Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 11

                                
 PRAGUE, March 11 (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 + 1 hours)

 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
                                
 
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 CENTRAL BANKER SPEAKS: Central bank board member Vladimir
Tomsik speaks at a business seminar at 1040 GMT. Vice-PM
Alexandr Vondra speaks at 1210 GMT.

                                
 PARLIAMENT SESSION: The lower house opens a session that is
expected to discuss highly controversial healthcare fees,
pension reforms and a smoking ban in restaurants.
                                
 
========================= TOP NEWS =============================
                                
 INFLATION STAYS ON TOP: Czech consumer prices rose a
slightly higher-than-expected 0.3 percent in February, keeping
annual inflation at the nine-year high which it reached at the
start of the year, the statistical bureau said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:L10179640] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 ZENTIVA PROFIT DISAPPOINTS: Czech generic drugs maker
Zentiva's <ZNTVsp.PR> fourth-quarter 2007 net profit slumped by
nearly half to 349.7 million crowns ($21.47 million).
                                
 Story: [ID:nL10276300] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRU]
                                
 
                                
 CME CLOSES BOND: Television group Central European Media
Enterprises <CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> has closed its offering of $475
million worth of convertible bonds.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL10816399] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ISU]
                                
 
                                
 BONDS VOLATILE: Czech bonds extended Friday's fall on
Monday, pushing asset swap spreads to new highs as contagion
from Hungary and other markets hit local paper.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL10159054] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]

 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,460.9  1,467.9   -0.48        -19.51
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  25.045   25.025   -0.08         +5.81
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  16.303   16.275   -0.10        +11.53
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  11,740   11,894   -1.29        -11.49
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
                                
 
                                
 
======================= PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 MORE TAX REFORM: Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek plans to
reveal a new, simplified tax code within weeks. 
                                
 Mlada fronta Dnes, page 1.
                                
 
                                
 (Reuters has not verified any of the newspaper reports that
may be quoted above and does not vouch for their accuracy.)
                                
     
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