Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 28

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    PRODUCER PRICES 
    The Statistics Office will publish producers price data for 
August, 0700 GMT. Analysts forecast a rise of 0.3 percent on the 
month and 1.0 percent on the year. 
     
    FOREX RESERVES 
    The central bank will relase weekly foreign currency 
reserves data, 1200 GMT. 
     
    J&T EYES CZECH ENERGY PROJECTS WORTH $1 BLN-AGENCY 
    Slovak-Czech private investment group J&T Group plans to 
invest over 20 billion crowns ($1.03 billion) in the Czech 
Republic to boost its energy market share up to 10 percent, 
Slovak news agency TASR said on Thursday. 
    [ID:nL27840183] [RTRS-ENR-ELG-CZE-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    ROAD TOLL SYSTEM TENDER 
    Slovakia has launched for the third time the 20 billion 
crown ($835.4 million) tender for the new road toll system. 
Bidders are due to submit letters of interest by Nov. 2. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    WORLD BANK SLAMS LABOUR CODE 
    Changes to the labour code adopted by Prime Minister Robert 
Fico's government this year have worsened labour market 
flexibility and boosted the cost of workforce, the World Bank 
said in its report on European Union's newcomers. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    SONNY SUPPLIER 
    A supplier of Japan's SONY is expected to invest up to 1 
billion crowns ($41.77 million) to build a new plant supplying 
SONY's factory in the western Slovak town of Nitra. The name of 
the supplier has not been made public. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    HIGHWAYS CONTROVERSY 
    The Transport Ministry has started the first tender to pick 
providers for public private partnerships for highway 
construction projects despite missing a finance ministry 
analysis on the impact on state budget. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    SKODA OCTAVIA IN BRATISLAVA 
    Germany's Volkswagen  will add Skoda Octavia to 
models produced at its Slovak plant in Bratislava next year. 
    Pravda, page 21 
     
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 ($1=23.94 Slovak Crown) 
 ($1=23.94 Slovak Crown)