Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Aug 3

...finance ministry will organise a seminar on euro 
adoption preparations in municipalities. 
     
    CURRENCY RESERVES 
    The central bank will publish its weekly foreign currency 
reserves data. 
     
    GOVT CUTS EURO ENTRY INFLATION FORECASTS 
    The Slovak Finance Ministry has cut its inflation forecast 
for the key euro zone entry assessment period and expects to 
meet the nominal test for planned 2009 euro adoption, a document 
showed on Wednesday. 
    The ministry sees 12-month average annual EU-norm inflation 
(HICP) at 1.6 percent for April 2007-March 2008, down from the 
previous forecast of 1.8 percent. 
    [ID:nLL01417255] [SK-MCE-POL-EUR] 
 
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    PM BACKS SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico supports his Social Affairs 
Minister Viera Tomanova and considers criticism of her by media 
and opposition to be a smear campaign. Tomanova has recently 
come under fire for her intention to change the pension system. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
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