Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 28

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 
                                
 2009 BUDGET
                                
 Parliament is expected to vote on the 2009 state budget
draft. The budget bill is expected to pass with the proposed
deficit of 2.1 percent of GDP given the consent in the ruling
coalition.
                                
 
                                
 PRODUCER PRICES
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish October producer price
data, 0800 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 FOREX RESERVES
                                
 The central bank will publish weekly foreign currency
reserves, 1300 GMT.

                                
 S&P UPS SLOVAKIA RATING TO "A+", CITES EURO ENTRY
                                
 Standard & Poor's (S&P) raised its sovereign ratings on
Slovakia to "A+" from "A" on Thursday, saying the continued
improvement in the country's economic competitiveness would be
supported by its 2009 entry into the euro zone.
                                
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 REGULATOR REJECTS REQUEST FOR GAS PRICE HIKE
                                
 Slovakia's state energy regulator URSO said on Thursday it
had rejected a request by the dominant gas company Slovensky
Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP) to raise prices for households next
year.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 BETTING CLAIM
                                
 The government approved a measure on Thursday aimed to halt
the payment of 1.9 billion crowns ($81.06 million) to a Czech
investor who won a lawsuit against the state-run bookmaker
TIPOS. 
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 STARTING EURO PACKAGE
                                
 Banks and Slovak Post will start selling the so-called
"starting euro packages", containing 45 euro coins worth 500
crowns ($21.33), ahead of January euro adoption.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 ENERGY PRICES
                                
 Vladimir Sotak, the head of business lobby group Klub 500,
reiterated a call for regulation of energy prices for corporate
clients. He said such a move was needed to help businesses
survive the impact of financial crisis. 
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 KIA ORDERS DOWN
                                
 Kia Motors Slovakia, a unit of South Korean Kia Motors Corp.
<000270.KS>, said it had registered a decline in orders in
December.
                                
 Pravda, page 50
                                
 
                                
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