Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 8

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET VOTE
                                
 The parliament will vote on the 2011 state budget, designed
to cut the fiscal deficit to 4.9 percent of the gross domestic
product (GDP), down from 7.84 percent, anticipated this year.
                                
 
                                
 GOVT MEETING
                                
 The government will hold its regular weekly meeting, no
major economic items on agenda.
                                
 
                                
 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish October industrial output
data, 0800 GMT. Analysts surveyed by Reuters expected a 13.0
percent rise on the year.
                                
 
                                
 C.BANK KEEPS 2011 GDP GROWTH FCASTS AT 3 PCT
                                
 The Slovak central bank kept its 2011 gross domestic product
growth forecast at 3 percent on Tuesday but said there were some
upside risks.
                                
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 EBC'S MAKUCH-EUROPE READY TO INCREASE EFSF IF NEEDED
                                
 Europe is ready to increase the size of the euro zone
bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, if
needed, European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member
Jozef Makuch said on Tuesday.
                                
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 PM STAYS, COALITION OBSTRUCT PROSECUTOR VOTE
                                
 The parliament failed to elect new prosecutor general after
coalition deputies succeeded to scupper the vote. Prime Minister
Iveta Radicova threatened to quit if coalition backbenchers back
the opposition's candidate.
                                
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 KIA MOTORS SLOVAKIA PRODUCTION
                                
 Kia Motors plans to produce around 240,000 cars in Slovakia
next year, up from 228,000 vehicles planned for 2010, Kia Motors
Slovakia head In-Kyu Bae told Forbes.
                                
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