BRATISLAVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Monday.
NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
Finance Minister Jan Pociatek will face a no-confidence vote
in parliament, 1700 GMT.
BOND AUCTION
The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
will auction 3-year, zero-coupon state bonds.
STATE BUDGET
The finance ministry will publish central state budget data
for January-November.
FINANCE MINISTER FACES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
Slovakia's Finance Minister will face a no-confidence vote
next week, after opposition deputies, who accuse him of costing
the government millions of dollars, initiated proceedings
against him on Friday.
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SLOVAKS LOOSEN 2009 BUDGET DEFICIT GOAL
Slovak lawmakers approved a bigger 2009 budget deficit on
Friday than originally planned as the global financial crisis
hits the country's finances in the first year of its euro zone
membership.
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STRABAG UNIT WINS $110 MLN SLOVAK AIRPORT CONTRACT
Slovakia's ZIPP Bratislava, a unit of Austria's Strabag
<STRV.VI>, won the tender to build a new terminal at the
Bratislava airport with a bid of 2.6 billion crowns ($110.4
million), the airport said on Friday.
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C.BANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $17 BLN
The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
rose to $17.003 billion as of Nov. 26 from $16.775 billion on
Nov. 19, the bank said on Friday.
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HUNGARY-SLOVAK SOCCER MATCH SHOWS TWO CAN BE FRIENDS
Gabor Ivady, mayor of a Hungarian village in hills near the
Slovak border, believes tensions between the two nations are
fuelled by extremists and have nothing to do with normal people.
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PRESS DIGEST
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LOWER VAT
Prime Minister Robert Fico said the government was
considering lowering the value added tax (VAT) on selected goods
and services in case of favourable economic trends. Fico did not
give any details.
Sme, page 7
GAS PRICES
The dominant gas company Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel
(SPP) said prices approved by the state regulator for next year
will not cover the cost of gas purchased from Russia. The
regulator ruled last week to keep average gas prices for
households flat next year.
Sme, page 7
SKYEUROPE POSTS RECORD LOSS
The Slovak-based low-cost airline SkyEurope <SKYV.VI> posted
a record loss of 59.4 million euro ($76.86 million) in the
fiscal year of 2007, up from 24.07 million euro loss in 2006.
SkyEurope cited high fuel costs, worse market conditions as
reasons.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
ECONOMIC SENTIMENT
Slovakia's economic sentiment fell by 4.8 percentage points
on the month to 88.5 points in November, the weakest level since
October 1999, the Statistics Office said.
Pravda, page 40
MORE JOB CUTS
Slovakia's two rubber producers will lay off people due to
weakening foreign demand, and two makers of insulation materials
will cut some 300 positions due to falling production of its
foreign clients.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 16
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