Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 8

...OUTPUT 
    The Statistics Office will release August industrial output 
data, 0700 GMT. Analysts forecst industrial output growth of 
10.5 percent on an annual basis. 
     
    AUGUST CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 
    The Statistics Office will release August construction 
output data, 0700 GMT. 
     
    EU POWER TRADERS ATTACK NEW SLOVAK RULES 
    European energy traders said Slovakia's new electricity 
market rules are not in line with European Union regulations and 
could disrupt trade in the bloc. 
    [ID:nL05276874] [RTRS-ELG-POL-EU-SK] 
     
    CROWN REBOUNDS FROM 3-MO LOWS, SEEN EDGY 
    The Slovak crown rose 0.9 percent against the euro on Friday 
but will probably stay volatile in coming days due to worries 
that a budget ruling by the EU's statistics agency could imperil 
compliance with the euro adoption target. 
    [ID:nL0581454] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES DIP TO $18.5 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
edged down to $18.457 billion as of Oct. 3 from $18.570 billion 
a week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL05660903] [RTRS-MMT-CEN-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    COALITION MEETING ON BUDGET 
    The leaders of the three ruling coalition parties, led by 
Prime Minister Robert Fico, held an unofficial meeting on the 
2008 state budget with Finance Minister Jan Pociatek on 
Saturday. All party leaders and Pociatek declined to comment on 
the talks, but ssaid a another meeting shoudl take place this 
week. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    STATE DIVIDENDS 
    The National Property Fund's (FNM) collected 15 billion  
crowns ($618 million) in dividends from Slovakia's electricity 
distributor firms. Total volume of 2007 state dividends is 
estimated at 24 billion crowns. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
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