BRATISLAVA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
PM IN KIEV, MOSCOW
Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet his Ukraine and Russian
counterparts in Kiev and Moscow to hold talks on gas supplies.
CRISIS COMMITTEE
The government's crisis committee will hold a daily meeting
to assess situation with gas supplies.
GOVERNMENT MEETING
The government will hold a regular weekly meeting.
SLOVAKS PUT OFF ORDER TO RESTART NUCLEAR REACTOR
Slovakia delayed on Tuesday a decision on restarting a
Soviet-era nuclear reactor amid gas shortages, a move that would
have put it on a collision course with the European Union which
is critical of the plan.
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SLOVAK DEC CPI BELOW FORECASTS
Slovak consumer prices fell by 0.2 percent month-on-month in
December, putting the annual headline inflation rate at 4.4
percent, the Statistics Office said on Tuesday.
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PRESS DIGEST:
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VW CUTS PRODUCTION
The Slovak factory of car maker Volkswagen has further
reduced production and it now makes the SUV model Audi Q7 only
on one shift a day, sources say. Workers receive only 75 percent
of their salaries and many are afraid they would lose their
jobs.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
FOREIGN MINISTERS STAYS FOR NOW
Foreign Minister Jan Kubis has postponed his departure from
the government because of the current gas crisis. Kubis was
supposed to leave the cabinet this week to take up a position at
the United Nations.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
TOLL SYSTEM
The government has signed a contract with the consortium
that will build and operate the new highway toll system. The
tender was criticised by the opposition and the media because
the government had picked the most expensive bid, worth 852.1
million euros.
Sme, page 2
NUCLEAR RESTART
Restarting the decommissioned reactor at the Jaslovske
Bohunice power station would take only three days. Energy
experts say the reactor would be in operation for a limited
period of time as it has fuel only for around 30 days.
Sme, page 7
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