Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Aug 24
BRATISLAVA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Slovak Republic: GMT + 2 hours) =========================ECONOMIC DATA======================== Real-time economic data releases.................. Summary of economic data and forecasts......... Recently released economic data................ Previous stories on Slovak data.......... **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/1C/events-overview =====================NEWS===================================== SLOVAKIA-RUSSIA: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has called for the West to lift sanctions on Russia, will meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, a spokeswoman said. Story: Related stories: ===================PRESS DIGEST=============================== TAXATION: Slovak industry and trade lobbyist groups are protesting against the finance ministry's plan to introduce as of next year a 15-percent tax on dividends which are not currently taxed. The new law would apply to undivided dividends from 2004-2016, which the businesses see as retroactive and plan to challenge at a constitutional court. One of the four coalition parties, centre-right Most, also seems to be withdrawing its support for the change. SME, page 4 (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for their accuracy.) For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX Main currency report TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets News editor of the day: Jan Lopatka on +420 224 190 474 E-mail: prague.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)
