Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 4

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    Q2 GDP 
    The Statistics Office will release detailed structure of GDP 
growth data for the second quarter, 0700 GMT. 
     
    Q2 AVERAGE WAGE 
    The Statistics Office will relase average industrial wage 
data for the second quarter, 0700 GMT. 
     
    REPO TENDER 
    The central bank will hold a regular two-week, 
liquidity-draining, repo tender. 
     
    SLOVAKIA SELLS SKK 1 BLN WORTH OF 3-YR BOND 
    Slovakia sold 1.033 billion crowns ($41.89 million) worth of 
3-year, zero-coupon state bonds  in an auction on 
Monday, the Finance Ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management 
Agency said. 
    [ID:nL03657610] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-ISU-SK] 
     
    JAN-AUG STATE BUDGET SURPLUS SKK 0.40 BLN 
    The Slovak central state budget showed a surplus of 0.40 
billion crowns ($16.22 million) for January-August, compared 
with a 5.72 billion crown deficit in the January-August 2006, 
the finance ministry said on Monday. 
    [ID:nPRG000480] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    SLOVNAFT H1 NET PROFIT DOWN 22 PCT Y/Y 
    Net profit of Slovak refiner Slovnaft , owned by 
Hungary's MOL , fell by 22 percent year-on-year to 3.7 
billion crowns ($149.6 million) in the first half of the year. 
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 ($1=24.75 Slovak Crown)