Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 16

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 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============================
                                
 ORCO PROTECTION: Real estate developer Orco Property Group
<ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> has won a six-month extension of
protection from creditors, the company said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG003709] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 CME OUTLOOK: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) said
it expects full-year consolidated earnings at $60 million to $70
million, well short of last year's result, and only about half
of analysts' previous estimates.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLF644836] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The leu held steady near 7-month lows on
Thursday as markets held back judgment of Romania's proposed new
prime minister, while other central European currencies mostly
gave up gains after a stock rally cooled.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLF519652] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 COLD SNAP: A cold snap with unseasonable early snow storms
killed at least four Poles, cut off power and heating to
hundreds of thousands and caused traffic chaos across central
Europe, media reported on Thursday.  
                                
 Story: [ID:nLF655140] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-WEA]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1162.2    1162.2    -1.22      35.42
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.788    25.778    -0.04       3.61
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.275    17.231    -0.26       9.62
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10062.94  10015.86   0.47      14.66
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 PILOTS REJECT CUT: Czech Airlines (CSA) pilots rejected a
supervisory board proposal to cut their wages by 40 percent for
two years.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 AGAINST LISBON: Median research found that 65 percent of
Czechs support President Vaclav Klaus' stand against the Lisbon
Treaty.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 GOVERNMENT ON LISBON: The cabinet agreed the group of 17
senators' constitutional complaint against the Lisbon Treaty to
be groundless.
                                
 Pravo, page 3
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)