Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 24

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 24 (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)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 September confidence indicators at 0800 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 -The lower house of parliament to continue a session.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
===========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 C.BANK LEAVE RATES FLAT: The Czech central bank kept
interest rates flat on Thursday as expected and stuck to its
outlook for stable policy although one board member advocated a
rate hike, the first voice for tighter policy in over two years.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE68L0F6] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Czech crown shrugged off weakness in
emerging European currencies after the country's central bank
left interest rates unchanged but put a rate hike to a vote for
the first time since 2008.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE68M0C0] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power prices eased on Thursday as
warmer weather lingered in the region while renewed fears of a
slowing economy weighed on contracts further along the curve,
traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE68L1MD] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24,569     24,577    0,03       6,65
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     18,336     18,338    0,01      0,22
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,129,2    1,129,2       -0,74       1,07
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 10,739,31  10,761,03     -0,2      2,98
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 SOLAR POWER: The cabinet cancelled on Thursday the five year
tax holiday for solar power producers effective as of 2011.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 SKODA RAISES PRODUCTION TARGET: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech
unit Skoda Auto plans to raise this year's production to a
record 770,000 vehicles from 684,000 cars last year, mainly
thanks to solid sales in China. It plans to double its annual
production over the next ten years to 1.5 million cars.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 CSOB IPO: Belgum's KBC <KBC.BR> continues preparations for
an IPO of a maximum 40 percent stake in its Czech unit CSOB,
KBC's spokesman Stef Leunens said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 19
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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