BRATISLAVA, April 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Thursday.
FICO WITH TRADE CHAMBER
Prime Minister Robert Fico will attend an annual meeting of
the Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 1000 GMT.
RATES SEEN FLAT UNTIL EURO ENTRY CONFIRMED
Slovakia's central bank is likely to hold interest rates at
its April policy meeting, and will await confirmation that the
country can adopt the euro next year before aligning its rates
with the euro zone, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
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SLOVAKIA NEEDS TIGHT BUDGET, WAGE MODERATION-IMF
Slovakia has made good progress on inflation but will need
tight fiscal policies and wage moderation to keep it on track,
the deputy director of the International Monetary Fund's
European Department, Ajai Chopra, said on Wednesday.
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PRESS DIGEST
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ELECTRICITY PRICES
The state utility regulator URSO has prepared a draft law
designed to control electricity prices next year by regulating
the cost of power sold by electricity makers. The dominant power
producer, Slovenske Elektrarne, a unit of Italy's Enel
<ENEI.MI>, opposes the bill.
Pravda, page 20
PM SLAMS PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS
Prime Minister Robert Fico said all Slovaks should leave the
private pension scheme and return to the state-run pay-as-you-go
system due to the impact of global financial crisis on savings.
Sme, page 1
LAND FUND
Prime Minister Robert Fico has failed to reach an agreement
with his coalition partner, Vladimir Meciar, over the state land
fund. The fund, managed by Fico's SMER party, was at the centre
of a government crisis last year after disputed land transfers
in which the state lost hundreds of millions of crowns.
Pravda, page 4
PM AND PRESIDENT SLAM MEDIA
President Ivan Gasparovic and Prime Minister Robert Fico
have criticised Slovak media for lack of interest in reporting
about a visit by Slovenian President Daniel Turk to Slovakia.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
$330 MLN LOGISTIC CENTER
Slovakia's largest real-estate developer HB Reavis Group is
considering building a 6.7 billion crown ($330 million) logistic
center near the western Slovak town of Trnava.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
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