Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 23

    Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Friday. 
     
    FX RESERVES 
    The central bank (NBS) will publish the weekly foreign 
currency reserves data. 
     
    SLOVAK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS EXTEND STRIKE 
    Air traffic controllers in Slovakia have extended their 
strike indefinitely after talks with the Transport Ministry 
reached a deadlock, the ministry said on Thursday. 
    [ID:nL22603495] [RTRS-AIR-POL-SK] 
     
    SLOVAK CROWN MOVES IN NARROW RANGE, AWAITS CBANK 
    The Slovak crown drifted in a tight range against the euro 
on Thursday, and dealers expected trendless trading to continue 
before a central bank (NBS) monthly policy meeting next week. 
    [ID:nL22564684] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    SLOVAKIA MAY DISPUTE SE SALE TO ENEL 
    Slovakia might sue Italy's utility Enel  over the 
privatisation contract under which the firm bought 66 percent of 
power generator Slovenske Elektrarne (SE), Slovak National Party 
(SNS) chief Jan Slota said. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    SLOVAKIA TO CUT PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS 
    The Slovak Defence Ministry is considering cutting number of 
peacekeeping missions tat Sovakia, a NATO member, takes part in. 
The number of missions should be reduced to two or three, from 
six at present. Slovakia has 630 soldiers serving abroad. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    SLOVNAFT SEEKS DRILLING RIGHTS IN LIBYA 
    Slovakia's sole oil refiner Slovnaft, controlled by 
Hungary's MOL , is seeking drilling rights in Libya, 
the firm's director Oszkar Vilagi said. The company is also 
eyeing modernising Libyan rafineries and oil deliveries. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    SE TO COMPLETE MOCHOVCE 
    The dominant power producer Slovenske Elektrarne, owned by 
Italy's Enel, will build the remaining two blocks at Slovakia's 
second nuclear power plant at Mochovce, the daily Pravda cites 
unamed SE sources as saying. 
    Pravda, page 8 
     
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