [ID:nL25711423] 
 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 
> Czech c.bank ups rates by 25 bps as mkts expected          [nPRA001407] 
> INSTANT VIEW-Czech c.bank ups rates by 25 bps to 3 pct     [nL26757301] 
 
 Slovakia 
 POLL-Slovak cbank seen keeping rates flat, eyes ECB      [ID:nL25261899] 
 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] 
 
 Serbia 
 Serb c.bank holds rates flat, warns on policy shifT      [ID:nL27411146] 
 POLL-Serb rates seen on hold in July, rising by Dec       [ID:nL2477430] 
 Commitment to stable prices unshakable-Serb cbanker      [ID:nL23891446] 
 
 Romania 
 TABLE-Romanian interest rates forecasts to end 2007      [ID:nL06726463] 
 No Romania fx intervention recently-cbank economist      [ID:nL11822304] 
 Romania cbank needs time to assess leu rise-cbanker      [ID:nL29745734] 
    
 Hungary 
 Hungary cbank leaves rates on hold, cuts on agenda       [ID:nL23010323]