Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 5

...FOR ROAD TOLL SYSTEM 
    Slovakia received eight bids in a 20 billion-crown ($869 
million) tendering for a new road toll system, the state highway 
administrator said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL02515388] [RTRS-CENG-RRL-LEN-SK] 
     
    OCT EU-NORM INFLATION SEEN UP, RATES ON HOLD 
    Slovak EU-norm inflation probably hit a six-month high in 
October without jeopardising the country's euro adoption aims, 
allowing the central bank to keep policy on hold this month, 
according to a Reuters poll. 
    [ID:nL0276315] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-LEN-SK] 
    [ID:nL0258009] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-LEN-SK] 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $18.8 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
rose to $18.798 billion as of Oct. 30 from $18.490 billion a 
week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL02709596] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    JAN-OCT STATE BUDGET SURPLUS SKK 6.9 BLN 
    The Slovak central state budget showed a surplus of 6.888 
billion crowns ($298.3 million) for January-October, compared 
with a 1.1 billion crown gap in the first 10 months of 2006, the 
finance ministry said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL02593837] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST: 
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    INTEREST RATE LIMITS 
    The government plans to set the limit for interest rates on 
loans from 2008. Banks and loan providers have criticised the 
plan, saying it would create room for illegal loan market. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    END OF IRAQI MISSION 
    The government is expected to debate on Wednesday a proposal 
to pull out the last two soldiers from Iraq. 
    Pravda, page 4 
     
    BUSINESS COMPETITION 
    Slovakia fell to 41st place in the world's business 
competition environment index this year from the 39th place in 
2006, the first decline in four years. 
    Pravda, page 30 
     
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