Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 15

    Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Friday. 
     
    NOV EU-NORM INFLATION DATA 
    The Statistics Office will release EU-norm inflation data 
for November. Analysts had predicted the EU-norm inflation to 
rise by 0.3 percent on the month, for an annual inflation rate 
of 3.4 percent. 
     
    NOVEMBER JOBLESS DATA 
    The National Labour Office will publish unemployment 
statistics for November. 
     
    C.BANK TO RELEASE WEEKLY FOREX RESERVES DATA 
    The central bank will release regular weekly forex reserves 
data (1300 GMT). 
     
    C.BANK POSTPONES RATE MEETING TO DEC. 20 
    The Slovak central bank (NBS) has postponed its monthly 
monetary policy meeting to Wednesday, Dec. 20, from originally 
scheduled Dec. 19, the bank's website showed. 
    [ID:nL14596408] [RTRS-CEN-INT-SK] 
     
    S&P WARNS SLOVAKIA ABOUT RISK OF DOWNGRADE 
    Standard & Poor's told Slovakia on Thursday it risked a 
credit ratings downgrade if it loosened its fiscal stance, 
reversed economic reforms or significantly delayed euro zone 
entry from the planned 2009. 
    [ID:nL14787992] [RTRS-EUROPE-MCE-SK] 
     
    CROWN SHEDS EARLY LOSS ON REGION, RATING NEWS 
    The Slovak crown erased early losses against the euro on 
Thursday, helped by a regional rally and affirmation of the 
country's debt ratings, dealers said. 
    [ID:nL14567060] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK-LEN] 
     
    SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS EUROBOND PLAN FOR 2007 
    The Slovak government's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency 
confirmed on Thursday it would sell a eurobond worth 1 billion 
euros in the first quarter of next year. 
    [ID:nL14428548] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    SLOVAK CAR PLANTS SHUT DOWN FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 
    Slovakia's units of Germany's car maker Volkswagen 
, French PSA Peugeot Citroen  and South Korean 
Kia Motors  will halt production for Christmas 
holidays. Production will resume at the beginning of January. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the ed 
States and other Group of Seven countries, see . For a 
diary of forthcoming Slovak events, double click [SK/DIARY], and 
for a calendar of east European economic indicators, see 
[CONV/DIARY]. 
     
    News editor of the day: Peter Laca on +421 2 5341 8402; fax: 
+421 2 5341 8403 
    E-mail: reuters@editorial.sk 
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 Slovak money         [SK-M]  Czech debt                  [CZ-D] 
 Slovak Indicators  [SK-ECI]  Emerging forex          [EMRG/FRX] 
 Eastern European     [EEU]   All emerging markets        [EMRG] 
 Hot stocks           [HOT]   Stock markets                [STX] 
 Market debt news     [DBT]   Forex news                   [FRX] 
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