Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 21

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    PM FICO TO ADDRESS A SEMINAR 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico will address a seminar on fight 
against corruption, 0630 GMT. 
     
    FOREX RESERVES 
    The central bank will release weekly foreign currency 
reserves data, 1200 GMT. 
     
    FDI inflow nearly triples in 2006 
    Foreign direct investment in Slovakia nearly tripled in 
2006, rising to 61.2 billion crowns ($2.54 billion) from 22.1 
billion in the previous year, the Statistics Office said on 
Thursday. 
    [ID:nL20454378] [RTRS-TRD-MCE-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    COALITION HASSLE 
    HZDS party of Vladimir Meciar collided, first time since 
June 2006 election, with its coalition partner Smer party of 
Prime Minister Robert Fico, after joining opposition parties in 
request to pull out a draft law designed to alter social 
insurance system. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    TRANSPETROL CASE 
    Eduard Rebgun, receiver of the stricken Russian oil firm 
YUKOS, push for a soon transfer of a 49 percent stake in Slovak 
pipeline operator Transpetrol from YUKOS's foreign assets held 
by Dutch unit Yukos Finance to Promneftstroi, mystery buyer of 
YUKOS assets. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 
    The economy ministry's energy strategy projects start of 
building of a new nuclear power plant, worth some 3 billion 
euro, in 2012, previously expected in 2009. Total investments 
projected for 2010-2030 reach some 464 billion crowns ($19.22 
billion). 
    Pravda, page 20 
     
    FUEL TENDER 
    Slovakia's refiner Slovnaft , unit of Hungary's oil 
and gas group MOL , won a 1.4-1.6 billion crown tender 
for fuel deliveries for state organisations managed by 
ministries of interior and defense. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 4 
     
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 ($1=24.14 Slovak Crown)