Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 5

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    GOVERNMENT MEETING 
    The government will hold its regular weekly meeting, 0800 
GMT. 
     
    Q2 GDP REVISED UP TO NEAR RECORD GROWTH 
    The Slovak economy roared ahead at a near record pace in the 
second quarter, in line with market expectations, but analysts 
said the expansion was unlikely to prompt a near-term tightening 
of central bank policy. 
    [ID:nL04124686] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-FRX-SK] 
    [ID:nL04113459] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-FRX-SK] 
     
    Q2 REAL AVERAGE WAGE +4.1 PCT Y/ 
    The real average wage in Slovakia rose by 
4.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2007, slightly 
down from 4.2 percent growth in the first quarter, the Slovak 
Statistics Office said on Tuesday. 
    [ID:nL04191591] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    CBANK DRAINS SKK 164.9 BLN IN REPO TENDER 
    The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in a regular 
two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 164.911 billion crowns 
($6.66 billion) from the market, NBS data showed. 
    [ID:nL04245230] [RTRS-MMT-INT-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    CONFIDENCE VOTE 
    Social Affairs Minister Viera Tomanova survived late on 
Tuesday a no-confidence vote initiated by the three main 
opposition parties, local agency SITA reported. 
     
    FICO FIGHTS WITH MEDIA AGAIN 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico called an extraordinary 
government session on Tuesday to debate what he said were 
unlawful media activities. Fico called on the Prosecutor General 
to investigate whether media did not break the law by entering 
private property of ministers. 
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    HIGHWAY TENDER 
    Transportation Minister Lubomir Vazny fired Tibor Schlosser, 
the strategy director at the National Highway Company, for the 
failed tender to pick a provider of electronic road-toll system. 
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 ($1=24.75 Slovak Crown)