Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 17

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    BOND AUCTION 
    The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency 
will auction 19-year, 4.5 percent state bonds 
     
    PM SAYS DATA RECOUNT WOULD NOT THREATEN EURO 
    A demand by Eurostat for revisions of Slovak budget deficit 
data concerns a relatively small amount that will not knock the 
country off the course for euro adoption in 2009, Prime Minister 
Robert Fico said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL1416677] [SK-EUR-FRX-RTRS] 
     
    SLOVAKIA MEETS EURO INFLATION TEST FOR FIRST TIME 
    Slovakia met the inflation criterion for entry to the euro 
zone for the first time in August, data showed on Friday, and 
analysts said price growth should slow further below the 
threshold in the coming months. 
    [ID:nL14785009] [SK-ECI-CEN-EUR] 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $18.1 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
rose to $18.080 billion as of Sept. 12 from $17.780 billion a 
week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
    [ID:nL14757446] [RTRS-FRX-CEN] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST: 
    MECIAR WANTS FICO FOR PRESIDENT 
    Vladimir Meciar, the former authoritarian prime minister and 
leader of a junior ruling coalition party HZDS, said he would 
favour current Prime Minister Robert Fico as his candidate for 
president in the 2009 election. 
    Sme, page 2 
     
    BEER PRICES UP 
    Prices of beer in Slovakia and Czech Republic are rising due 
to more expensive barley. Higher prices have resulted in a 
five-fold monthly increase in sales of barley as breweries 
boosted stocks. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    SMALL ELECTRICITY PRICE RISE 
    The price of electricity for households should not rise 
dramatically next year, the head of the state energy market 
regulator said. Jozef Holencik added the price of natural gas 
for households also should not change significantly next year. 
    Pravda, page 1 
   
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 ($1=24.23 Slovak Crown)