This diary is updated every weekday and new listings or amendments are
marked *. Reuters will not always produce a news item on each event listed.
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS
DATE-----GMT/LOCAL-----INDICATOR-------------PERIOD------FORECAST---------PRIOR
14/08 0700/0900 GDP flash estimate Q2/08 +7.6 +8.7 pct
14/08 0700/0900 EU-norm inflation July +0.2,+4.5 +0.4,+4.3 pct
28/08 0700/0900 producer prices July +0.2,+6.1 +0.2,+6.3 pct
03/09 0700/0900 GDP final Q2/08 +7.6 +8.7 pct
03/09 0700/0900 real average wage Q2/08 N/F +6.2 pct
03/09 0700/0900 retail sales July N/A +3.1 pct
08/09 0700/0900 industrial output July N/A +6.2 pct
08/09 0700/0900 construction output July N/F +6.5 pct
11/08 0700/0900 real industrial wage July N/F +5.4 pct
11/08 0700/0900 foreign trade July N/A -1.0 bln SKK
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WEDNESDAY, Aug 13
BRATISLAVA - Prime Minister Robert Fico to address a meeting of
Confederation of Trade Unions.
THURSDAY, Aug 14
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish flash estimate of Q2/08 gross
domestic product (GDP) data.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish July EU-norm inflation data.
FRIDAY, Aug 15
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry is expected to submit the 2009 state
budget draft to government.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish its weekly foreign currency
reserves data.
TUESDAY, Aug 19
*KREMNICA - Central Bank Governor Ivan Sramko and Finance Minister Jan
Pociatek to attend a ceremony on the start of minting of Slovak euro coins.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish results of the first 10-day
monitoring of retail prices introduced for euro adoption.
WEDNESDAY, Aug 20
BRATISLAVA - Regular weekly government meeting.
MONDAY, Aug 25
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
(ARDAL) to auction 9-year, 4.2 percent coupon state bonds.
TUESDAY, Aug 26
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to hold its monthly
monetary policy meeting.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish January-June current account data.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish gross foreign debt data as of
end-May.
FRIDAY, Aug 29
National holiday, all financial markets closed.
MONDAY, Sept 1
National holiday, all financial markets closed.
TUESDAY, Sept 2
BRATISLAVA - The finance ministry will publish central state budget data for
January-August
WEDNESDAY, Sept 3
*BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish final Q2/08 gross domestic
product (GDP) data.
*BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish its quarterly update of GDP
and inflation forecasts.
*BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish Q2/08 real wages data.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish July retail sales data.
MONDAY, Sept 8
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish July industrial output data.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish JUly construction output data.
THURSDAY, Sept 11
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish July real industrial wages
data.
BRATISLAVA - The Statistics Office to publish July foreign trade data.
MONDAY, Sept 22
BRATISLAVA - An international conference on euro adoption with top officials
from European Central Bank and European Commission.
TUESDAY, Sept 23
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to dicuss a report on
monetary developments in the first half of the year.
TUESDAY, Sept 30
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to hold its monthly
monetary policy meeting.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish January-July current account data.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish gross foreign debt data as of
end-June.
TUESDAY, Oct 28
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to hold its monthly
monetary policy meeting.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish its updated quarterly economic
forecasts.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish January-Aug current account data.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish gross foreign debt data as of
end-July.
MONDAY, Nov 17
National holiday, all financial markets closed.
TUESDAY, Nov 25
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to hold its monthly
monetary policy meeting.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish January-Sept current account data.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish gross foreign debt data as of
end-Aug.
TUESDAY, Dec 19
BRATISLAVA - The central bank's policy-making board to hold its monthly
monetary policy meeting.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish January-Oct current account data.
BRATISLAVA - The central bank to publish gross foreign debt data as of
end-Sept.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 24
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
THURSDAY, Dec 25
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
FRIDAY, Dec 26
Christmas holiday, all financial markets closed.
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The Slovak central bank's (NBS) monetary policy making Bank Board usually
holds a policy meeting on the last Tuesday of every month. The board may change
the date of its policy meetings.
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The Slovak Labour Office releases monthly unemployment figures around the
15th of each month.
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TREASURY BONDS:
The following is a schedule of treasury bond auctions for 2006:
AUCTION DATE MATURITY COUPON MATURITY DATE
Aug 25 9-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
Sept 8 10-year float-coupon Sept 8, 2018
Sept 22 18-year 4.5 pct May 10, 2026
Oct 6 3-year zero-coupon March 31, 2011
Oct 20 to be announced
Nov 3 10-year float-coupon Sept 8, 2018
Nov 14 18-year 4.5 pct May 10, 2026
Dec 1 3-year zero-coupon March 31, 2011
Dec 15 9-year 4.2 pct April 4, 2017
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