BRATISLAVA, May 28 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
APRIL PRODUCER PRICES
The Statistics Office will publish April producer price
data, 0700 GMT. Analyst forecast producer price inflation of 0.2
percent month-on-month and 5.3 percent year-on-year.
GOVERNMENT MEETING
The government will hold a regular weekly meeting, 0800 GMT.
CBANK KEEPS RATES FLAT AFTER EURO VERDICT
Slovakia's central bank kept interest rates on hold, as
expected, on Tuesday for the 13th consecutive month as the
country gears up for euro adoption next year.
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JAN-MARCH CURRENT ACCOUNT SWINGS TO DEFICIT
Slovakia's current account swung to a deficit in March,
central bank data showed on Tuesday, and analysts said the
worsening in the external balance was partly due to dividend
payments to foreign investors.
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END-FEB FOREIGN DEBT RISES TO $46.6 BLN
Slovakia's gross foreign debt rose to $46.632 billion at the
end of February from $43.663 billion at the end of January, the
central bank (NBS) said on Tuesday.
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C.BANK DRAINS SKK 115.2 BLN IN REPO TENDER
The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in its
regular two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 115.227
billion Slovak crowns from the market, NBS data showed.
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PRESS DIGEST
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HIGHER MEAT PRICES
Agriculture ministry said it expected pork meat prices to
rise by 15 percent and chicken meat prices to rise by some 13
percent in the near future.
Sme, paage 1
500 MLN CLAIM AGAINST MINISTRY
The interior ministry is expected to pay 500 million crowns
($25.33 million) to a British firm Dortex, which bought an
unsettled claim against the ministry from 1999-2001 over a road
rescue system.
Sme, page 2
MINIMUM WAGE
The minimum wage is expected to rise to 5,800 crowns, from
current 5,130 crowns, a draft proposal by the social affairs
ministry showed.
Sme, page 6
PENSION SYSTEM
All coalition parties want adjustments in the current set-up
of the pension system. The social affairs ministry said it was
working on a general revision of the system, and the government
should debate the changes by the end of July.
Pravda, page 16
HEAT POWER PLANT
Private equity group J&T said it planned to invest 12
billion crowns in construction of a 350 megawatts heat power
plant. The plant should be connected to the grid by 2014.
Sme, page 8
MILK PRICES
Rising milk prices has curbed sales of milk, butter and
cheese products.
Pravda, page 1
STRONG CROWN HURTS FUNDS
Strengthening of the crown has negatively affected profits
of funds with euros and U.S. dollars in portfolios.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
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