Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 22

                                
  PRAGUE, Feb 22 (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 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/]
 
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 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1330 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
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 CEE MARKETS: Financial assets in Eastern Europe's emerging
markets shrugged off a surprise U.S. Federal Reserve move to
raise an emergency lending rate on Friday, and analysts said
currencies could enjoy a rebound after weeks of volatility.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61I0K3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 POLLS: Backing for Czech leftist Social Democrats' (CSSD)
jumped while support for their main rival the right-wing Civic
Democrats (ODS) fell in a latest opinion poll on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61I0Q3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ TENDER: All bidders in a tender to build nuclear
reactors for CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> had met qualification conditions
and advanced to the next round, a spokesman said on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61I1BU] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
                                
 HOUSING STARTS: The number of new homes started in the Czech
Republic fell 14 percent in 2009 as the economic downturn took
hold of the real estate market.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61I112] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1150     0.74         2.93
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.679    25.83    0.58         2.43
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.836    18.945   0.58        -2.5
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10402.35  10392.9  0.09        -0.25
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 IPO: Sport aircraft maker Piper Sport Aircraft could sell up
to a 49 percent stake on the Prague and Warsaw stock exchanges
by September to raise 1.05 billion to 1.17 billion crowns
($61.48 million).
                                
 Euro, page 14
                                
 
                                
 BUILDING SAVING ACCOUNTS: The number of new building savings
accounts, which receive state support, fell 18.5 percent last
year. The state paid 13.3 billion crowns in support last year.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 AGROFERT: Agricultural conglomerate Agrofert Holding, one of
the largest Czech companies, saw its revenue fall last year to
137.3 billion crowns, down 5.83 billion on the year.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

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