Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 27

    Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial 
markets on Tuesday. 
     
    MONETARY POLICY MEETING 
    The central bank's policy-making board will hold a monthly 
monetary policy meeting. Analysts in a Reuters poll expected the 
main two-week repo rate to stay on hold at 4.75 percent. 
     
    AUTOMOTIVE CONFERENCE 
    Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek to attend an international 
conference on automotive industry in Slovakia. 
     
    PM ON LABOUR CODE 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico wil hold a news conference on the 
prepared labour code amendments, 10 a.m. (0900 GMT). 
     
    PM AT ECONOMIC SEMINAR 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico will attend an economic seminar, 
2 p.m. (1300 GMT). 
     
    STATE REGULATOR NEWS CONFERENCE 
    The state utilities regulator will hold a news conference on 
changes to energy market regulation rules, 9.30 a.m. (0830 GMT). 
     
    CROWN DROPS, EYES RATE DECISION FOR IMPETUS 
    The Slovak crown was weaker against the euro on Monday due 
to capital outflow from central Europe, and dealers said they 
waited for a central bank rate meeting on Tuesday to give the 
unit a near term direction. 
    [ID:nL26734501] [RTRS-MMT-FRX-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    COALITION PARTNERS SLAM LABOR CODE DRAFT 
    The Slovak National Party and HZDS, the two junior ruling 
coalition members, have criticised the new labour code draft 
prepared by the social affairs ministry run by Prime Minister 
Robert Fico's Smer party. 
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    COMPANIES ATTACK LABOUR CODE CHANGES 
    The Employers Association sharply criticised the prepared 
amendments to the labour code, saying the government had not 
discussed the planned changes with businesses. 
    Hospodarske Noviny 
     
    SLOVAKS EYE UKRAINE ELECTRICITY 
    Robert Fico and Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich 
have agreed Slovakia will start importing electricity from 
neighboring Ukraine. 
    Pravda, page 9 
     
    SAMSUNG'S DECISION IN MARCH 
    Slovakia expects South Korea's Samsung Electronics 
 to decide on the location of its new LCD panel plant 
in March. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
    SLOVNAFT EYES OIL FROM LYBIA 
    Slovak oil refiner Slovnaft , a unit of Hungarian 
oil and gas company MOL , said it was considering 
buying oil from Libya. 
    Sme, page 7 
     
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