Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 5

                                
 PRAGUE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

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 Q3 real wage data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
                                
 
============================TOP NEWS==========================
                                
 NO EURO FOR CZECHS FOR NOW: The Czech Republic does not need
to negotiate a formal opt-out from joining the euro currency,
which would not be to the country's advantage for a long time,
Prime Minister Petr Necas said on Sunday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6B405S] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CZECH DATA PREVIEW: A continued growth in foreign orders
kept Czech industrial output growth in double digits in October.
                                
 Analysts said the short-term outlook was bullish, but there
was a concern that an expected slowdown in euro zone output next
year could negatively affect Czech production.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6B1197] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 Table: [ID:nLDE6B11J3]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS:Central European bonds and stocks gained on
Friday, still supported by a batch of favourable data earlier
this week, but currencies failed to track a stronger euro in
thin trade.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6B20DR] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech power for the next working day fell from a
two-year high on Friday as slightly warmer temperatures were
expected while Cal '11 baseload  hit a three-month high as other
fuels rose.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6B21EI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     25,008     25,012    0,02       4,98
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     18,724     18,733    0,05      -1,89
 Czech Equities <.PX>    1,166       1,166     0,03       4,36
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>    11,382,09  11,362,41  0,17      9,15
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 C.BANKER ON SOLAR BOOM: A drop in investment in photovoltaic
power plans next year is expected slow the economic growth,
along with government fiscal cuts, Czech central bank Vice
Governor Vladimir Tomsik said. He said the five consecutive
quarter-on-quarter economic expansions that the Czech Republic
has shown means the economy has rebounded.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 CAR SALES: Sales of new cars rose by 5 percent year on year
in the first eleven months to 154,000 units, a car importers
association said. For the whole year car sales should reach
170,000.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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