Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 14

                                
  BRATISLAVA, July 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Monday.
                                
 
                                
 GOVT DROPS BIG PAPERS FROM EURO AD CAMPAIGN
                                
 The Slovak government has dropped newspapers that are
critical of its policies from a planned advertising campaign
about adopting the euro in 2009, publishers said on Friday.
                                
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 MAY TRADE SHOWS SURPLUS BUT OUTLOOK DARKENS
                                
 Slovakia's foreign trade balance posted a surprise surplus
in May, data showed on Friday, but analysts said further
improvement would depend on world oil prices and foreign demand.
                                
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 C.BANK FOREX RESERVES DROP TO $19.8 BLN
                                
 The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
edged down to $19.843 billion as of July 9, from $19.933 billion
on July 2, the bank said on Friday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 INFLATION OUTLOOK
                                
 Finance Minister Jan Pociatek said Slovak inflation would
remain under the Maastricht limit in the future. Pociatek said
prices of oil were the key risk factor for inflation.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
                                
 
                                
 ENEL MAY CHANGE INVESTMENT PLANS
                                
 Italy's utility Enel, the majority owner of the dominant
Slovak power firm Slovenske Elektrarne (SE), could change its
110 billion crown investment plan in Slovakia in response to the
government's tightening of energy market regulation, a source
close to SE board said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
 JUSTICE MINISTER
                                
 Opposition parties SDKU and the Christian Democrats (KDH)
are considering requesting an extraordinary parliamentary
session to hold a no-confidence motion against Justice Minister
Stefan Harabin for what they say are ties with criminals. The
session could take place at the beginning of September. 
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 REAL ESTATE PRICES
                                
 Prices of apartments were flat or slight lower in the summer
as supply prevailed over demand. Real estate agencies, however,
say prices might rise change again in the autumn.
                                
 Pravda, page 16
                                
 
                                
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