Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 20

    BRATISLAVA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Wednesday. 
     
    FDI NEWS CONFERENCE 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico and Economy Minister Lubomir 
Jahnatek will hold a news conference on a new foreign investment 
project in Nitra (0715 GMT). 
     
    REGULAR GOVT MEETING 
    The government will hold its regular meeting (0600 GMT). 
     
    CBANK REPO DRAINS SKK 122 BLN FROM MARKET 
    The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in its 
regular two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 122.104 
billion crowns ($4.14 billion) from the money market, NBS data 
showed. 
    [ID:nL19518402] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-CEN] 
     
    CROWN DOWN ON FORINT, SEEN HOLDING RANGE 
    The Slovak crown <EURSKK=> eased on Wednesday as the 
Hungarian forint dragged central European currencies to weaker 
levels, dealers said. 
    [ID:nL1931032] [RTRS-MMT-FRX] 
     
    ADIDAS BUYS REEBOK RIGHTS IN CZECH REP, SLOVAKIA 
    German sporting goods firm Adidas <ADSG.DE> has bought the 
distribution rights for its recently acquired Reebok brand in 
the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the company said in a statement 
on Tuesday. 
    [ID:nL19914972] [RTRS-RET-EEU] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    MINISTRIES QUESTION SPENDING RESHUFFLE PLAN 
    Ministries are questioning the Prime Minister Robert Fico's 
plan to reshuffle government spending next year and save some 
15-20 percent of expenditure for welfare priorities, the daily 
Sme reports. Sme says ministries see only limited room for 
savings. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    SONY PLANS NEW $61 MLN SLOVAK PLANT  
    Sony Corp. <6758.T> is expected to invest 1.8 billion crowns 
($60.81 million) to build a new plant in Slovakia to produce 
flat-screen televisions, the daily Pravda reports. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
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