Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 3

BRATISLAVA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Wednesday.

RETAIL SALES

The Statistics Office will publish October retail sales
data, 0800 GMT. The market forecast 4.4 percent annual growth.

GAS DEAL

The dominant Slovak gas company SPP and Russian gas firm
Gazprom will hold a news conference on a new contract on Russian
gas deliveries, 1030 GMT.

GOVERNMENT MEETING

Government will hold a regular weekly meeting.

FINANCE MINISTER SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE

Slovakia's finance minister survived a no-confidence vote in
parliament on Wednesday as the opposition, accusing him of
costing the state millions of dollars, failed to gain the
required majority to dismiss him.

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C.BANK DRAINS SKK 153.3 BLN IN REPO TENDER

The Slovak central bank (NBS) accepted all bids in a regular
two-week repo tender on Tuesday, draining 153.269 billion crowns
($6.37 billion) from the market, NBS data showed.

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S.KOREA'S KIA CUT OVERSEAS PRODUCTION - OFFICIALS

Kia Motors Corp (000270.KS), South Korea's No.2 automaker,
has been cutting production at its overseas factories as global
recession is bites into auto demand around the world, company
officials said on Wednesday.

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PRESS DIGEST

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CONSTRUCTION NO-CONFIDENCE

Opposition Christian Democrats are considering initiating a
no-confidence vote against Construction and Regional Development
Minister Marian Janusek, accusing him of wasting over a hundred
of millions of dollars from the state budget.

Sme, page 3

BANK FEES

Prime Minister Robert Fico said the government would
negotiate with banks over their fees and admitted a possible
regulation in the area, following a research report which showed
that fees had risen by 20 percent year-on-year.
Sme, page 7

LOTTERY DEAL

The contract between the state-run lottery Tipos and a
Cyprus-based company showed that Slovakia could lose a further
hundreds of millions of dollars after a court ordered Tipos to
pay 1.9 billion crown ($79.63 million) to the company.

Pravda, page 6

MORE JOB CUTS

More companies based in eastern Slovakia will cut hundreds
of jobs in the coming months.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 15

EURO COIN PACKAGES

The National Bank of Slovakia has limited the sale of the
starting euro packages, containing Slovak euro coins, to 10
packages per person, following massive purchases by people
earlier this week.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 19

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vouch for their accuracy

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