Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 2

...Republic: GMT + 2 hours) 
 
 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    PMI: Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December is due 
out at 0830. 
    BUDGET: End-2007 central state budget balance  is 
due for release sometime during the day. No time is set, but the 
finance ministry usually makes an announcement at around 2 p.m. 
    Real-time economic data releases.................... 
    Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts.......... 
    Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/] 
 
 =========================== EVENTS ============================ 
    C.BANK MINUTES: Minutes from the December 19 meeting of 
central bank (CNB) policymakers are due out at 0800. Interest 
rates were left unchanged at that session. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN-INT] 
     
    CABINET MEETING: The cabinet meets in a regular weekly 
session. News conference has yet to be called. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL] 
 
 
 
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 (Compiled by Marek Petrus) 
  
  Keywords: CZECH FACTORS/ 
    

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