Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 9

                                
 BRATISLAVA, April 9 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 FEBRUARY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish February industrial
output data, 0700 GMT. Analysts surveyed by Reuters expected
industrial output to fall by 18.5 percent on an annual basis in
February.
                                
 
                                
 FEBRUARY FOREIGN TRADE
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish February foreign trade
data, 0700 GMT. The market had expected a trade deficit of 180
million euro in February according to a Reuters poll taken
earlier this month.
                                
 
                                
 BONDS AUCTIONS
                                
 The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency
will auction the 8-year 4.2 percent state bonds, and the 4-year,
3.5 percent state bonds.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKIA AIMS FOR FISCAL GAP BELOW EU LIMIT
                                
 The Slovak government aims to keep the fiscal deficit under
the European Union's limit this year despite a worsening
economic outlook for the euro zone newcomer, Finance Minister
Jan Pociatek said on Wednesday.
                                
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 SLOVAK POLICE TO PUNISH OFFICERS FOR ABUSE OF ROMA
                                
 The head of the Slovak police force said on Wednesday he
would demand the dismissal of at least six officers after video
footage showed police officers abusing a group of Roma boys in
eastern Slovakia.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 SKDU'S LEADERSHIP DEBATE
                                
 The strongest opposition party is expected to face a
inner-faction dispute between leader and ex-Prime Minister
Mikulas Dzurinda and Iveta Radicova, who lost the presidential
election last week, but boosted her position within the faction.
                                
 Sme, page 4
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN SLAMS OPPOSITION
                                
 Finance Minister Jan Pociatek criticised ex-Finance Minister
Ivan Miklos for abusing impacts of the global crisis on economy
and public finances to attack the government ability to cope
with the downturn.
                                
 Sme, page 50 
                                
 
                                
 CAR-SCRAPPING SUBSIDY
                                
 Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said no additional funds
will be allocated for the car-scrapping subsidy scheme at the
moment.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
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