BRATISLAVA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
COALITION MEETING
Three leaders of the ruling coalition will meet to debate
current political issues. The news conference expected by 1200
GMT.
REPO TENDER
The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender,
by 1100 GMT.
2008 BUDGET SHOULD BE TIGHTER - CBANKER
The Slovak state budget plan for 2008 is acceptable but the
central bank would have liked an even smaller deficit to help
contain inflation risks, a central bank vice-governor was quoted
on Monday as saying.
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SLOVAKS SELL FIRST BONDS IN MONTHS, DEMAND SEEN LOW
Slovakia sold its first state bonds in over four months on
Monday, but foreign demand was low and international investors'
appetite should remain subdued before the planned euro adoption
next year, dealers said.
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NOV RETAIL SALES +2.0 PCT Y/Y
Slovak retail sales rose a real 2.0 percent year-on-year in
November compared with a 2.1 percent annual increase in October,
the Slovak Statistics Office said on Monday
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NOV REAL AVERAGE IND WAGE +1.6 PCT
The real average industrial wage in Slovakia rose by 1.6
percent year-on-year in November, compared with a 0.3 percent
rise in October, the Slovak Statistics Office said on Monday.
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UKRAINE, SLOVAKIA CONSIDER CASPIAN OIL VIA DRUZHBA
Ukraine may transport Caspian oil to Slovakia through the
Druzhba pipeline, President Viktor Yushchenko's office said on
Monday after the two heads of state met in the western town of
Uzhgorod.
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EU TO ALLOW POOREST MEMBERS TO RAISE CO2 EMISSIONS
The European Commission will propose allowing the poorest
new central European member states to increase greeenhouse gas
emissions by up to 20 percent by 2020 over 2005 levels under a
major energy and climate change plan to be unveiled next week,
EU sources said on Monday.
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PRESS DIGEST
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EURO PARITY SHIFT
Analysts are confident that a second revaluation of
Slovakia's central parity within the Exchange Rate Mechanism 2
(ERM-2) will come despite remarks by Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Sme, page 1
BRATISLAVA AIRPORT
The government is expected to debate on Wednesday future
development of the country's main Bratislava airport. The
transportation ministry favours a joint venture with a private
investor with the government controlling a majority stake.
Sme, page 7
BRATISLAVA LAND DEAL
Bratislava's heating company, managed by the Smer party of
Prime Minister Robert Fico, is likely to sell 40,000 square
meters of land in the capital to private equity group Penta for
1.2 billion crowns ($53.69 million).
Pravda, page 1
USED CARS IMPORTS
Imports of used cars to Slovakia rose by one fifth to 87,677
units in 2007, compared with 6 percent growth in new car sales
to 83,255 vehicles.
Pravda, page 19
SLOVAK TELEKOM APPEAL
A Slovak unit of Deutsche Telekom <DTEGn.DE>, Slovak
Telekom, appealed against a fine worth 525.8 million crowns,
levied in December for abusing its dominant market position.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
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