Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 10

                                
 PRAGUE, April 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hour)

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 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===========================
                                
 GOVERNMENT: Czech President Vaclav Klaus appointed
non-partisan Jan Fischer as prime minister on Thursday to end a
political crisis that hit the ex-communist country halfway
through its European Union presidency.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL9673792] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
=============================NEWS=============================
                                
 FX: Hungary's forint broke a key level to lead regional
gains together with the Polish zloty on Thursday, in a rally
defied by the Czech crown as the end of a political crisis
caught it already stronger than its peers.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL9335727] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CPI: Czech central bank said on Thursday March consumer
prices were above forecast mainly due to higher than expected
food costs.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG001363] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 TWO KILLED IN BLAST: An explosion in a Czech coking unit of
coal miner NWR <NWRSsp.PR> killed two workers and injured
another one, NWR said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL9731477] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIS]
                                
 
                                
 CPI ABOVE FCAST: Czech consumer prices rose by
faster-than-expected 0.2 percent in March versus a month
earlier, mainly due to higher fuel prices, data showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL9580914] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 0,000.0  0,840.8   +0.00           n/a
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  26.430   26.590   +0.61         +0.26
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  20.129   20.010   -0.59         -9.73
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  08,083   07,837   +3.14        -39.06
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
 ==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 IMF: The Czech Republic will provide 1.03 billion euros to
the International Monetary Fund as part of $1 trillion package
agreed at a G20 summit April 2.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 PRIVATISATIONS: The new interim government can privatise
Czech Airlines (CSA) and it should carry on with the sale of
Prague Airport. But the airport privatisation should be
completed by a government with a political mandate, outgoing
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said.
                                
 E15, page 18
                                
 
                                
 BROADCASTER CME: A unit of broadcaster Central European
Media Enterprises (CME) <CETVsp.PR> <CETV.O> has drawn on loans
worth a total 1.45 billion Czech crowns ($72.39 million). A
company's official said CME accumulates liquidity to be able to
use it if needed.
                                
 E15, page 8
                                
 
                                
 NEW CABINET: Tomas Uvira, a director of asset management
department at the finance ministry will be appointed the finance
minister of Jan Fischer's interim cabinet, the paper reports
without giving a source. Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Kohout will
be named the foreign minister, the paper reports, citing
outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)