Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 31

    BRATISLAVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Tuesday. 
     
    C.BANK HOLDS RATES SETTING MEETING 
    The central bank will hold its monthly monetary policy 
meeting. The meeting starts at 1400 GMT, news conference is 
scheduled for 1600 GMT. 
     
    C.BANK TO HOLD REGULAR 2-WK REPO TENDER 
    The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender 
meeting. 
     
    REGULAR GOVERNMENT MEETING 
    The government will hold its regular weekly meeting. 
Ministers are expected to debate changes to energy market 
regulation. 
     
    SLOVAKIA SELLS SKK 2.2 BLN WORTH OF 6-YR BONDS 
    Slovakia sold 2.2 billion crown ($76.84 million) worth of 
6-year, zero-coupon state bonds <SK040512205=>, in an auction on 
Monday, The Finance Ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management 
Agency said. 
    [ID:nL30582076] [RTRS-GVD-ISU-MMT] 
     
    SLOVAKIA CANCELS TWO NOVEMBER BOND AUCTIONS 
    Slovakia has cancelled auctions of state bonds planned for 
Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, the Finance Ministry's Debt and Liquidity 
Management Agency (ARDAL) said on Monday. 
    [ID:nL30893902] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-ISU] 
     
    CROWN FLAT, RATE DECISION TO GIVE IMPETUS 
    The Slovak crown ended flat against the euro after mixed 
trading on Monday, as investors waited to see whether the 
central bank raises interest rates at its monetary policy 
meeting on Tuesday. 
    [ID:nL30661161] [RTRS-MMT-FRX] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    NEW ENERGY REGULATION TO HELP FIGHT CPI 
    An economy ministry plan to tighten control of utility price 
settings should help Slovakia curb inflation as it tries to meet 
conditions for adopting the euro in 2009, the daily Pravda 
reports. 
    Pravda, page 13 
     
    ECONMIN TO DEBATE TRANSPETROL WITH PUTIN 
    Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek is expected to debate with 
Russian president Vladimir Putin Slovakia's plan to buy back the 
49 percent stake in the oil pipeline operator Transpetrol from 
bankrupted Russian oil firm YUKOS, the daily Pravda reports. 
Jahnatek is scheduled to meet Putin next week in Moscow. 
    Pravda, page 13 
     
    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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