Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 29

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 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 - The lower house of parliament to continue a
session, to discuss legislation linked to stationing U.S. radar
in the Czech Republic.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 CROWN JUMPS: The Czech crown <EURCZK=> jumped 1.2 percent to
23.960 per euro on Wednesday from levels late on Tuesday, and
3.4 percent versus a Monday close.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG001084] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]

                                
 EMERGING EUROPE SCRAMBLES TO CONTAIN CRISIS: Hungary's
government braced for a possible recession in 2009 and Poland's
approved a timetable to adopt the euro on Tuesday as
ex-communist Europe struggled to contain the spread of the
financial crisis.    
                                
 Story: [ID:nLS199929] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MMT]
                                
 
                                
 GOVT FACES BATTLE TO RATIFY SHIELD: Czech lawmakers will
clash this week over building a U.S. missile defence base in the
central European country, and the result is unclear amid a
political turmoil that has undermined Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLR569819] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 0,760.9  0,699.8   +8.73        -58.08
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.100   24.800   +2.90         +9.96
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  18.948   19.930   +5.27         -4.03
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  09,065   08,176  +10.88        -31.66
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 OIL PIPELINE DEAL: Czech state-run oil pipeline operator
Mero struck a deal thanks to which Czechs will be able to
transport crude oil through the TAL pipeline if needed.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 OIL DELIVERIES: Oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline
continue to be irregular, oil pipeline Mero chief said. 
                                
 E15, page 11

                                
 CZECH FUNDS: Czechs withdrew more than 12 billion crowns
($612.6 million) from investment funds in October and put in
only 2 billion.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
   
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)