Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 3

...The finance ministry will publish central state budget data 
for January-November. 
     
    KACZYNKI IN SLOVAKIA 
    Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic will meet his Polish 
counterpart Lech Kaczynski in the High Tatras. 
     
    ECONOMY GROWS BY RECORD 9.4 PCT IN Q3 
    The Slovak economy showed record high real growth of 9.4 
percent in the third quarter on the back of strong exports and 
accelerating household consumption, the Statistics Office said 
on Friday. 
    [ID:nL30212952] [RTRS-MCE-GVD-SK-LEN] 
    [ID:nL30539508] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    EXPERT SAYS SLOVAKIA SEIZED LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM 
    Radioactive material seized in Slovakia this week was 
low-enriched uranium and could not have been used to make a 
'dirty bomb', a Slovak chemical expert said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL30690808] [RTRS-CRIM NUC-SECUR-SK] 
     
    GOVT TIES BUDGET VOTE TO CONFIDENCE MOTION 
    The Slovak government decided on Friday to combine a 
parliamentary vote on the 2008 state budget with a confidence 
motion in the cabinet to make sure its fiscal plan is approved. 
    [ID:nL30610568] [RTRS-POL-GVD-DBT-SK] 
     
    Q3 REAL AVERAGE WAGE +4.2 PCT Y/Y 
    The real average wage in Slovakia rose by 
4.2 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2007, up from 
4.1 percent growth in the second quarter, the Slovak Statistics 
Office said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL30136058] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $19.3 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
edged up to $19.267 billion as of Nov. 28, from $19.163 billion 
a week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL30208257] [RTRS-CEN-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    FICO TO SUE DZURINDA 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico will sue opposition leader 
Mikulas Dzurinda for slander. Dzurinda has accused Fico of 
making millions of crowns by buying land below market value. 
Fico has said the property was cheap because its was a farm 
land. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    EURO ENTRY 
    The European Parliament requests more time to assess 
applications to join the euro zone. European Commission 
President Jose Manuel Barroso, however, has said only the 
Commission and EU members states have the legal power to decide. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    MINORITY OPTION 
    The opposition party of Christian Democrats (KDH) would back 
a minority government in case of a ruling coalition break-up on 
the condition that a date would be agreed and set for an early 
election, KDH Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky said. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    CUBAN VISIT 
    Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek will start a visit to Cuba 
to negotiate a new bilateral trade agreement. 
    Pravda, page 4 
     
    WORK MIGRATION 
    The amount of Slovaks leaving to work abroad fell in 2007, 
compared with 2006 and 2005, the Statistics Office said. The 
office expected a further slowdown due the rising competition 
and firming crown currency. 
    Pravda, page 27 
     
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