BRATISLAVA, April 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday.
JAN-MARCH STATE BUDGET DATA
The finance ministry will publish central state budget data for the January-March period, 0800 GMT
PARLIAMENT SESSION
The parliament will continue its session, no major economic items on agenda.
HONEYWELL TO BUILD NEW TURBOCHARGER PLANT IN SLOVAKIA
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it will invest in a new turbocharger manufacturing facility in Presov, Slovakia. The new plant will initially produce turbochargers for light vehicle and light vehicle commercial vehicle applications and is expected to be operational by 2012.
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BRIEF-DEXIA SAYS FINALISES THE SALE OF SLOVAK SUBSIDIARY
Dexia SA <DEXI.BR>: Says finalizes the sale of its subsidiary Dexia banka Slovensko to Penta [
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GERMAN COMPANIES TO CREATE 10,000 NEW JOBS
German companies expected to create some 10,000 new jobs at its Slovak units this year, welcoming planned changes aimed to boost the labour market flexibility making Slovakia a more attractive investment spot, a survey by investors showed. Hospodarske noviny, page 1
HEWLETT PACKARD WANTS TO HIRE NEW WORKERS
The U.S. Hewlett-Packard Co.<HPQ.N> said it wants to hire hundreds of new workers to boost its Slovak unit to around 2,000 by the end of the year. The company operates a service centre for the region in the central European country.
Hospodarske noviny, page 1
SLOVAK KIA LURES NEXT INVESTOR
Spain company Grupo Antoliny, a supplier of South Korean car maker Kia Motor <000270.KS>, wants to build an assembly plant with 120 jobs near Kia's Slovak unit in northern town of Zilina, a ministry report showed.
Hospodarske noviny, page 15
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