Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 14

                                
 BRATISLAVA, April 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 MARCH HEADLINE, CORE INFLATION 
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish March headline and core
inflation data, 0700 GMT. Analysts forecast consumer prices to
be flat on the month and rise by 2.8 percent on the year.
                                
 Core inflation was forecast to be flat month-on-month and
accelerate by 2.0 percent year-on-year 
                                
 
                                
 COALITION MEETING
                                
 Leaders of the three ruling coalition parties will meet to
debate replacement for regional development minister. 
                                
 
                                
 CBANK URGES GOVT TO UPDATE FISCAL PLANS-DOCUMENT
                                
 The Slovak central bank has called on the government to
update its forecasts used for fiscal plans for the next three
years to reflect worsening impact of the global economic crisis,
a document showed on Thursday.
                                
 [ID:nL937213] [RTRS-CEN-GVD-DBT-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK BOND AUCTIONS SEE WEAK DEMAND
                                
 Slovakia continued to see weak foreign demand for its debt
on Thursday, bond auctions showed, as investors kept seeking
more attractive opportunities elsewhere.
                                
 [ID:nL9950456] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-ISU-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 OUTPUT WORSE THAN FORECAST, CONTRACTION SEEN
                                
 Slovakia's industrial output fell more than expected in
February and stayed near 10-year lows, data showed on Thursday,
strengthening expectations of the country's first ever economic
recession this year.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 PM SACKS ANOTHER MINISTER
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico has asked Regional Development
Minister Marian Janusek to step down due to lack of transparency
in a procurement tender. Janusek has submitted his resignation
and will be the seventh minister to leave the cabinet since
2006.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 ELECTRONICS SECTOR HIT BY CRISIS
                                
 The Slovak electronics sector, centred around plants of Sony
Corp. <6758.T> and Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, is coping
with deteriorating economic environment so far but the companies
said they needed to make adjustment to production and workforce.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 CRISIS TO HURT FICO'S POPULARITY
                                
 Slowing economy, worsening labour market and bleak outlook
are likely to hurt popularity of Prime Minister Robert Fico,
analysts said, expecting the strongest hit in autumn.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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