Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 28

    BRATISLAVA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Thursday. 
     
    REGULAR GOVERNMENT MEETING 
    The government will hold a regular weekly meeting. The 
cabinet will debate a draft law proposing to cut the value-added 
tax on pharmaceuticals. 
     
    AUGUST PPI DATA 
    The Statistics Office will release producer prices data for 
August. The markets expected producer prices to have risen by 
0.3 percent on the month in August, putting the annual rate at 
8.5 percent. 
     
    SNS TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE 
    BRATISLAVA - The far-right Slovak Nationalists (SNS), a 
junior government party, to hold a news conference (0800 GMT). 
     
    EU ENERGY COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS CONFERENCE 
    The EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs will address an 
energy conference. 
     
    WORLD BANK WARNS NEW EU MEMBERS ON FISCAL LAXITY 
    European Union members in east Europe are failing to take 
advantage of booming economies to enact key reforms and put 
their fiscal houses in order, the World Bank warned on 
Wednesday. 
    [ID:nL27338760] [RTRS-DIP-POL-EMRG] 
     
    CROWN FLAT, LACKS TREND 
    The Slovak crown <EURSKK=> remained in a narrow range to the 
euro on Wednesday and traders expected regional sentiment to 
remain the market's key driver in the coming days. 
    [ID:nL27447090] [RTRS-MMT-FRX] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    TELEFONICA PAYS $5.1 MLN FOR 3RD MOBILE PHONE LICENCE 
    Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, which had won a tender for the 
third Slovak mobile phone network operating licence, paid 150 
million crowns ($5.09 million) for the licence on September 6 as 
agreed, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS FIRM ON SMER SUSPENSION 
    The Party of European Socialists, an umbrella organisation 
for left-wing parties in the European Union, reiterated its 
intentions to exclude Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party, 
as it oppose the government's inclusion of a far-right 
nationalist party. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    JUSTICE MINISTRY VOWS TO CANCEL SPECIAL COURT 
    Justice Minister Stefan Harabin will ask the government to 
cancel the country's special court, which pursued major 
political and mafia causes, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    KFC OPENS FIRST RESTAURANT IN SLOVAKIA 
    Kentucky Fried Chicken, the fast-food chain operated by U.S. 
Yum Brands Inc <YUM.N>, opened its first restaurant in Slovakia. 
It plans to add another three restaurants by the end of 2007. 
    Pravda, page 10 
     
    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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