...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 Aug 27 N/A no change 7.75 pct Slovakia Aug 28 N/A no change 4.25 pct Poland Aug 28-29 N/A 25 bps hike 4.50 pct Czech Rep Aug 30 N/A N/A 3.00 pct RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES Hungary Hungary cbank seen on hold, analysts split [ID:nL22405298] Hungary rate setters must watch risk premiums-Simor [ID:nL22894884] Hungarian fx dealers see cbank keeping rates on hold [ID:nL22847187] Slovakia Slovak rates seen steady in Aug, ECB in focus [ID:nL23712053] TABLE-Slovak interest rate forecasts for 2007 [ID:nL23733052] Poland Polish interest rates seen up again in August [ID:nL08918465] Polish July sales cement August hike expectations [ID:nL246634] Polish c.bank failed to hike rates in July-minutes [ID:nL23926576] Interest rate hikes in Poland unnecessary-FinMin [ID:nL22800306] Czech Republic Czech c.banker eyes rate rises, local inflation key [ID:nL24564257] Czech c.banker eyes "gradual" int.rate rise [ID:nL23317811] Czech c.bank's Holman opposes rate hike now [ID:nL10690210] Keywords: EAST RATES
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