Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 12

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on October.
                                
 
                                
 OCTOBER INFLATION DATA
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish October headline and core
inflation data, 0800 GMT. Analysts expected consumer prices to
rise by 0.2 percent on the month, putting the annual inflation
rate at 1.2 percent
                                
 
                                
 Q3 GDP FLASH ESTIMATE
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish gross domestic growth
(GDP) growth flash estimate for the third quarter, 0800 GMT.
Analysts predicted a 0.6 percent rise quarter-on-quarter, for an
annual increase of 4.2 percent.
                                
 
                                
 GOVERNMENT MEETING
                                
 The government will hold a weekly meeting. The Finance
Ministry will present country's reform programme.
                                
 
                                
 INTERVIEW-SPP SEES SLOVAK GAS DEMAND RISING SLOWLY
                                
 Slovak gas consumption will rise in the next six years as
generators switch to gas-fired power plants and the economy
slowly shakes off the financial crisis, Slovakia's dominant gas
supplier said on Thursday.
                                
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 DEXIA SELLS SLOVAK UNIT TO PENTA INVESTMENTS
                                
 Franco-Belgian financial group Dexia <DEXI.BR> said on
Thursday it had agreed to sell its Slovak unit to central
European investment group Penta Investments, a disposal required
by the European Commission.
                                
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 SEPT TRADE SWINGS INTO SURPLUS
                                
 Slovakia's foreign trade balance swung into a surplus of 63
million euros ($86.86 million) in September, compared with a
revised 246.8 million euro deficit in August, the Statistics
Office data showed on Thursday.
                                
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 CULTURE MINISTRY CHANGES MEDIA LAW
                                
 The Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer said will submit an
amended media law to the government, limiting politicians' use
of an 'right for an answer' in printed only to matters related
to their public office, and which are wrong or mistaken.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 TRANSPORT MINISTRY FINES HIGWHAY CONSORTIUM
                                
 The transport ministry imposed a fine worth 10 million euros
on a highway consortium 'Slovak highways' for failing to secure
a needed financing closure with banks for 75 km-long (47 miles)
highway projects. Both size are due to meet next week.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 1.3 BLN EURO LOAN FROM EIB
                                
 Slovakia is expected to sign a loan worth 1.3 billion euros
($1.79 billion) from the European Investment Bank and use it for
financing of country's road, railways and information systems
projects.
                                
 www.hnonline.sk
                                
 
                                
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