Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 26

...Statistics Office will publish September producer price 
data, 0700 GMT. Analysts forecast producer prices to stay flat 
month-on-month in September, and predicted annual increase of 
1.2 percent. 
     
    FOREX RESERVES 
    The central bank will publish its weekly foreign currency 
reserves data, 1200 GMT. 
     
    SLOVAKIA PASSES LAW BARRING HEALTH INSURER PROFITS 
    Slovak lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday barring private 
health insurers from keeping profits in a move that is likely to 
spark lawsuits against the ex-communist European Union member. 
    [ID:nLA330603] [RTRS-POL-INS-FIN-SK] 
     
    PRESS DIGEST 
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    RAIL CARGO MERGER 
    The Slovak and Czech rail cargo companies are considering a 
possible merger. 
    Sme, page 1 
     
    EU REJECTS U.S. STEEL LAWSUIT 
    The European Union's Court Of First Instance has rejected a 
lawsuit against the European Commission filed by the Slovak unit 
of U.S. Steel Corp over the proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) 
emission cap for Slovakia for 2008-2012. 
    Sme, page 6 
     
    HIGHER TOBACCO PRICES 
    The Slovak parliament has passed a law to raise excise taxes 
on cigarettes and tobacco products from next year to comply with 
EU norms. 
    Pravda, page 6 
     
    TELEFONICA LURES CLIENTS 
    The third mobile network services provider, Telefonica O2 
Slovakia, said it had 500,000 clients by the end of September. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 3 
     
    WORKERS OUTFLOW FALLS 
    The volume of Slovak workers who left for Czech Republic 
fell by 30 percent by September, compared with years of 2006 and 
2005. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 3 
     
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