BRATISLAVA, Feb 27 (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 regular weekly meeting, 0900 GMT.
TRADE UNION ON WAGES
The engineering industry trade union OZ KOVO will hold a
news conference on wage negotiations, 0900 GMT.
CAR CONFERENCE
An international conference on Slovakia's car industry, 0800
GMT.
CBANK KEEPS RATES FLAT AS EURO VERDICT LOOMS
The Slovak central bank kept interest rates unchanged for
the 10th month in a row on Tuesday, in line with market
expectations, saying rapid economic growth was not creating
inflationary pressures.
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NO PROPOSAL FOR RATE CHANGE
There was no proposal to change interest rates at Tuesday's
policy meeting of the Slovak central bank's board, Vice-Governor
Viliam Ostrozlik said.
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2007 C/A GAP NARROWS TO SKK 97.9 BLN
Slovakia's current account showed a preliminary deficit of
97.9 billion crowns ($4.43 billion) last year, compared with a
116.5 billion crown gap in 2006, the central bank said on
Tuesday.
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END-NOV FOREIGN DEBT RISES TO $43.1 BLN
Slovakia's gross foreign debt edged up to $43.112 billion at
the end of November from $42.216 billion at the end of October,
the central bank (NBS) said on Tuesday.
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CAR INDUSTRY SET TO BOOST OUTPUT IN 2008
Slovakia's automotive industry, the backbone of its economy,
almost doubled output in 2007 and will continue to expand
production in the coming years, top officials from car assembly
plants said on Tuesday.
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CBANK DRAINS SKK 122.3 BLN IN REPO TENDER
The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in its
regular two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 122.246
billion Slovak crowns ($5.53 billion) from the market, NBS data
showed.
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PRESS DIGEST
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TRANSPETROL BUYBACK
The government continues to negotiate with receivers of
assets of the bankrupt Russian oil firm Yukos, aiming to buy
back the 49 percent stake of the Slovak oil pipeline operator
Transpetrol, economy ministry said.
Sme, page 8
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT WORSENS
The business environment index fell in the last quarter of
2007, its sixth consecutive drop, indicating worse conditions
for conducting business in Slovakia, the Business Alliance of
Slovakia said.
Sme, page 8
PENSION SYSTEM ANALYSIS
The Social Affairs Ministry has presented an analysis of the
pension system, but it failed to define who would benefit from
entering the private pension scheme and who should choose to
stay in the pay-as-you-go system.
Pravda, page 2
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