PRAGUE, June 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
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PRAGUE - Lower house of Parliament continues session.
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CBANK STEADY, STABILITY AHEAD: The Czech central bank left
interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as expected and said they
could stay stable for the near future as the country creeps
through an export-driven recovery marked by weak price growth.
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BUDGET TALKS GET GOING: The leading Czech right-wing Civic
Democrat party aims to cut the 2011 fiscal deficit at least to
3.6 percent of economic output, much deeper than previously
released plans, party officials said on Wednesday.
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CEE MARKETS: The crown shook off a drop in risk appetite on
Wednesday as the Czech central bank left rates unchanged, while
investors readied for a key court ruling on Romania's IMF-agreed
austerity package on Thursday.
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CEZ IN 2ND EUROBOND: Czech power group CEZ <> on
Wednesday priced its second eurobond this year, a 500 million
euro ($670.9 million), 10-year issue, at 167 basis points over
mid-swaps.
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CEE POWER: Czech spot and future power contracts fell on
Wednesday with lower gas prices driving down prices along the
curve, traders said.
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Czech Equities <> -- 1150 -1.91 2.93
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.67 25.69 0.08 2.46
vs Dollar <CZK=> 20.81 20.984 0.83 -13.24
U.S. Equities <> 10298.44 10293.52 0.05 -1.24
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
NEW CABINET SEATS: The three centre-right parties forming
the next government agreed on splitting up the number of cabinet
posts, giving Civic Democrats six ministers, TOP09 five and
Public Affairs four.
It is still not clear which party will get the finance
minister post.
TOP09 Vice-Chairman and former finance minister Miroslav
Kalousek does not want the Finance Ministry unless its
responsibility and oversight over state companies is kept intact
and not transferred to the Industry Ministry.
Lidove Noviny, page 1
TEACHERS' PAY: The coalition agreed to cut 2.1 billion
crowns ($111.5 million) from the defense ministry budget to use
toward teachers' salaries.
Pravo, page 2
PPF GROWING: Financial group PPF's assets reached nearly 11
billion euros at the end of 2009, and the group is ready to
spend around 900 million euros on new investment opportunities.
E15, page 1
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