Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 18

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK 2016 BOND OVERSUBSCRIBED, PRICED AT TIGHT END
                                
 Slovakia sold 1.25 billion euro ($1.70 billion) of bonds due
in 2016 <SK240216213> in a syndicated tap on Thursday, pricing
the paper at the tight end of guidance at 80 basis points over
mid-swaps.
                                
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 SLOVAKS EXPECT 4-6.5 EUR/TONNE IN AAUS AUCTION
                                
 Slovakia expects to fetch 4 to 6.5 euros per tonne in its
planned public auction of 27 million tonnes of Kyoto carbon
credits by April, the environment ministry said on Thursday.
                                
 [ID:nLDE71G0UZ] Related news [RTRS-CO2-ELG-CEEU-SK-LEN]
                                
 
                                
 FITCH REVISES SLOVENSKY PLYNARENSKY PRIEMYSEL OUTLOOK TO
                                
 NEGATIVE; AFFIRMS AT 'A'
                                
 Fitch Ratings has revised Slovak gas company Slovensky
Plynarensky Priemysel, a.s.'s (SPP) rating Outlook to Negative
from Stable and affirmed its Long-term foreign and local
currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'A'. 
                                
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 DEPUTY ECONMIN QUITS
                                
 Deputy Economy Minister Martin Chren, nominated by the
liberal junior government party Freedom and Solidarity (Sas),
stepped down and will return to the parliament as a deputy.
                                
 Chren came under media and political partners' last year for
for a contract with the former cabinet of Robert Fico.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 BREAD PRICES SEEN RISING BY UP TO 20 PCT
                                
 Bakeries and retailers want to increase prices of bread by
up to 20 percent in reaction to rising energy, oil and wheat
costs. Retailers could increase the prices from March or April.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 COALITION TO DEBATE PAYROLL TAX REFORM
                                
 The ruling coalition of Iveta Radicova will debate a planned
reform of country's payroll tax system at its nearest meeting.
New rules, expected to ease administrative burden and increase
net income, could enter into force in 2012 according to the
finance ministry.
                                
 Hospodarske noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Martin Santa in Bratislava)