Slovakia - Factors To Watch on April 7

BRATISLAVA, April 7 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.

C.BANK FORECASTS

The central bank will publish the quarterly update of its
economic forecasts. Governor Ivan Sramko will not attend the
acompanying news conference, 1100 GMT.

CAR INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Representatives of Slovakia's car industry will hold a news
conference on outlook for the sector.

SLOVAK PM SAYS MEDIA BOOST 'HUNGARIAN EXTREMISM'

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on Monday to
take unspecified measures against the media for what he called
promoting extremist forces from neighbouring Hungary.

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FORECASTS FOR SLOVAK ECONOMIC DATA DUE IN APRIL

The following table shows the results of a Reuters survey of
analysts' forecasts of Slovak economic data due out this month.

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PRESS DIGEST

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FICO SAYS WILL LEAVE POLITICS BY 2014

Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would quit politics by
2014, responding to speculations he might be preparing ground
for running for a president in five years.

Sme, page 2

PRIVATE PENSION SYSTEM

Almost 11,000 Slovaks left the private pension system and
returned to the state-run scheme by April 3. The ministry of
social affairs expected some 150,000 Slovaks to quit the private
scheme by end-June and included such assumption in the state
budget.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 6

STATE HEALTH INSURER

The state-run health insurer Vseobecna Zdravotna is facing
financial difficulties. It expects a loss of 63 million euro
this year and its available cash totalled 5.7 million euro as of
Monday, covering only one-day of expenditures.

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