Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 1

                                
  PRAGUE, March 1 (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)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February due out at
0830 GMT.
                                
 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/]
 
=========================EVENTS================================
                                
 PRAGUE - Detailed calendar for the issuance of domestic
state bonds in the second quarter.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - End-February budget balance data.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1400 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS=============================
                                
 STRIKE: Czech transport workers delayed a plan on Friday to
stage a nation-wide strike after the government approved a lower
tax rate on benefits which they are demanding.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61P1LI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-JOB]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ FY RESULTS: CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> posted a 39 percent rise in
fourth-quarter profit thanks to fixing electricity prices before
the market fell, but said profit would fall in 2010 as the
downturn fully hits the Czech power group.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61P0DI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
                                
 
                                
 PM ON GROWTH: Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said on
Friday he was very cautious regarding estimates for the 2011
economic growth and expected it only at about half of the pace
forecast by the finance ministry.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61P0D0] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty led a rebound in Eastern
European currencies on Friday as dealers said contagion risk
from Greece remained limited for regional assets.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE61P0N8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>   1138,7    1138,7    1,13       1,92
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,909     25,888   -0,08       1,55
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    19,085     19,002   -0,44       -3,85
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10325,26  10321,03   0,04       -0,99
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
CEZ IN ROMANIA: Romanian railways owe Czech power group CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> around 1 billion crowns ($52.33 million) for
electricity supplies.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 9
                                
 
                                
 STATE COFFERS: An income from the majority state-owned
utility CEZ to the state coffers will total 45 billion crowns
($2.36 billion), including dividend and income tax payments.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
  
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
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