Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 15

...The Statistics Office will release October EU-norm inflation 
data, 0800 GMT. Analysts surveyed by Reuters expected EU-norm 
inflation of 0.2 percent on the month and 1.9 percent on the 
year in October. 
     
    PM FICO SPEECH 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico will address a conference on 
highways construction. 
     
    ENERGY CONFERENCE 
    The Foreign Ministry is hosting a conference on the European 
Union's energy policy and security of energy supply in Slovakia. 
     
    SLOVAK GDP TO REMAIN STRONG, CPI NOT A THREAT 
    Slovak economic growth should remain strong in the fourth 
quarter and a spike in consumer prices will not derail the 2009 
euro entry target date, central bank (NBS) officials said on 
Wednesday. 
    [ID:nL14550944]        [RTRS-SK-CEN-INT-FRX] 
     
    SLOVAK CROWN NEAR 8-MTH HIGHS, IGNORES GOVT TENSIONS 
    The Slovak crown neared eight-month highs against the euro 
on Wednesday, supported by a series of positive economic data 
and ignoring a fresh row inside the government coalition, 
traders said. 
    [ID:nL14527376] [RTRS-SK-FRX-MMT] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    HZDS DEFIES FICO 
    A junior coalition member HZDS is refusing to sack a deputy 
chief of the state land administrator over a suspicious land 
deal as demanded by Prime Minister Robert Fico. 
    Sme, page 3 
     
    LAND DEAL INVESTIGATION 
    The office of Slovakia's Prosecutor General started to 
investigate a suspicious land deal at the state land 
administrator. 
    Sme, page 3 
     
    NEW SUSPICIOUS LAND DEAL 
    A deputy chief of the Slovak land administrator has also 
forged a contract on a transfer of 600,000 square meters of land 
in a popular mountain resort, PM Robert Fico said. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    NO PRIVATE PENSION CUTS 
    The government does not plan to cut transfers to private 
pension accounts, the so called second pillar. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
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