FACTBOX-Central Europe c.banks meet on interest rates

...dates, market forecasts and decisions taken on interest rates at 
the meetings, and lists recent Reuters news reports related to monetary policy 
in the region. 
     
INTEREST RATES  
COUNTRY     DECISION DATE      DECISION        FORECAST         PVS RATE 
Hungary      Dec 17             n/a           no change         7.50 pct 
Slovakia     Dec 18             n/a           no change         4.25 pct  
Poland       Dec 19             n/a           no change         5.00 pct  
Czech Rep    Dec 19             n/a           no change         3.50 pct  
Serbia       Dec 28             n/a             n/a             9.50 pct  
     
RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN ECONOMIES  
 E.Europe food price shock may have peaked for some            [ID:nL11473509] 
 
HUNGARY  
 Hungarian FX dealers see rates on hold on Dec 17              [ID:nL12694804] 
 Hungarian rates seen on hold for next 2 months                [ID:nL13256491] 
 Hungarian c.banker says budget rules require unity            [ID:nL11668899] 
 Wage talks key for Hungary rate outlook - c.banker            [ID:nL10577855] 
 Hungary c.bank voted 9-3 to hold rates on CPI                 [ID:nL07030817] 
 Hungary c.bank must eye longer-term CPI, not growth           [ID:nL07439487] 
 Hungary's GDP has hit nadir, seen recovering - c.banker       [ID:nL0797065] 
 Hungarian rate setter sees "very serious" CPI risks           [ID:nL05134231] 
 Hungary's  economy slows in Q3, risk to exports               [ID:nL06052244] 
 Hungary Nov CPI jumps, food pressure may ease                 [ID:nL11071957] 
     
CZECH REPUBLIC  
 Analysts see Czech rates on hold, minority sees hike          [ID:nL14379444] 
 Czechs little exposed to subprime - c.banker                  [ID:nL1785680] 
 All Czech c.bankers to attend Dec rate meeting                [ID:nL13464440] 
 Czech c.bank's Singer: rate hike is on cards                  [ID:nL11471233] 
 Czech CPI spike to 5 pct boosts crown, rate hike bets         [ID:nL1062697] 
 Czech PM says firms can cope with crown rise                  [ID:nL11343770] 
 Czech crown breaks 26.0 vs euro for first time                [ID:nL10380453] 
     
POLAND  
 Polish rates seen flat in Dec, up in January                  [ID:nL10724514] 
 Strong zloty not reuslt of changed fundamentals               [ID:nL14357634] 
 Polish inflation jumps to 3.6 pct in Nov                      [ID.nL13893804] 
 Rise in Polish C/A gap no reason to worry - c.bank            [ID:nWAR006391] 
 Polish MPC should act to avoid CPI over 4 pct - c.banker      [ID:nL1156439] 
 Polish MPC to rein in CPI "within few quarters"               [ID:nL10571202] 
 Poland may need to up rates in 2008 - MPC member              [ID:nWAR006385] 
     
SLOVAKIA  
 Slovak rates seen unchanged, inflation on course for euro     [ID:nL12869529] 
 Slovak c.banker says no big demand-side pressures             [ID:nL1262395] 
 Slovak consumption not a threat, c.banker says                [ID:nL05487060] 
 Slovak inflation slows, interest rates seen flat              [ID:nL14532138] 
 
SERBIA  
 Serbian c.bank says policy change a matter of time            [ID:nL04713200] 
 Serb bank holds rates, hike seen by year-end                  [ID:nL1023173] 
 Serb Nov inflation rises to 8.8 pct yr/yr                     [ID:nL30522032] 
  (Reporting by Jan Lopatka; editing by David Stamp) 
  
  Keywords: EAST RATES/  
    

[Reuters/Finance.cz]