Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Feb 13

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 GDP FLASH ESTIMATE
                                
 The Statistics Office to publish GDP flash estimate for the
fourth quarter and full year of 2008, 0800 GMT. Analysts
forecast economy rose by 3.0 percent on the year in the fourth
quarter, putting the full-year GDP growth to  6.8 percent.
                                
 
                                
 PM FICO MEETS CITIES ASSOCIATION ON CRISIS
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet Association of cities
and municipalities on crisis, 1030 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK MPS PASS FIRST ECONOMIC STIMULUS MEASURES
                                
 Slovak lawmakers approved on Thursday the first measures
from the 332 million euro economic stimulus package designed to
preserve jobs and soften the impact of the global economic
crisis.
                                
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 GERMAN, IRISH, BELGIAN, SLOVAK CDS AT RECORD HIGH
                                
 The cost of protecting German, Irish, Belgian and Slovak
government debt against default rose to a record high on
Thursday, according to monitor CMA DataVision.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 ELECTRONIC TOLL TENDER
                                
 Transport Ministry, The National Highways Company refused to
disclose details of the electronic road toll system contract
worth 850 million euro ($1.08 billion) with consortium of
SanToll-Ibertax, which won with the most expensive bid. The
European Commission has asked Slovakia to explain.
                                
 Sme, page 3
                                
 
                                
 CAR LEASING
                                
 Slowing economy growth, grim sectors' outlook is biting into
businesses plans to lease cars, Association of Leasing Companies
said, adding there was a 26.4 percent drop in trucks segment and
a 51.9 percent fall in sector of commercial vehicles.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 CAR SALES
                                
 Car Industry Association criticised public appeals to lay
off planned car buys, due to deteriorating economic conditions,
blaming media for causing unnecessary state of panic. Sales of
new cars fell by 40 percent on the year in January.
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 11
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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