Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 1

                                
 PRAGUE, Dec 1 (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)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for November due out at
0830 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
======================== EVENTS ===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - End-November budget balance data a detailed
calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in the first
quarter of 2009.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <AAAAsp.PR> CEO Anthony
J.Denny and CFO David Thorley to hold conference call on
nine-month results at 0900 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - His Holiness the Dalai Lama to hold a news
conference at 0930 GMT.
                                
 Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet Canadian
Governor General Michaelle Jean. News conference at 1050 GMT.
                                
 Releated news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News
conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
 ====================== TOP NEWS ===========================
                                
 NO SURPRISE: A series of interest rate cuts that would
surprise the markets are not likely, a local newspaper quoted
Czech central bank chief Zdenek Tuma as saying on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL1279891] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 FX FIRM, LEU GAINS BEFORE ELECTION: Emerging European
currencies mostly firmed versus the euro on Friday, with
Romania's leu rising almost 1 percent ahead of a general
election on Sunday, but the Serb dinar touched its lowest this
decade.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLS280658] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 LOAN PRICES NOT TO GROW: The Czech economy will slow down
but there will not be another shock that would cause long-term
loans to become more expensive, central bank board member Robert
Holman wrote.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 10
                                
 
                                
 LISBON'S RETURN: A presidential adviser said he would
recommend President Vaclav Klaus challenge the Lisbon Treaty at
the constitutional court.
                                
 Pravo, page 1
                                
 
                                
 STEEL MAKER LOOKING AT LAYOFFS: ArcelorMittal's <ISPA.AS>
Czech unit will begin negotiations on letting go some staff due
to falling demand.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 19
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)