Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Sept 23

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 MONETARY REPORT
                                
 The central bank's policy-making board will discuss a report
on monetary developments in the first half of the year.
                                
 
                                
 REPO TENDER
                                
 The central bank will hold a regular two-week repo tender to
drain market liquidity.
                                
 
                                
 ECB SAYS BIGGEST SLOVAK EURO CONCERN IS INFLATION
                                
 European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet welcomed
Slovakia as a future euro zone member on Monday but said its
entering the area could fuel inflation that could derail it from
sustainable convergence.
                                
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 ECB'S TRICHET: FINANCIAL CRISIS "ONGOING PROCES"
                                
 European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the
financial crisis that has ripped through global markets is "an
ongoing process," noting "the great dimension" of the market
correction, in a newspaper interview to be published on Tuesday.
                                
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 SLOVAKIA REJECTS ALL BIDS AT BOND AUCTION
                                
 The Slovak Finance Ministry rejected all bids in an auction
of 18-year, 4.5 percent state bonds <SK100526206=> on Monday,
the state Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) said.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 ALMUNIA ON PENSION SYSTEM
                                
 European Union's Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin
Almunia said he saw no risks for Slovak fiscal policy stemming
from the private pension scheme. The government wants to open
the pension system and let Slovaks to leave for the state-run
pension scheme.
                                
 Pravda, page 16
                                
 
                                
 U.S. VISA 
                                
 The United States will abolish the visa regime with Slovakia
by the end of October, U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia said.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 FUEL PRICES
                                
 Petrol fuels prices will fall by 0.5 crowns ($0.024) per
litre on Tuesday.
                                
 Pravda, page 16
                                
 
                                
 PRICE COUNCIL
                                
 Peter Mihok, Chairman of the Slovak Business and Industry
Chamber, will become the head of the government's price council-
set up to monitor price growth development before and after euro
adoption in January.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 7
                                
 
                                
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