Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 16

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 EU-NORM INFLATION
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish November EU-norm
inflation data, 0800 GMT. Analysts surveyed by Reuters expected
consumer prices to rise by 0.3 percent on the month, putting the
annual inflation rate at 1.0 percent.
                                
 
                                
 S&P WARNS SLOVAKIA WON'T MEET BUDGET TARGETS
                                
 Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said Slovakia
would not meet its budget target for next year or a planned
deficit reduction by 2013, although it affirmed the country's
ratings and outlook.
                                
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 PSA TO ADD JOBS, BOOST PRODUCTION IN SLOVAKIA
                                
 French car group PSA Peugeot Citroen will add 1,000 jobs at
its Slovak assembly plant and boost production, the country's
prime minister said on Wednesday.
                                
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 KIA MOTORS OUTPUT IN SLOVAKIA TO RISE ON SUV MODELS
                                
 South Korean carmaker Kia Motors <000270.KS> said on
Wednesday it expected its output in Slovakia to continue rising
next year, driven mainly by production of two sports utility
vehicle (SUV) models.
                                
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 OCT IND ORDERS UP 2.1 PCT M/M, 23.7 PCT Y/Y
                                
 Slovak new industrial orders rose by 23.7 percent
year-on-year in October, and increased by 2.1 percent on the
month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Statistics Office said
on Wednesday.
                                
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 SLOVAKS SNUB HIGHWAY DEAL WITH HOCHTIEF
                                
 The cabinet of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova approved an end
of highway contract with a consortium led by Germany's Hochtief
<HOTG.DE>. The project, approved by the previous government o
Robert Fico, will now be sliced into more smaller projects where
Hochtief and other will be invited to bid.
                                
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