BRATISLAVA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
EURO COINS
Central Bank Governor Ivan Sramko and Finance Minister Jan
Pociatek will observe the launch of minting of Slovak euro coins
in the central Slovak town of Kremnica.
PRICE MONITORING
The Statistics Office will publish results of the first
10-day monitoring of retail prices introduced for euro adoption.
REPO TENDER
The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender.
PM FICO WARNS MAY EXPROPRIATE UTILITIES
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stepped up his
pressure on utilities over energy costs, warning their western
owners he may expropriate their property if they seek to
overcharge people, media reported on Monday.
[] []
JULY JOBLESS RATE EDGES UP TO 7.47 PCT
Slovakia's unemployment rate edged up to 7.47 percent in
July, from 7.42 percent the previous month, the National Labour
Office said on Monday.
[] []
PRESS DIGEST
------------
PM CONFIRMS 2009 FISCAL GAP
Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed that 2009 public
finance deficit would be 1.7 percent of the gross domestic
product (GDP). He added the government would pursue overall
fiscal consolidation.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
FICO'S POPULARITY EDGES DOWN
Prime Minister Robert Fico's popularity fell to 32.4 percent
in August, from 38.4 percent in the previous month, an opinion
poll conducted by the Statistics Office showed.
Sme, page 2
CHEAPER FUEL PRICES
Prices of petrol fuels are expected to ease by some 0.5
crowns ($0.024) per litre, while diesel prices should fall by
some 0.3 crowns a litre.
Sme, page 6
CROP DAMAGES
Several districts in western Slovakia reported crop damages
worth hundreds of millions of crowns caused by Friday's high
winds. Buildings and technical equipment was also damaged.
Sme, page 6
DUAL PRICING
All retailers must introduce dual-pricing system from Aug.
24., displaying prices in crowns and euros.
Sme, page 6
GRAIN PRICES
Grain prices have risen between 4 and 71 percent on the year
in July. Prices are expected to ease slightly in August due to
harvest of new crop.
Sme, page 7
Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy
News editor of the day: Peter Laca on +421 2 5341 8402; fax:
+421 2 5341 8403
E-mail: editorial@reuters.sk, peter.laca@thomsonreuters.com
For real-time index quotes, double click in brackets:
Warsaw WIG20 <> Budapest BUX <> Prague PX50
<.PX50>
Other related news:
Slovak equities [] E.Europe equities []
Slovak money [] Czech debt []
Slovak Indicators [] Emerging forex []
Eastern European [] All emerging markets []
Hot stocks [] Stock markets []
Market debt news [] Forex news []
TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets []
TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch []
