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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS
DATE-----GMT/LOCAL-----INDICATOR-------------PERIOD------FORECAST---------PRIOR
09/02 0800/0900 industrial output Dec N/A -7.1 pct
11/02 0800/0900 headline inflation Jan N/A N/A pct
11/02 0800/0900 core inflation Jan N/A N/A pct
11/02 0800/0900 foreign trade Dec N/A -7.343 bln SKK
13/02 0800/0900 real GDP growth Q4/08 N/A +7.0 pct
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WEDNESDAY, Jan 21
BRATISLAVA - Regular weekly government meeting.
MONDAY, Feb 2
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry's debt and liquidity management agency
(ARDAL) to auction 8-year, 4.2 percent coupon state bonds.
MONDAY, Feb 9
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish December output
data.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 11
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish January headline and core
inflation data.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish December foreign trade data.
BRATISLAVA - regular government meeting.
FRIDAY, Feb 13
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish real GDP growth flash estimate
for the fourth quarter.
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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
Feb 2 8-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
Feb 16 to be decided
March 2 4-year fixed-coupon N/A
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, Feb. 23 and March 23.
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