Slovakia - Factors To Watch on July 23

BRATISLAVA, July 23 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.

C.BANK DRAINS SKK 173 BLN IN REPO TENDER

The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in the
regular two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 172.716
billion crowns ($9.04 billion) from the market, NBS data showed.

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PRESS DIGEST

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ENVIRONMENT MINISTER MAY GO

Prime Minister Robert Fico has asked his coalition fellow
Jan Slota, leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS), to replace
Environment Minister Jaroslav Izak due to an ethical failure
when providing state incentives.

Sme, page 1

PRICE REGULATION

The government's plan to draft a law designed to create
measures to avoid price hikes after adoption of the euro would
harm the market environment, said Vladimir Slotka, the head of
Slovakia's association of small businesses.

Sme, page 6

NEW LOGISTICS PARK

Slovak company BZ plans to build a logistics park worth 5
billion crowns ($262.2 million) in Bratislava by 2010, creating
some 6,600 jobs.

Sme, page 7

SPP ARBITRAGE

SPP-Distribucia, a unit of Slovakia's natural gas monopoly
Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP) run by E.ON EONG.DE and
Gaz de France GAZ.PA, will pay over 150 million crowns to SPP
Bohemia after a loss in an arbitrage over gas-storage fees.

Pravda, page 14

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