PRAGUE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
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RATES VIEW: A board member of the Czech central bank who has
been a lone advocate of higher interest rates has called for a
clear signal the financial crisis is over, but the bank's
governor on Wednesday gave no clue on when rates might rise.
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SINGER ON RATES: Czech central bank Governor Miroslav Singer
said on Wednesday that inflationary pressures existed but the
strong crown currency was taming them, and it was impossible to
say when rates would start to rise.
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BUDGET OVERSIGHT: The Czech government will establish a
budget oversight body by 2012 and draft a "financial
constitution" as a part of fiscal reforms, Prime Minister Petr
Necas said on Wednesday.
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BOND DEMAND HIGH: The Czech Finance Ministry sold nearly
what it planned at an auction for a benchmark bond due in 2024
on Wednesday, with the yield rising but not as high as some in
the market expected.
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CEE MARKETS: Hungarian bonds extended a rally on Wednesday
as prospects of further interest rate hikes eased and investors
covered short positions in anticipation of government reform
plans due next month.
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CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead prices eased on Wednesday as wind
generation in the region ticked up while baseload electricity
for 2012 rose for the second time this week.
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DOCTORS' PAY: The government has worked out a plan to make
money available to raise salaries of doctors who have threatened
to quit, according to sources.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
CO2 THEFT: In the hacker attack on carbon credits last week,
CEZ <> lost 700,000 credits, worth around 240 million
crowns, according to sources.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page A11
SAZKA DEBT: Investor Radovan Vitek confirmed he owns about a
quarter of bonds from indebted lottery group Sazka.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
MOBILE SALE: Penta Investments is close to a deal to sell
its mobile operator U:fon to Dial Telecom, according to unnamed
sources.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
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