Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Jan 7

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 
                                
 GAS SUPPLIES
                                
 The government's crisis committee will meet to debate
situation with Russian gas supplies, 1000 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 EURO CONVERSION
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico, central bank Governor Ivan
Sramko and The Slovak Banking Association will meet to debate
the state of introduction of the euro currency, 1000 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 PRICE SURVEY
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish an extraordinary survey on
consumer prices after euro adoption.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAKIA SAYS RUSSIAN GAS SUPPLIES HALTED
                                
 Slovakia's gas firm Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP)
said on Wednesday natural gas supplies from Russia had been
halted overnight, adding further information would be added
later in the day.
                                
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 SLOVAKIA TO CALL STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER GAS
                                
 Slovakia prepared to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday
after the natural gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine cut
supplies there by 70 percent.
                                
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 PRESS DIGEST
                                
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 GAS SUPPLIES
                                
 Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said disruptions in
natural gas supplies from Russia would not hurt households,
hospitals and schools.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 TWO-PARTY GOVERNMENT
                                
 Prime Minister Robert Fico said his Smer party would
consider entering a ruling coalition made up of only two
factions after a 2010 general election as its preferred option.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
 CHEAPER FUELS
                                
 Prices of petrol fuels fell by 0.01 euro ($0.013) per litre
on Tuesday, while prices of diesel fuels eased by 0.05 euro per
litre.
                                
 Sme, page 6
                                
 
                                
 CROWN WITHDRAWAL
                                
 The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) said it had pulled out
crown banknotes and coins worth 11 billion crowns in the first
four days of the year, which accounts to 14 percent of all crown
liquidity at the end of 2008.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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