Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 22

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 
                                
 EURO CONFERENCE
                                
 An international conference on Slovakia's euro adoption.
Speakers include European Central Bank President Jean-Claude
Trichet, EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, Prime
Minister Robert Fico, Finance Minister Jan Pociatek.
                                
 
                                
 BOND AUCTION
                                
 The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
to auction 18-year, 4.5 percent state bonds.
                                
 
                                
 ECB'S TRICHET SAYS SLOVAK EURO ENTRY TO BE SUCCESS
                                
 European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet hailed
Slovakia's cooperation on Sunday in its preparations to become
the euro zone's 16th member and said its adoption of the single
currency would be a success.
                                
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 C.BANK FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $18.3 BLN
                                
 The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
rose to $18.307 billion as of Sept 17, from $18.139 billion on
Sept 10, the bank said on Friday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS
                                
 The Slovak government agreed to let people leave private
pension funds for the state-run pension scheme as it fears
global financial crisis could endanger future pensions.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE
                                
 Jan Slota, leader of junior government party the far-right
Nationalists, said Slovakia would expropriate a 66 percent stake
of Italy's utility Enel <ENEI.MI> in power firm Slovenske
Elektrarne if Enel does not start completion of nuclear power
plant Mochovce.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 SDKU PROGRAMME
                                
 Opposition party SDKU, led by former Prime Minister Mikulas
Dzurinda, has unveiled its new political and economic plan,
proposing to cut the flat tax to 15 percent from current 19
percent by 2012, boost social packages.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
                                
 Czech utility CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> said it could bid in an
international tender to build a new nuclear power plant in
Slovakia, planned by the Slovak government.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
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