Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 22

BRATISLAVA, July 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.

REPO TENDER

The central bank will hold its regular two-week repo tender
to drain liquidity from the market.

PRESS DIGEST

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INFLATION OUTLOOK

Slovakia's annual EU-norm inflation rate is expected to be
4.3 percent at the end of 2008, and price growth rate should
slow to 3.9 percent at the end of 2009, according to a central
bank poll of analysts.

Pravda, page 12

SKYEUROPE CUTS ROUTES TO IRELAND

The Slovak-based budget airline SkyEurope SKYV.VI said it
would cancel routes from Slovakia to Ireland this winter due to
declining interest among passengers and slowing Irish economy.

Sme, page 7

ENERGY BILL

President Ivan Gasparovic has signed into law a bill
boosting the powers of the state energy market regulator in the
area of heating prices. The new law also tightens approval
procedures for building new power sources.

Sme, page 7

EURO COSTS

Slovakia's financial sector will incur costs of more than 7
billion crowns ($366.3 million) related to the euro adoption
next January.

Sme, page 8

EXTREMISTS MEETING

Officials of Hungary's radical party Jobbik and Czech
National Party held an informal meeting in Bratislava on Monday.
A junior Slovak government member, the Slovak National Party,
said the two parties abused Slovak soil for radical activities.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 2

MANIPULATION CRIME

The justice ministry is preparing a law according to which a
retailer or a dealer can be sent to jail for manipulating
customers into buying their products.

Sme, page 1

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