BRATISLAVA, Nov 19 (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 its weekly meeting in the southern
Slovak town of Komarno, 0900 GMT.
FICO TO MEET UNIONS, COMPANIES
Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet engineering trade
unions and car industry officials to debate the global finacial
crisis, 1600 GMT.
C.BANKER SAYS WIDER FISCAL GAP ACCEPTABLE
The global financial crisis may cause deeper budget gaps in
Slovakia in the coming years, and a fiscal deficit slightly
above the target next year would be acceptable, central bank
Governor Ivan Sramko said on Tuesday.
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OCT JOBLESS RATE DROPS, SEEN UP IN NOV
Slovakia's unemployment rate will probably rise in November
after a drop in October, but the local labour market should not
feel a major impact of the financial crisis, the National Labour
Office said on Tuesday.
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C.BANK DRAINS SKK 162.3 BLN IN REPO TENDER
The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in a regular
two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 162.279 billion Slovak
crowns ($6.74 billion) from the market, NBS data showed.
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PRESS DIGEST
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HIGHWAY TENDER
Austria's Strabag <STRV.VI> and Porr, a Dutch-Italian
consortium of Vinci Concessions and ABN Amro Highways, and
groups led by Spanish Obrascon Huarte Lain and France's Boygues
Travaux Publics bid in a tender to build a highway stretch
through the public-private partnership scheme.
Sme, page 7
HEATING PRICES
The Association of Heating Producers said price outlook for
2009 remained uncertain because gas prices have yet to be set by
the energy market regulator.
Sme, page 8
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Business environment in Slovakia deteriorated in the third
quarter to its weakest level since 2004. Businesses criticise
the government's market regulation, actions and rhetoric against
energy companies as well as legal measures.
Sme, page 8
NUCLEAR FUEL
Power company Slovenske Elektrarne, run by Italy's Enel
<ENEI.MI>, has ordered nuclear fuel worth 500 million euros from
Russian company TVEL. The deal is for a delivery between 2011
and 2015.
Pravda, page 40
SLOVNAFT Q3 NET PROFIT DOWN 56 PCT
Net profit of refiner Slovnaft <SNFT.BV>, a unit of
Hungary's MOL <MOLB.BU>, fell by 56 percent on the year in the
January-September period, to 2.7 billion crowns ($112.3
million). The result was influenced by maintenance and
strengthening of the crown against the dollar.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
SLOVAKS RETURN HOME
Slovaks working in Great Britain are returning home as job
markets there are hit by the financial crisis and crown rise has
reduced their pound incomes.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE
Slovenske Elektrarne Chief Executive, Paolo Ruzzini, said SE
will not pay dividends until finishing the two new units at the
nuclear power plant Mochovce, which is expected by 2013.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 6
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