Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 3

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 3 (Reuters)  - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET DEBATE
                                
 Parliament will continue its October session, 0800 GMT. The
house will go on with a debate on the 2010 state budget draft,
expected to vote later on Tuesday or Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKS SELL 4-YEAR BONDS, DEMAND STRONG
                                
 Slovakia sold 86 million euros worth of four-year, 3.5
percent coupon state bonds in an auction on Monday, with demand
for the euro zone's youngest member strong and yields easing.
                                
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 JAN-NOV STATE BUDGET DEFICIT 1.54 BLN EUROS
                                
 The Slovak central state budget showed a deficit of 1.54
billion euros from January to October, compared with a 261.6
million euro surplus in the same period last year, the Finance
Ministry said on Monday.
                                
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 SLOVAKS TIGHTEN BORDER CHECKS WITH UKRAINE DUE FLU
                                
 Slovakia closed some border checkpoints with Ukraine for
pedestrians and tightened control at remaining - car - border
checkpoints due to an epidemic-flu situation, interior ministry
said.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 EBRD ASKS GOVT TO ABSTAIN FROM MKT INTERVENTIONS
                                
 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development called upon
Slovak government not to intervene in energy or pension sectors,
and improve market flexibility. EBRD said banks showed
resilience during the crisis, expecting asset quality and
profitability to decline in coming months.
                                
 - http://www.ebrd.com/country/sector/econo/stats/slovakr.pdf
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 SLOVAKS STILL IN TALKS ON H1N1 FLU VACCINES
                                
 Slovakia was still negotiating deliveries and the provider
of H1N1 flu vaccines, the state's Reserves Fund said expected to
seal a deal by the end of November.
                                
 Sme, page 4
                                
 
                                
 TRANSPETROL MULLS NEW STORAGE TANKS
                                
 Slovak oil-pipelines operator Transpetrol said plans to
build two new storage tanks, both with 50,000 cubic meters
capacity, worth some 30 million euro. Transpetrol aims to
conclude the project by end-2013, boosting its oil storage
capacity to 348,000 tonnes.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 9
                                
 
                                
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