Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Oct 13

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 
                                
 T-BILL AUCTION
                                
 The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
will auction 364-day treasury bills.
                                
 
                                
 ROMANIAN PRICE GROWTH EASES, SLOVAK AT AT 4-YR HIGH
                                
 Inflation in Romania slowed  less than forecast in September
and hit an almost four-year high in Slovakia, and analysts said
it would still take time to further loosen the clamps on
monetary policy.
                                
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 SEPT CPI ABOVE FORECASTS
                                
 Slovak consumer prices rose by 0.7 percent month-on-month in
September, putting the annual headline inflation rate at 5.4
percent, well above market forecasts, the Statistics Office said
on Friday.
                                
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 TRADE SURPLUS SKK 0.6 BLN IN AUGUST
                                
 Slovakia's foreign trade balance showed a surplus of 622
million crowns ($28.06 million) in August, compared with a
revised deficit of 3.4 billion crowns in July, the Statistics
Office said on Friday.
                                
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 C.BANK FOREX RESERVES FALL TO $17.8 BLN
                                
 The Slovak central bank's (NBS) foreign currency reserves
fell to $17.811 billion as of Oct 8, from $18.458 billion on Oct
1, the bank said on Friday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 2009 STATE BUDGET
                                
 The ruling coalition has approved the 2009 state budget
draft with the expected fiscal deficit of 1.7 percent of gross
domestic product (GDP). The government is expected to debate the
draft on Wednesday.
                                
 Pravda, page 24
                                
 
                                
 CAR SECTOR
                                
 Car producers in Slovakia are cutting the number of leased
employees in reaction to slowing demand caused by the financial
crisis.
                                
 Pravda, page 24
                                
 
                                
 EURO SHIELD
                                
 Finance Minister Jan Pociatek said the expected euro
adoption would shield Slovaks from the impact of global
financial crisis. Pociatek added he expected a mild slowdown of
economic growth in Slovakia.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 EUSTREAM FINE
                                
 Eustream, a unit of Slovakia's gas monopoly Slovensky
Plynarensky Priemysel, said it was considering an appeal against
the 98.9 million crowns ($4.46 million) fine imposed by the
Anti-Monopoly Office for abusing its dominant market position.
                                
 Pravda, page 24
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy
                                
 
                                
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