Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Jan 26

    Here are news stories, press 
repors and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Friday. 
     
    DEC PPI DATA 
    The Statistics Office will publish producer price data for 
December 2006. Analysts forecast producer prices to have risen 
by 0.1 percent month-on-month, for an annual inflation rate of 
6.3 percent. 9 a.m. (0800 GMT). 
     
    C.BANK RESERVES DATA 
    The central bank will release weekly forex reserves data. 2 
p.m. (1300 GMT). 
     
    INSURERS' NEWS CONFERENCE 
    The Slovak Association of Health-care Insurance Companies 
will hold a news conference on Prime Minister Robert Fico's 
intention to ban insurers from making profits. 11 a.m. (1000 
GMT). 
     
    C.BANKER SAYS HIKES MAY BE OVER, CROWN FALLS 
    The Slovak central bank (NBS) may have finished tightening 
monetary policy as lower oil prices and a rising currency have 
improved the inflation outlook, NBS board member Ludovit Odor 
said on Thursday, which led to a softer tone in the crown. 
    [nL25288299] [RTRS-CEN-INT-PLCY-SK] 
     
    RISK OF SHARP CORRECTION IN SOME E.EUROPE STATES-WB 
    Several of the European Union's former communist member 
states must adjust policy to ensure that their economies do not 
overheat or risk a sharp correction in growth, the World Bank 
said on Thursday. 
    [nL25906450] [RTRS-EEU-EMRG-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    TENDER INVESTIGATION 
    Slovakia's Anti-corruption office is investigating the 7.5 
billion crown ($278.7 million) tender won by the BAE Systems to 
deliver a military mobile communication system MOKYS. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    ENEL TO DECIDE ON MOCHOVCE IN APRIL 
    Italy's utility Enel , the majority owner of 
Slovakia's dominant power maker Slovenske Elektrarne, will 
decide by April whether to build two new blocks at the Mochovce 
nuclear power plant. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    LABOUR CODE CHANGES 
    Slovakia's Association of Employers says government 
intention to change to the labour code could complicate 
companies operations and slow employment growth. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    United States and other Group of Seven countries, see 
. For a diary of forthcoming Slovak events, double 
click [SK/DIARY], and 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: editorial@reuters.sk 
    Reuters Messaging: martin.dokoupil.reuters.com@reuters.net 
     
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 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] 
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 ((Compiled by Martin Santa; Bratislava Newsroom; Email: 
editorial@reuters.sk; +421-2-5341-8402)) 
 ($1=26.91 Slovak Crown) 
  

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