BRATISLAVA, March 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Wednesday.
GOVERNMENT MEETING
The government will hold a reguler weekly meeting.
PARLIAMENTARY SESSION
The parliament will start a regular monthly session. The
preliminary agenda includes the second and third readings of the
disputed media draft.
EURO MEASURES
The economy ministry will hold a news conference on prepared
measures for dual pricing ahead of the planned euro adoption.
SLOVAK RATES FLAT BEFORE EURO VERDICT
The Slovak central bank held its interest rates unchanged on
Tuesday, keeping borrowing costs stable for the 11th month in a
row as the country approaches a judgement on its bid to adopt
the euro in 2009.
The decision, made at the monthly monetary policy meeting,
held the key two-week interest rate at 4.25 percent and
preserved a 25 basis point premium over the main euro zone
interest rate.
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SLOVAK C/A BALANCE SWINGS INTO DEFICIT IN JAN
Slovakia's current account showed a preliminary deficit of
0.3 billion crowns ($14.32 million) in January, compared with a
surplus of 5.6 billion in the same month of 2007, the central
bank said on Tuesday.
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SLOVAKIA SHORTLISTS FOUR IN $1 BLN ROAD TENDER
Slovakia has shortlisted four bidders in a tender to build
and operate a highway worth at least 21.9 billion crowns ($1.1
billion), the transport ministry said on Tuesday.
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EURO COMPENSATIONS
The government has yet to disclose what measures it would
take to compensate people for possible negative impact of euro
adoption. Prime Minister Robert Fico has said such measures will
be adopted, but the finance and social affairs ministries have
not yet presented any concrete projects.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
ELECTRONICS SUPPLIERS
Suppliers of electronics makers, Samsung and Sony, are
expected to improve foreign trade balance as the assembly
factories will reduce parts imports. Seven suppliers have
announced start of operations or expansion of the existing ones
since the beginning of this year.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
NO MORE MEDIA BILL CHANGES
The Smer party of Prime Minister Robert Fico refuses to make
any further changes in the media draft, which was criticised by
the opposition and international institutions. The parliament
will proceed with the second and third readings of the media
bill at a session starting on Wednesday.
Sme, page 2
OSCE AGAINST MEDIA DRAFT
The Organisation for Security and Cooperattion in Europe is
not satisfied with changes to the media draft proposed by the
government. The Europe's human rights watchdog still criticised
the right of response clause, which would force media to publish
a reaction by a person or an institution to a story, even if the
reported facts were correct.
Sme, page 1
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vouch for their accuracy.
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