Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on May 4

BRATISLAVA, May 4 (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=============================== HEALTHCARE: Czech doctors and nurses will get a 10 percent pay rise from January next year to help stop them from leaving abroad or to other professions, a trend that has created shortages in the healthcare system. Story: Related stories: =====================PRESS DIGEST=========================== ECONOMIC GROWTH: Slovakia's economy will expand by 3.2 percent this year and by 3.3 percent in 2017, the European Commission said in its spring forecast. The commission sees the public finance gap falling to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product this year while the government said it would cut the deficit to 1.93 percent from last year's 2.97 percent. http://spravy.pravda.sk/ekonomika/clanok/391891-jarna-prognoza-bruselu-ocakava-pri-slovensku-vsoky-rast/ Reuters has not verified the media reports, 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: [email protected] (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)