Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 4

                                
 PRAGUE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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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============================
                                
 BUDGET WOES: The Czech central state budget showed a 76.2
billion crown ($4.24 billion) deficit for January-July, a
reverse from a 9.27 billion surplus a year ago and worse than a
month ago.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3171947] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PMI ON RISE: The Czech Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)
inched up to a 10-month high in July, following an improvement
in industrial output figures in a fresh sign the economy may be
nearing the bottom, Markit Economics said.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3690103] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MANUFACTURING ALMOST LOOKING UP: Manufacturing in three
of the European Union's largest eastern economies looked closer
to a recovery in July, slowing a steep contraction and catching
up with signs of improvement in the bloc's west.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3627140] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEE FX GAINS LED BY ZLOTY: A record jump in Polish factory
PMI pushed the zloty to 6-1/2 month highs on Monday, while the
Czech crown decoupled from the regional rally, pummelled by poor
budget data.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3616048] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ NUCLEAR TENDER: CEZ launched a tender on Monday for the
construction of two nuclear reactor units at its Temelin power
plant as part of the Czech power company's plan to boost its
nuclear power plant capacity.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3642680] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
AIRLINE JOB CUTS: Czech Airlines (CSA), the Czech national
carrier which the state is seeking to privatise, may cut as many
as 860 jobs by March next year due to falling demand for air
travel, the company said.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3129982] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AIR]
                                
 
                                
 IPR'S CZECH SALE: Mining group Czech Coal filed a complaint
on Monday against the sale of Czech assets of International
Power <IPR.L>, saying it could harm the coal and electricity
markets.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3725882] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1093.3    --           --
 vs Euro   <EURCZK=>   25.642    25.63    0.05        -4.15
 vs Dollar    <CZK=>   17.798    17.769   0.16        -6.89
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 9286.56   9171.61   1.25         5.81
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CAR PRODUCTION DOWN: Czech car production fell 11 percent in
the first half of the year to 470,667 vehicles, an industry
association said.
                                
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  (Compiled by Jason Hovet)