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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS
DATE-----GMT/LOCAL-----INDICATOR-------------PERIOD------FORECAST---------PRIOR
12/03 0800/0900 headline inflation Feb +0.2,+3.2 +0.4,+3.4 pct
12/03 0800/0900 core inflation Feb +0.2,+2.2 +0.3,+2.5 pct
13/03 0800/0900 foreign trade Jan -150.0 -358.6 mln euro
16/03 0800/0900 EU-norm inflation Feb +0.1,+2.5 +0.3,+2.7 pct
03/04 0800/0900 retail sales Feb N/A -3.3 pct
09/04 0800/0900 industrial production Feb N/A N/A pct
09/04 0800/0900 foreign trade Feb N/A N/A pct
14/04 0800/0900 headline inflation March N/A N/A pct
14/04 0800/0900 core inflation March N/A N/A pct
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WEDNESDAY, March 11
BRATISLAVA - The parliament to continue in an extraordinary session on
measures against economic crisis. The agenda includes legislative changes needed
to implement the 332 million euro package designed to preserve jobs and boost
domestic demand.
BRATISLAVA - Regular government meeting. The cabinet is scheduled to debate
a report on implementation of measures against economic crisis.
THURSDAY, March 12
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish February headline and core
inflation data.
FRIDAY, March 13
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish January foreign trade data.
MONDAY, March 16
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry's debt and liquidity management agency
(ARDAL) to auction, 6-year, floating-coupon state bonds.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish February EU-norm inflation
data.
WEDNESDAY, March 18
BRATISLAVA - Regular government meeting.
SATURDAY, March 21
First round of Presidential election.
WEDNESDAY, April 1
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry to publish January-March central state
budget data.
FRIDAY, April 3
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish February retail sales data.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Good Friday, all financial markets are closed.
MONDAY, April 13
Easter Monday, all finacial markets are close.
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The Slovak Labour Office releases monthly unemployment figures around the
18th of each month.
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TREASURY BONDS:
The following is a schedule of treasury bond and treasury bill auctions for
2009:
STATE BONDS:
AUCTION DATE MATURITY COUPON MATURITY DATE
March 16 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
March 30 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
April 9 to be decided
April 27 19-year 4.5 pct May 10, 2026
May 11 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
May 25 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
June 8 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
June 22 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
July 6 to be decided
Aug 24 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
Sept 7 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
Sept 21 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
Oct 5 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
Oct 19 to be decided
Nov 2 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
Nov 13 6-year floating-coupon Jan 21, 2015
Nov 30 2-year zero-coupon April 1, 2011
Dec 14 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
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NOTE: The debt agency will open two new issues in 2009, both with nominal
value of up to 1.5 billion euros. The new 6-year, floating-coupon bond will
mature on Jan. 21, 2015.
The agency has yet to set the fixed-coupon rate for the new 4-year bond, and it
did not specify its maurity date as the date of its first auction may change.
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TREASURY BILLS: The debt agency will auction new treasury bills with an
initial maturity of 364-days and a total nominal value of up to 1.5 billion
euros on Jan. 12, 2009. The agency will also auction these new bills on Feb. 9
and March 9. The debt agency will also continue offering treasury bills maturing
on Oct. 14, 2009, with auctions set for Jan. 26 and March 23.
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