FACTBOX-Central Europe cbanks meet on interest rates

...following table outlines the dates, market forecasts and decisions taken 
on interest rates at the meetings, and lists recent Reuters news reports on 
monetary policy in the region. 
  
COUNTRY     DECISION DATE      DECISION        FORECAST       PREVIOUS RATE  
Czech Rep    Oct 25           no change       no change         3.25 pct 
Hungary      Oct 29              N/A         25 bps cut         7.50 pct 
Serbia       Oct 29              N/A             N/A            9.75 pct 
Slovakia     Oct 30              N/A          no change         4.25 pct 
Poland       Oct 30-31           N/A          no change         4.75 pct 
Romania      Oct 31              N/A       25-50 bps hike       7.00 pct 
 
RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES    
 
Czech Republic  
Czechs hold rates for second month as crown firms            [nL25710600] 
Czech c.banker says firm crown offsets oil - paper        [ID:nL25390074] 
FACTBOX-Who is who on the Czech cbank policy board        [ID:nL24214784] 
FACTBOX-Czech central bankers' recent remarks on policy   [ID:nL24295673] 
All 7 Czech cbankers to decide on rates Oct 25             [ID:nL1810126] 
 
Hungary   
Hungary FX dealers see 25 bps rate cut on Monday          [ID:nL24664626] 
Hungarian cbank sees inflation on track - Sept minutes    [ID:nL12062003] 
 
Serbia  
Serb cbank considers new moves as dinar soars             [ID:nL125372280] 
Serbia c.bank tells exporters to hedge via FX forwards     [ID:nL16296591] 
  
Slovakia  
Slovak c.bank seen staying put in Oct despite CPI jump    [ID:nL23374644] 
Slovak interest rate forecasts through Q1/08              [ID:nL23342534] 
IMF: Slovak euro bid to signal CEE treatment               [ID:nL1776737] 
Slovak cbanker: No need to react to price jump            [ID:nL16166650] 
  
Poland  
Polish c.bank chief only one against August hike          [ID:nWAR006206] 
Polish rate hikes should come quickly -c.banker Noga      [ID:nL23187729] 
Polish output eases, fails to cool hike expectations      [ID:nL18774790] 
Polish MPC ready to act - Filar                           [ID:nL16494671] 
Polish interest rates seen flat in Oct, up in Nov          [ID:nL0938683] 
  
Romania  
Romanian cbank likely to raise rates in Oct - Governor    [ID:nL16264738] 
Romanian c.bank seen switching to rate hike in Oct        [ID:nL12192910] 
Romanian interest rate forecasts to Feb 2008              [ID:nL08576524] 
     
 
  Keywords: EAST RATES/  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]