Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 10

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    JULY RETAIL SALES 
    The Statistics Office will release July retail sales data, 
0700 GMT. Analysts had forecast a rise of 7.2 percent 
year-on-year in July. 
     
    RULING COALITION MEETING 
    Leaders of the three ruling coalition parties will meet to 
debate the 2008 state budget draft, agenda of the next 
parliament session and other political issues, 0800 GMT. 
     
    JULY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT ABOVE FCAST 
    Slovak industrial output rose by a real 18.9 percent 
year-on-year in July, accelerating from a revised 12.2 percent 
growth rate in June, the Slovak Statistics Office said on 
Friday. 
    [ID:nL07451569] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    JULY CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT +4.8 PCT Y/Y 
    Slovak construction output rose by a real 4.8 percent 
year-on-year in July after 1.7 percent annual growth in June, 
the Statistics Office said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL07150379] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES DIP TO $17.78 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
edged down to $17.780 billion as of Sept. 5 from $17.847 billion 
a week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL07897933] [RTRS-MMT-CEN-FRX-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    STATE BUDGET DEBATE 
    Vladimir Meciar, leader of the junior ruling coalition party 
HZDS, said the Finance Ministry's 2008 state budget draft was 
unacceptable. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    PENSION SYSTEM 
    Prime Minister Rober Fico held talks with private pension 
funds about an option to lower contributions to the private 
pension scheme to 6 percent from current 9 percent of gross 
wages for a three-year period. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    SINGLE GOVERNMENT BUILDING 
    The Finance and Interior Ministries plan to build a single 
government building to house all the ministries. 
    Sme, page 3 
     
    ROAD TOLL SYSTEM TENDER 
    The National Highway Company (NDS) re-launched a 20 
billion-crown ($811.7 million) tender for a new road toll system 
for trucks heavier than 3.5 tonnes. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
    ROYKA TO INVEST $12.2 MLN IN SLOVAKIA 
    Japan's Royka will invest 300 million crowns ($12.18 
million) in Slovakia in 2007 and 2008 to build a factory 
assembling components for a new Sony  flat-screen TV 
plant in the country. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 13 
     
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