Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 27

...   The Statistics Office will release producer prices data for 
November, 0800 GMT. Analysts polled forecast producer price 
inflation of 0.3 percent month-on-month and 1.7 percent 
year-on-year in November. 
     
    CBANK FOREX RESERVES DROP TO $18.6 BLN 
    The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves 
edged down to $18.632 billion as of Dec. 19, from $19.016 
billion a week ago, the bank said on Friday. 
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    PRESS DIGETS 
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    PENSION SYSTEM CHANGES 
    Slovakia's Constitution Court will debate the new law 
designed to alter the pension system, diverting funds from 
private pension funds back into the public pay-as-you-go system, 
in January on behalf of a complain filed by opposition parties. 
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