Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Jan 16

    Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Tuesday. 
     
    C.BANK HOLDS REGULAR TWO-WEEK REPO TENDER 
    The central bank holds its regular liquidity-draining 
two-week tender. 
     
    ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY NEWS CONFERENCE 
    The environment ministry holds a news conference on the 
outcome of talks with the European Commission on the annual 
carbon dioxide cap for 2008-2012 period (starts at 0900 gmt). 
     
    FOREING MINISTRY NEWS CONFERENCE 
    The foreign ministry holds a news conference on Slovakia's 
foreign policy. 
     
    SLOVAK CENBANKER-RATES AT TOP, NEED TIME BEFORE MOVE 
    Slovakia's key interest rate is at the top level and the 
central bank needs time to consider its next move after steady 
increases last year, its governor Ivan Sramko said on Monday. 
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    CROWN REBOUNDS FROM 1-MO LOWS, EYES ON REPO 
    The Slovak crown erased early losses and rebounded from a 
nearly one-month low against the euro on Monday, but dealers 
said more weakening may come if the central bank (NBS) keeps the 
market awash with excess liquidity. 
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    PRESS DIGEST 
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    ANALYSTS SEE CROWN'S EURO-ENTRY LEVEL OF 33.0 
    Analysts polled by a local daily Hospodarske Noviny forecast 
the crown to firm toward 33.0 per euro by January 1, 2009, the 
date Slovaks are expected to adopt the single currency. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
     
    GOVT SAVES SKK 16 BLN IN 2006 
    Slovakia's leftist government of Robert Fico saved, mostly 
on investment projects, 16 billion crowns ($594.1 million) in 
2006, these will be transferred to this year's state budget, 
daily SME cited a source close to government office as saying. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    FICO SEEKS FUEL PRICES REGUALTION 
    Slovakia's leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday 
regulation of fuel prices would help to keep inflation in check, 
and back country's ambition to meet all euro-entry criteria, the 
most-challenging inflation part included. 
    Sme, page 9 
     
    PROGRESS SEEN IN TRANSPETROL CASE 
    Dutch court, deciding on the case of the bankrupt Russian 
oil tycoon YUKOS' assets managed by Yukos Finance, could clear 
the 49 percent stake of Slovak oil pipeline operator Transpetrol 
after a buyer consigns money to the court, daily Sme quoted 
Economy Ministry Lubomir Jahnatek as saying. 
    Sme, page 9 
     
     
     
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click [SK/DIARY], and a calendar of east European economic 
indicators, see [CONV/DIARY]. 
     
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