Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 4

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 
                                
 EURO AGREEMENT
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico and heads of Slovakia's eight
regional administration units will sign a pact on supporting
euro adoption process, 1230 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET SURPLUS JUMPS, CIGARETTE TAX HELPS
                                
 The Slovak central state budget surplus showed a surplus of
13 billion crowns ($576.2 million) at the end of January, well
above the 2.9 billion surplus a year ago, the finance ministry
said on Friday.
                                
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 JAN INFLATION SEEN UP ON ENERGY, FOOD COSTS
                                
 Slovak inflation is expected to have accelerated in January,
but the central bank (NBS) is likely to keep interest rates
unchanged before the country is assessed on its plan to adopt
the euro, a Reuters survey showed.
                                
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 C.BANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $19.2 BLN
                                
 The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
rose to $19.224 billion as of Jan. 30, from $18.923 billion on
Jan. 23, the bank said on Friday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 REFERENDUM ON EU TREATY
                                
 Vladimir Meciar, the leader of ruling coalition's junior
party HZDS, has proposed a referendum on the European Union's
reform treaty if the three opposition parties continue to
boycott the document in the parliament.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 MATADOR TO LEAVE BSE
                                
 Slovakia's tyre maker Matador <MATDb.BV> has announced a
compulsory offer to buy-back its shares, offering 2,705 crowns
($119.9) per share, ahead of the planned delisting from the
Bratislava Stock Exchange.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 MOBILE TENDER
                                
 Slovakia's Telecommunication Office expects to launch a
tender to pick a fourth mobile network services provider in
March or April.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 MEDIA BILL 
                                
 Slovakia's Public Policy Institute, a think-tank, has
criticised the media law draft, saying it would restrict press
freedom. 
                                
 Pravda, page 4
                                
 
                                
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