FACTBOX-Central Europe cbanks meet on interest rates

...market forecasts and decisions taken on interest rates at the meetings, 
and lists recent Reuters news reports on monetary policy in the region.  
    It also outlines the upcoming release of gross domestic product data in 
several countries in the region. 
  
 INTEREST RATES 
COUNTRY     DECISION DATE      DECISION        FORECAST         PVS RATE 
Hungary      Nov 26           no change       no change         7.50 pct 
Slovakia     Nov 27           no change       no change         4.25 pct 
Poland       Nov 27-28   +25 bps to 5.0 pct    +25 bps          4.75 pct 
Serbia       Nov 28           no change       no change         9.5 pct  
Czech Rep    Nov 29      +25 bps to 3.5 pct    +25 bps          3.25 pct 
  
 GDP DATA (PCT CHANGE) 
COUNTRY      RELEASE DATE     ACTUAL   FORECAST    PREV QTR 
Poland       Nov 30             N/A     5.9        6.4 pct 
Romania      Nov 30             N/A     N/A        5.6 pct 
Slovakia     Nov 30             9.4     8.6        9.3 pct 
Hungary      Dec 7              1.0     1.55       1.2 pct 
Czech Rep    Dec 9              N/A     5.8        6.0 pct 
 
    Note. Slovakia released a flash estimate of third quarter GDP growth on Nov 
13 and will issue full data on Nov 30. Hungary released preliminary GDP data on 
Nov 14, and will give final data on Dec 7.  
    
    RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES     
 
 CZECH REPUBLIC 
Czech c.bank ups rates to tame resurgent inflation          [ID:nL29206268] 
INSTANT VIEW-Czech cbank ups interest rates by 25 bps       [ID:nL29679528] 
    
 POLAND 
Polish c.bank aims to bring CPI back to target              [ID:nL29128288] 
Polish c.bank raises rates, signals further hikes           [ID:nL28469136] 
 
 SERBIA 
Serb cbank calls fixing session to sell euros               [ID:nL29487713] 
Serb cbank leaves policy rate on hold, for now              [ID:nL28210798] 
Serb cbank sells euros after banks refuse to trade          [ID:nL28487699] 
  
 SLOVAKIA 
Slovak central bank keeps rates flat for 7th month          [ID:nL27465005] 
     
 HUNGARY  
Hungary wage growth may force rate rise-cbank               [ID:nL27499015] 
Hungary cbank holds rates, delay seen in cuts               [ID:nL26429398] 
Hungary's Cbank details fresh economic forecasts            [ID:nBSB001588] 
HIGHLIGHTS-Hungarian rate decision and press conference     [ID:nL26665727] 
INSTANT VIEW-Hungary cbank holds rates at 7.5 pct              [nL26430136] 
  
 CZECH REPUBLIC  
Analysts split on whether Czech rates to rise in Nov        [ID:nL21649255] 
 
 (Reporting by Alan Crosby; editing by David Stamp) 
 
  Keywords: ECONOMY EAST/RATES  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]