Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 12

...Statistics Office will publish August foreign trade 
data. The market expects trade deficit of 3.0 bilion crowns. 
(0700 GMT) 
     
    2006 TRADE DATA 
    The Statistics Office will publish revised foreign trade 
data for 2006. (0700 GMT). 
     
    FICO MEETS YUSHCHENKO 
    Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet Ukraine President 
Viktor Yushchenko during his two-day visit to Slovakia. (0700 
GTMT) 
     
    CBANK RESERVES DATA 
    The central bank will publish its weekly foreign currency 
reserves data. (1200 GMT) 
     
    GOVERNMENT APPROVES 2008 BUDGET DRAFT 
    The Slovak government approved the 2008 state budget draft 
on Thursday, targeting an overall public sector deficit well 
under the limit for euro adoption as the economy continues to 
grow fast. 
    [ID:nL11160715] [RTRS-GVD-DBT-SK] 
     
    INFLATION RISES BUT SEEN MEETING EURO TEST 
    Slovak inflation accelerated from two-year lows in September 
on a jump in food prices, but analysts said the spike did not 
threaten the chances for meeting a euro entry test and interest 
rates would stay flat. 
    [ID:nL11403365] [RTRS-CARM-AUTO-ELC-SK] 
    [ID:nL1158270]  [RTRS-MCE-ECI-SK] 
     
    UKRAINE LEADER SAYS KNOWS NAME OF POST-ELECTION PM 
    President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday he knew the 
identity of the prime minister to be appointed after parties 
form a viable post-election parliamentary coalition, but gave no 
details. 
    [ID:nL11738446] [RTRS-DIP-POL-UA-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION 
    The finance ministry has recommended to cut by a third the 
planned volume of the highway construction projects through 
public private partnership.  
    Pravda, page 1 
     
    GOODMAN TO INVEST $85 MLM 
    Goodman Group Ltd. , Australia's largest industrial 
property developer, is expected to invest more than 2 billion 
crowns ($84.82 million) by 2010 in Slovakia to build a logistic 
center near the western Slovak town of Senec. 
    Pravda, page 20 
     
    HIGHER FOOD PRICES 
    The rising trend in food prices is expected to last in the 
coming months due to lower world grain crops and increasing use 
of bio-fuels. 
    Sme, page 8 
     
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