Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 6

    BRATISLAVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Friday. 
     
    C.BANK TO RELEASE WEEKLY FOREX RESERVES DATA 
    The central bank will release regular weekly forex reserves 
data, (1200 GMT). 
     
    PM FEARS RATE RISES WILL HIT ECONOMY 
    Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday he feared 
the central bank's current tightening cycle may slow the economy 
as the EU member tries to meet its euro adoption target of 2009. 
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    COALITION PARTNER SLAMS SLOVAK PM'S TAX CHANGES 
    The leader of one of Slovakia's ruling coalition parties 
said on Thursday that his party would vote against Prime 
Minister Robert Fico's tax changes in parliament unless the plan 
was revised. 
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    SLOVAK TELEFONICA EYES COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN Q1/07 
    Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC> said on Thursday its unit 
Telefonica O2 Slovakia will launch commercial service in the 
first quarter of 2007. 
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    CROWN NEARS HIGH, MORE GAINS SEEN 
    The Slovak crown <EURSKK=> extended its gains against the 
euro on Thursday as foreign investors poured more capital into 
the market, with dealers saying it could test a 37.00 per euro 
resistance level. 
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    PRESS DIGEST 
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    SPP' SPECIAL DIVIDENDS TO FUND GOVT PRIORITIES - PAPER 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico seeks 16-18 billion of crowns in 
extraordinary dividends from the dominant gas monopoly SPP, to 
raise funds needed to cover the government's priorities, the 
daily Hospodarske Noviny reported. The state holds a majority 
stake in SPP. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
    FICO DISCUSSES STATE TELEVISON'S NEWS BROADCAST 
    Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called the editor-in-chief 
of country's state television (STV) on Tuesday to discuss the 
nature of STV's report on his trip to Italy, the daily Sme 
reported. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    EXTRAORDINARY GOVT MEETING ON SUNDAY 
    The government will hold an extraordinary meeting on Friday 
to debate whether the economy ministry, education ministry or 
ministry of regional development will be in charge of 
channelling billions of crowns from the European Union's 
Structural Funds, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    ECONMIN EYES TIGHT CONTROL OF URSO 
    Economy ministry amendments to the law on the State 
Regulator (URSO) eye tighter control of the body. The ministry 
is proposing to take control over all URSO decisions, reimposing 
electricity price regulation, and regulated prices for firms. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 3 
     
    ECONOMIN 2007 BUDGET CASH DEMANDS TOP $154 MLN 
    The economy ministry's cash demands from the 2007 state 
budget topped 4.5 billion crowns ($154.1 million), the daily Sme 
reports. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    EASY-JET EXITS SLOVAKIA 
    British low-cost airlines easyJet <EZJ.L> left the Slovak 
market on Oct. 1, saying its one and only route to London's 
Luton had no growth potential, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the ed 
States and other Group of Seven countries, see <G7TODAY>. For a 
diary of forthcoming Slovak events, double click [SK/DIARY], and 
for a calendar of east European economic indicators, see 
[CONV/DIARY]. 
     
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