Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Aug 12

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 JULY HEADLINE INFLATION
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish July headline inflation
data, 0700 GMT. Analysts forecast inflation at 0.2 percent
month-on-month and 4.8 percent year-on-year.
                                
 
                                
 JULY CORE INFLATION
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish July core inflation data,
0700 GMT. Analysts forecast core inflation at 0.1 percent
month-on-month and 4.9 percent year-on-year.
                                
 
                                
 REPO TENDER
                                
 The central bank will hold the regular two-week repo tender
to drain market liquidity.
                                
 
                                
 WELFARE MEASURES
                                
 The government, trade unions and employers will hold a
meeting on welfare measures.
                                
 
                                
 MOCHOVCE POWER PLANT
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico and Economy Minister Lubomir
Jahnatek will meet with power maker SE to debate completion of
the nuclear power plant Mochovce.

                                
 CZECH, SLOVAK Q2 GROWTH SEEN SLOWING, HUNGARY UP
                                
 Inflation and euro zone economic woes are expected to have
dented second quarter growth in two of emerging Europe's biggest
economies, with laggard Hungary seen marching slowly towards
recovery, polls showed on Monday.
                                
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 JUNE TRADE BALANCE SWINGS TO DEFICIT
                                
 Slovakia's foreign trade balance showed a deficit of 1.0
billion crowns ($49.98 million) in June, compared with a revised
surplus of 3.6 billion in May, the Statistics Office said on
Monday.
                                
 [ID:nLB660381] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-TRD-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 JUNE REAL AVERAGE IND WAGE +5.4 PCT Y/Y
                                
 The real average industrial wage in Slovakia rose by 5.4
percent year-on-year in June, compared with a 2.9 percent
increase in May, the Slovak Statistics Office said on Monday.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
                                
 The far-right Slovak National Party, a junior member of the
ruling coalition, is expected to present an environment minister
candidate in the near feature.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK TELEKOM FINE
                                
 The Slovak Anti-Monopoly Office has levied a fine of 1.5
million crown ($74,260) against Slovak Telekom, a unit of
Deutsche Telekom <DTEGn.DE>, for failing to provide printed
versions of phone books.
                                
 Sme, page 5
                                
 
                                
 CHEAPER FUELS
                                
 Prices of petrol fuels will fall by 0.5 crowns per litre
from Tuesday, while diesel petrol prices will ease by 0.7 crowns
per litre due to cheaper oil on the world markets.
                                
 Sme, page 5
                                
 
                                
 MORTGAGE VOLUME
                                
 Banks and saving houses have provided mortgages worth 224.5
billion crowns in the first six months of the year.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy
                                
 
                                
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+421 2 5341 8403
                                
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