This diary is updated every weekday and new listings or amendments are
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS
DATE-----GMT/LOCAL-----INDICATOR-------------PERIOD------FORECAST---------PRIOR
23/12 0800/0900 producer prices Nov +0.2,+7.1 N/A pct
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TUESDAY, Dec 23
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish November producer prices data.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 24
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
THURSDAY, Dec 25
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
FRIDAY, Dec 26
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
THURSDAY, Jan 1
Slovakia to become the 16th member of the euro zone.
THURSDAY, Jan 8
BRATISLAVA - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia to
attend a ceremony marking Slovakia's entry to the euro zone.
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The Slovak central bank's (NBS) monetary policy making Bank Board usually
holds a policy meeting on the last Tuesday of every month. The board may change
the date of its policy meetings.
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The Slovak Labour Office releases monthly unemployment figures around the
15th of each month.
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TREASURY BONDS:
The following is a schedule of treasury bond and treasury bill auctions for
2009:
STATE BONDS:
AUCTION DATE MATURITY COUPON MATURITY DATE
Jan 19 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
Jan 19 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
Feb 2 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
Feb 16 to be decided
March 2 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
March 16 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
March 30 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
April 9 to be decided
April 27 19-year 4.5 pct May 10, 2026
May 11 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
May 25 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
June 8 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
June 22 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
July 6 to be decided
Aug 24 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
Sept 7 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
Sept 21 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
Oct 5 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
Oct 19 to be decided
Nov 2 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
Nov 13 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
Nov 30 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
Dec 14 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
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NOTE: The debt agency will open two new issues in 2009, both with nominal
value of up to 1.5 billion euros. The new 6-year, floating-coupon bond will
mature on Jan. 21, 2015.
The agency has yet to set the fixed-coupon rate for the new 4-year bond, and
it did not specify its maurity date as the date of its first auction may change.
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TREASURY BILLS: The debt agency will auction new treasury bills with an
initial maturity of 364-days and a total nominal value of up to 1.5 billion
euros on Jan. 12, 2009. The agency will also auction these new bills on Feb. 9
and March 9. The debt agency will also continue offering treasury bills maturing
on Oct. 14, 2009, with auctions set for Jan. 26, Feb. 23 and March 23.
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