BRATISLAVA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Wednesday. Q3 GDP FLASH ESTIMATE The Statistics Office will release flash estimate of the third-quarter GDP. Analysts in a Reuters poll have predicted real GDP growth of 6.6 percent (0800 GMT). REGULAR GOVERNMENT MEETING The government will hold a regular weekly meeting. CROWN HITS RECORD, RATE HIKE PROSPECTS EASE The Slovak crown firmed through a key resistance level of 36.0 to the euro to hit a new record high on Tuesday, and analysts said the currency's strength curbed prospects of an imminent interest rate increase. [ID:nL14192750] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] CBANK REPO DRAINS SKK 104 BLN FROM MKT The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids at its regular two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 104.155 billion crowns ($3.70 billion) from the money market, NBS data showed. [ID:nL14891139] [RTRS-CEN-FRX-MMT] PRESS DIGEST ------------ CTP TO INVEST 150 MLN EURO IN SLOVAKIA The Czech-based developer CTP Invest said it planned to spend 150 million euros in Slovakia in 2007 to build a logistic centre near the northern Slovak town of Zilina. Pravda, page 9 SLOVNAFT 9-MO NET $260 MLN Oil refiner Slovnaft, a unit of Hungary's oil an gas company MOL <MOL.BU>, said its January-September net profit rose by 6 percent year-on-year to 7.3 billion Slovak crowns ($260 million). Sme, page 6 NEW ENERGY REGULATION LAW MAY HURT BUDGET The finance ministry said the amendment to energy market regulatory rules, proposed by the economy ministry, might reduce state budget income by 5 billion crowns a year as it would cut revenues of utilities in which state has stakes. Pravda, page 8 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]. News editor of the day: Peter Laca on +421 2 5341 8402; fax: +421 2 5341 8403 E-mail: reuters@editorial.sk Reuters Messaging: peter.laca.reuters.com@reuters.net For real-time index quotes, double click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20> Budapest BUX <.BUX> Prague PX50 <.PX50> Other related news: Slovak equities [SK-E] E.Europe equities [.CEE] Slovak money [SK-M] Czech debt [CZ-D] Slovak Indicators [SK-ECI] Emerging forex [EMRG/FRX] Eastern European [EEU] All emerging markets [EMRG] Hot stocks [HOT] Stock markets [STX] Market debt news [DBT] Forex news [FRX] TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets [TOP/EMRG] TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch [TOP/EAST] ((Bratislava Newsroom; Email: editorial@reuters.sk; +421-905-602-847)) ($1=28.08 Slovak Crown)