Slovakia - Factors To Watch on May 4

                                
 BRATISLAVA, May 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 SNS, SDKU ON GREECE
                                
 The strongest opposition party SDKU, led into the June
general election by Iveta Radicova, will hold a news conference
on its stance on the Greek crisis. Junior coalition party, the
far-right Slovak Nationalist will also comment.
                                
 
                                
 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AFTER JUNE ELECTION
                                
 Deputy Finance Minister Peter Kazimir, ex-Finance Minister
Ivan Miklos and country's major political parties' economic
experts will meet to debate business environment outlook after a
June general election.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKS TO VOTE ON GREEK AID AFTER JUNE ELECTION
                                
 Euro zone member Slovakia will vote on financial aid for
debt-laden Greece only after its June election, the country's
prime minister said on Monday, adding  that Athens must do its
homework on spending cuts before it gets any Slovak cash.
                                
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 JAN-APRIL STAT BUDGET GAP QUADRUPLES Y/Y
                                
 The Slovak central state budget showed a deficit of 1.48
billion euros between January and April, compared with a 347.4
million euro gap in the same period last year, the Finance
Ministry data showed on Monday.
                                
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 SLOVAKIA SELLS EUR 235.5 MLN IN 16-YR BONDS
                                
 Slovakia sold 235.5 million euro ($313.7 million) worth of
16-year, 4.5 percent state bonds <SK100526206=> in an auction on
Monday, the Finance Ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management
Agency (ARDAL) said.
                                
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 FRANCE TELECOM ON REGULATORY CHANGES
                                
 Regulatory changes caused a 1 billion euro drop in the
France Telecom <FTE.PA> group's revenues the last year, CEO
Stephane Richard said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 16
                                
 
                                
 ANALYSTS DOUBT FISCAL CONSOLIDATION PLAN
                                
 Market analyst were doubtful of a successful fiscal
consolidation as pledged by the government, pledging to cut the
fiscal gap to 5.5 percent of GDP this year, saying more
tightening was needed. If not the deficit could jump to 7.5
percent of GDP in 2010.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
                                
 
                                
 PENTA GETS APPROVAL FOR IGLOKRAK
                                
 The Anti-Monopoly Office cleared acquisition of Polish
frozen food distributor Iglokrak by Slovakia-based private
equity group Penta. Penta signed a buy option on Iglokrak, for
an undisclosed amount, in February.
                                
 Sme, page 9
                                
 
                                
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