BRATISLAVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Monday.
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BOND AUCTION
The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
will auction 19-year, 4.5 percent state bonds
PM SAYS DATA RECOUNT WOULD NOT THREATEN EURO
A demand by Eurostat for revisions of Slovak budget deficit
data concerns a relatively small amount that will not knock the
country off the course for euro adoption in 2009, Prime Minister
Robert Fico said on Friday.
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SLOVAKIA MEETS EURO INFLATION TEST FOR FIRST TIME
Slovakia met the inflation criterion for entry to the euro
zone for the first time in August, data showed on Friday, and
analysts said price growth should slow further below the
threshold in the coming months.
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CBANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $18.1 BLN
The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
rose to $18.080 billion as of Sept. 12 from $17.780 billion a
week ago, the bank said on Friday.
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PRESS DIGEST:
MECIAR WANTS FICO FOR PRESIDENT
Vladimir Meciar, the former authoritarian prime minister and
leader of a junior ruling coalition party HZDS, said he would
favour current Prime Minister Robert Fico as his candidate for
president in the 2009 election.
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BEER PRICES UP
Prices of beer in Slovakia and Czech Republic are rising due
to more expensive barley. Higher prices have resulted in a
five-fold monthly increase in sales of barley as breweries
boosted stocks.
Sme, page 6
SMALL ELECTRICITY PRICE RISE
The price of electricity for households should not rise
dramatically next year, the head of the state energy market
regulator said. Jozef Holencik added the price of natural gas
for households also should not change significantly next year.
Pravda, page 1
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