Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 22

                                
 BRATISLAVA, April 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories,
press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak
financial markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 C.BANK REPO TENDER
                                
 The central bank will hold regular two-week repo tender.
                                
 
                                
 ECONMIN ON EXPO
                                
 Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek will hold a news
conference on Slovakia's representation at the EXPO exhibition.
                                
 
                                
 FICO SAYA ONLY POLITICS COULD STOP EURO ENTRY
                                
 Slovakia has met all the euro entry criteria and only a
political decision by the European authorities could prevent it
from joining the euro zone next year, Prime Minister Robert Fico
said.
                                
 [ID:nL21456531] [RTRS-POL-EUR-FRX-SK]
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN CONFIDENT INFLATION SUSTAINABLE
                                
 Slovakia has met the inflation criterion for joining the
euro currency area next year in a sustainable way, Finance
Minister Jan Pociatek said on Monday.
                                
 [ID:nPRG000757] [RTRS-POL-PLCY-SK]
                                
 
                                
 GOVT SAYS SLOVAKIA MET ALL EURO ENTRY CRITERIA
                                
 Slovakia has fulfilled all criteria for adopting the euro,
the government said on Monday, around two weeks before European
Union authorities will decide on the country's bid to join the
single currency area next year.
                                
 [ID:nL21707901] [RTRS-CEN-FRX-PLCY-SK]
                                
 
                                
 BET ON SLOVAK EURO ZONE WORRIES
                                
 Slovakia is expected to adopt the euro next year but
investors could play against last minute market jitters ahead of
a May 7 report on its readiness in case it is negative, Komercni
Banka said on Monday.
                                
 [ID:nL2151441] [RTRS-FRX-BNK-SK]
                                
 
                                
 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 EURO COMPENSATIONS
                                
 The finance ministry said it was ready to create a cash
reserve for low-earners, young families and pensioners in the
2009 state budget to compensate for an eventual consumer price
hikes after the euro adoption.
                                
 Pravda, page 20
                                
 
                                
 HIGHER FUEL PRICES
                                
 Fuel prices will rise by 0.3 crowns ($0.014) per liter on
Tuesday due to higher oil prices on world markets, nearing
summer season and falling oil reserves in the United States.
                                
 Pravda, page 20
                                
 
                                
 MEDIA CREDIBILITY
                                
 Journalists in Slovakia lack professional skills and an
ethical code, according to a survey conducted by the Slovak
Press Watch and the Donath-Burson-Marsteller agency among 165
journalists in January.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 WORKING ABROAD
 Only 15 percent of Slovaks were interested to work abroad
last year, compared with 20 percent in 2006, a survey conducted
by headhunters Profesia.sk showed.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 SWINE FEVER
                                
 The European Commission will cancel the ban on Slovak pig
exports on May 1 if no more farms report swine fever, the State
Veterinary and Food Office said. The ban was introduced last
week due to an outbreak of the infection at two farms, 
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 5
                                
 
                                
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