Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 19

    BRATISLAVA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Tuesday. 
     
    C.BANK REPO TENDER 
    The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender. 
     
    PM EYES SPENDING RESHUFFLE TO FUND WELFARE 
    The Slovak government will reorganise state expenditure next 
year to cover increased spending on welfare priorities, Prime 
Minister Robert Fico said on Monday. 
    [ID:nL18817526] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-FRX] 
     
    DELL SAYS TO ADD NEW JOBS IN U.S., SLOVAKIA 
    plans to hire some 1,100 new staff in the U.S. and Slovakia 
as the world's largest PC maker expands its development and 
services operations, Chairman Michael Dell said on Monday. 
    [ID:nL18826835] [RTRS-BUS-DPR] 
     
    SLOVAKIA SELLS SKK 1.73 BLN OF 8-YR STATE BOND 
    Slovakia sold 1.73 billion crowns ($58.80 million) worth of 
8-year, 4.9 percent state bonds <SK110214202=> in an auction on 
Monday, the finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management 
Agency said. 
    [ID:nPRG000071] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-ISU] 
     
    SLOVAK CROWN EASES BACK AFTER JUMP, SEEN IN RANGE 
    The Slovak crown <EURSKK=> closed little changed to the euro 
on Monday after investors took quick profits from a jump early 
in the session, dealers said. 
    [ID:nL18515785] [RTRS-MMT-FRX] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    INVESTORS WARY OF ENERGY MARKET MOVES 
    Foreign investors controlling Slovakia's key utilities fear 
the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico could try to strip 
them off the management control in the companies, daily Pravda 
reports. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    WELFARE CLASH 
    Finance Minister Jan Pociatek and Social Affair Minister 
Viera Tomanova are arguing over payments for the first-born 
babies and its impact on the state budget, the daily Pravda 
reports. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    FINMIN EYES DEBATE ON TAX CHANGES 
    The finance ministry said it would debate with 
non-government organisations on the proposal to abolish an 
option for companies to grant 2 percent of their taxes to the 
NGOs, daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    SMER LEADS IN POLL 
    Fico's SMER remains the most popular party, registering  
39.8 percent support in the latest opinion poll by the 
Statistics Office, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
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