PRAGUE, March 27 (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 + 1 hour)
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Previous stories on Czech data.............[]
Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue its
session.
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PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Czech Social
Democrats (CSSD) chairman Jiri Paroubek (0800 GMT).
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PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Christian Democrats
(KDU-CSL) chairman Jiri Cunek (0900 GMT).
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HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). A news conference with
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Commissioner
responsible for External Relations and European Neighbourhood
Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner and representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana at 1630 GMT. News
briefings of individual delegations at 1700 GMT.
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NEW CABINET MUST COME QUICKLY: Czech President Vaclav Klaus
accepted Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's resignation on
Thursday and said a new majority-backed cabinet must be formed
soon to tackle the economic crisis and the Czech EU presidency.
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CBANK HOLDS RATES FOR NOW: The Czech central bank kept
interest rates flat at a historic low as expected on Thursday
and said a decline in economic growth and volatility in the
crown created balanced risks for future rate moves.
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CEE FX MIXED: Emerging European currencies mostly eased on
Thursday as political uncertainty in Hungary and the Czech
Republic hung on the region, while the dinar ticked up after
confirmation of a 3 billion euro IMF deal for Serbia.
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ORCO SEEKS PROTECTION FROM CREDITOR: Orco Property Group
<> (OPG) filed for protection from creditors, winning
breathing space in its ongoing bid to raise fresh funds by
unloading assets and tapping investors, the loss-making real
estate developer said.
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SKODA DIVIDEND: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit Skoda Auto
will pay out 5.35 billion crowns ($265.4 million) in dividend,
it said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 810.7 810.7 +0.00 n/a
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 27.110 27.110 +0.00 -1.18
vs Dollar <CZK=> 19.940 19.939 -0.15 -4.30
U.S. Equities <> 7,925 7,750 +2.25 -9.71
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
===========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
AAA AUTO MAKES LOSS: AAA Auto Group <> made a 28
million euro loss in 2008, but said it expected to swing to
profit this year.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 19
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