Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 15

                                
 BRATISLAVA, April 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 STATISTICS UPDATE
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish updated economic
indicators for 1995-2008, 0700 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 GOVERNMENT MEETING
                                
 THE Government will hold a regular weekly meeting, 0800 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 PARLIAMENT SESSION
                                
 The parliament will open its regular monthly session.
                                
 
                                
 PUBLIC FINANCES
                                
 The parliamentary finance and budget committee will debate a
finance ministry report on the state of public finances, 0930
GMT.
                                
 
                                
 PRESIDENT TO APPOINT MINISTER
                                
 President Ivan Gasparovic will officially accept resignation
of Regional Development Minister Marian Janusek and appoint his
successor, 0730 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK INFLATION AT 19-MONTH LOW AS ECONOMY SLOWS
                                
 Slovakia's annual inflation rate fell for the sixth
consecutive month to a 19-month low in March, data showed on
Tuesday, and analysts saw further easing as the country headed
towards its first recession.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 BRATISLAVA AIRPORT TRAFFIC DOWN
                                
 Passenger traffic at the Bratislava airport fell by 33
percent on the year in March, with the airport citing impact of
the global crisis as the key reasons behind the fall.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 LOWER VAT ON MILK
                                
 A junior government party, HZDS, has proposed cutting the
value added tax rate on milk to 6 percent from current 19
percent.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 PSA PRODUCTION
                                
 The Slovak factory of car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen said it
needed to add two weekend shifts in March to meet demand for its
cars driven by the car-scrapping cubsidies in the European
Union.
                                
 Pravda, page 10
                                
 
                                
 CONSUMER LOANS RISE
                                
 The car-scrapping subsidy scheme, worth some 55 million
euros, has boosted consumer loans, banks said. VUB Bank, a unit
of Intesa SanPaolo, alone reported a 200 percent monthly rise in
consumer loans in March.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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