Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 12

                                
 PRAGUE, April 12 (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===========================
                                
 GOVERNMENT SHUFFLE: Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas took
steps on Monday to sack two ministers from a coalition partner
as graft scandals threatened to topple the government.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A1J9] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 NWR PRICES: Strong coal demand will keep prices up this
year, Czech coal miner New World Resources (NWR) said on Monday
after agreeing a 35 percent quarter-on-quarter price rise in
second-quarter coking coal deliveries.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A0GE] Related news: [RTRS-CZ-LEN-COA]
                                
 
                                
 CBANK GOV SINGER: Czech central bank Governor Miroslav
Singer said on Monday that last week's rate hike by the European
Central Bank did not significantly change the bank's risk
outlook.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A19H] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 INFLATION: Consumer prices rose by less than expected in
February in the Czech Republic but surged in Romania,
strengthening arguments for both countries to keep rates on hold
for now despite diverging price pressures.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A0HW] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
  * For INSTANT VIEW on Czech inflation: [ID:nLDE73A065]
  * For CBANK comment: [ID:nPRG004856]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint fell on Monday after ruling
party Fidesz announced plans to rewrite the central bank law,
while the zloty eased after rating agency S&P said Poland's
public finances would need structural reform.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A0HP] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 FORTUNA DIVIDEND: Czech betting agency Fortuna <FOREsp.PR>
will pay a 0.30 euro dividend per share of its 2010 net profit,
the company said on Monday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004858] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIV]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power prices dropped on Monday
due to an expected increase in wind generated power in Germany,
traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A1T2] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER VOLUMES: Central and south-eastern European spot
power exchanges are attracting more liquidity, but future growth
will be slow and require better coordination among merging
fragmented markets, traders told a conference on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73A1KX] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.408     24.415    0.03       2.37
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     16.942     16.89    -0.31       9.25
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,263.7    1,263.7     -0.57       3.18
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,381.11  12,380.05     0.01       6.94
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
                                
 
 ==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 GOVERNMENT WANTS TO GO ON: The coalition leaders agreed to
express willingness to continue  the coalition project and hold
further negotiations, the government spokesman said late on
Monday. As a result of these negotiations there will be an
addendum to the coalition agreement.
                                
 Pravo, page 1
                                
 
                                
 OPPOSITION CALLS FOR EARLY ELECTION: The leftist Social
Democrats leader Bohuslav Sobotka said his party preferred an
early election as a way out of the government crisis.
                                
 Praavo, page 3
                                
 
                                
 ECM IN INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS: Bank Ceska Sporitelna
<ERST.VI> filed an insolvency claim against developer ECM
<ECMPsp.PR>. The developer owes the bank 7 million crowns
($414,400) in unpaid interest on its bonds.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
                                
 
                                
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