Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 19

    BRATISLAVA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Thursday. 
     
    PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN INAUGURATES SLOVAK PLANT 
    French PSA Peugeot Citroen will officially inaugurate its 
new Slovak plant. PSA's CEO Jean-Martin Folz and Slovak Prime 
Minister Robert Fico will attend the ceremony. 
     
    TRANSPORT AND TELECOMS MINISTRY NEWS CONFERENCE 
    The transport and telecommunications ministry will hold a 
news confrence on its future strategy. 
     
    REGULAR PARLIAMENT SESSION 
    The parliament continues in its regular session. Government 
members will face questions from deputies during the regular 
question hour at 1200 GMT. 
     
    CROWN HITS NEW ALL-TIME PEAK, SEEN FIRMING FURTHER 
    The Slovak crown bucked a correction in central European 
markets on Wednesday and firmed to a new record high against the 
euro, dealers said. 
    [ID:nL1846023] [RTRS-MMT-FRX] 
     
    SLOVAKIA STOPS BRATISLAVA AIRPORT SALE 
    The Slovak government made the final decision on Wednesday 
to cancel the sale of the country's largest airport to Vienna 
airport operator Flughafen Wien <VIEV.VI>, in line with a 
competition watchdog ruling. 
    [ID:nL1853534] [RTRS-MRG-AIR] 
     
    SLOVAKIA TO PULL TROOPS FROM IRAQ IN FEBRUARY 
    The Slovak government agreed on Wednesday to pull its 
soldiers from Iraq in February, joining several other European 
Union nations that have withdrawn troops from the country 
following a government change. 
    [ID:nL1825061] [RTRS-DIP-POL-WAR] 
     
    PRESS DIGETS 
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    MECIAR OPPOSES TAX CHANGES 
    Vladimir Meciar, the leader of the junior ruling coalition 
party HZDS, said he would not support a government plan to cut 
the amount that companies can grant to non-government 
organisations to 0.5 percent from 2.0 percent of the their 
taxes, the daily Sme reports. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    C.BANK VICE-GOV NOMINEE IN NOVEMBER 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico said the government should have 
its candidate for the post of a central bank's Vice-Governor 
within two to four weeks, the daily Pravda reports. 
    Pravda, page 11 
     
    ECONMIN LACKS FUNDS FOR INCENTIVES 
    The economy ministry will not have enough cash to attract 
new foreign investment projects in 2007 as the allocated funds 
in the state budget will cover only incentives to already 
approved deals, the daily Pravda reports. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    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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