Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 4

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 PARLIAMENT SESSION
                                
 The parliament will continue its session and try to elect a
new Attorney General in a second round. The house will also
debate an opposition proposal to introduce a bank levy next
year.
                                
 
                                
 QUESTION HOUR
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova and ministers will answer
deputies' queries during a regular "question hour".
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN CONFIRMS 2010 FISCAL GAP AT 7.8 PCT/GDP
                                
 Slovakia's budget deficit will hit 7.84 percent of gross
domestic product (GDP) this year, above its original ceiling of
5.5 percent, due mainly to weaker tax revenue, Finance Minister
Ivan Miklos said on Wednesday.
                                
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 SOCCER-GIGNAC SHINES IN MARSEILLE'S RECORD 7-0 AWAY WIN
                                
 Andre-Pierre Gignac grabbed a hat-trick to help goal-happy
Olympique Marseille to a record 7-0 Champions League away win at
Zilina on Wednesday.
                                
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 FLYNIKI EYES BRATISLAVA AIRPORT
                                
 Austrian air carrier flyNiki could move part of its
operations to Bratislava airport from neighbouring Schwechat in
Austria, its home-base, next spring, the company's head Niki
Lauda said.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 ATTORNEY GENERAL VOTE IN LIMBO
                                
 The SDKU party of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova rejected to
back a joint Attorney General candidate of its three coalition
partners and will not vote for him on Thursday. This could
deliver a deadlock and postpone the vote until December.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKS SEND MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN
                                
 Slovak government approved to send more troops to NATO's
ISAF mission in Afghanistan, including combat troops. Slovakia's
mission current capacity of 314 will be increased to 348.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 FLAT PRICES SLIGHTLY RISE IN Q3
                                
 Prices of flats rose by 1 percent on the quarter in the
third quarter, and 1.4 percent on the year, showing its first
rise since 2008, the central bank data showed. But analysts said
prices should stay low this and next year.
                                
 www.hnonline.sk
                                
 
                                
 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES
                                
 Business environment has improved in the third quarter, the
index of business environment showed, rising by 0.39 percent on
the quarter to 91.9 points, showing its first rise since July
2006 when the previous leftist cabinet of Prime Minister Robert
Fico came to power.
                                
 www.hnonline.sk
                                
 
                                
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