Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 9

                                
 BRATISLAVA, July 9 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 SDKU ON JOBLESS
                                
 Strongest opposition party SDKU will hold a news conference
on how rising unemployment hits young Slovaks.
                                
 
                                
 INDUSTRIAL WAGES
                                
 Statistics Office will publish average industrial wages data
for May.
                                
 
                                
 GOVT APPROVES 28 MLN EUR INCENTIVE PACKAGE
                                
 The Slovak government approved on Wednesday an incentive
package worth 28 million euro for five investment projects,
including car maker Kia Motors' <000270.KS> 110.5 million euro
planned investment.
                                
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 OUTPUT FALLS SHARPLY AGAIN IN MAY
                                
 Slovak industrial output fell by a worse-than-expected 23.9
percent year-on-year in May, following a revised annual fall of
24.7 percent in April, the Slovak Statistics Office said on
Wednesday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 POCIATEK ON TAXES
                                
 Finance Minister Jan Pociatek told Financial Times he
considers hike in alcohol and gambling taxes in an attempt to
cut the widening fiscal deficit. Analysts, however, fear the
government could hike income tax later as well.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 CO2 EMISSION DEAL IN DOUBT
                                
 The government could re-design the controversial contract
with U.S.-based Interblue Group on sale of Slovakia's carbon
emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, or cancel the deal. Media
reported Interblue sold a tonne for not less than 9 eur/tonne to
Japan companies, after paying 5 eur/tonne to Slovakia.
                                
 Sme, page 8
                                
 
                                
 WEAKER CROP
                                
 Storms and severe weather over the past few weeks will hit
Slovakia's crop of grains and rape-seeds, farmers said, adding
they expected a 20 percent annual drop.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 HYUNDAI ON PRODUCTION RESHUFFLE
                                
 Hyundai Motors <005380.KS> considers to move part of its
production, of its i20 model, from India to Turkey, Czech
republic and Slovakia by 2010.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
                                
 
                                
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