Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 27

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 27 (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 + 2 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=============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, Foreign
Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and Deputy Prime Minister for
European Affairs Alexandr Vondra to meet U.S. Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff. The Czech Republic inclusion into
Visa Waiver Programme on the schedule. News conference at 1130
GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

                                
 PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to meet
Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili at 1315 GMT. News
conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 NO SNAP POLL DESPITE ELECTION LOSSES: The leader of Czech
Republic's ruling conservative Civic Democrats on Sunday ruled
out calling early elections despite recent losses to leftists in
regional and Senate polls.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nLQ119234] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PM PONDERS FUTURE: Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was
considering quitting as his right-wing party's chief on Saturday
after he suffered a big defeat from the leftist opposition just
ahead of taking over the EU presidency.    
                                
 Story: [ID:nLP528171] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 FX FALLS: Romania's leu fell against the euro on Friday, and
Poland's zloty slipped as an emerging market selloff continued
to hit the region on worries about Hungary and a global
slowdown.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLO660367] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CZECH CME CUTS GUIDANCE: Czech broadcasting group Central
European Media Enterprises <CETVsp.PR> <CETV.O> has cut its
earnings outlook for 2008 due to the strengthening dollar, a
presentation on the company's website showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLO28514] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RESF]

                                
 CZECH PM CANCELS BUSH MEETING: Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek cancelled a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush
next week as rivals within his ruling right-wing Civic Democrats
gather to overthrow the party leadership, a spokeswoman said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLO61932] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 0,000.0  0,751.3   +0.00       -100.00
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.880   25.160   +1.13         +6.51
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  19.934   19.547   -1.77         -8.69
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  08,379   08,691   -3.59        -36.83
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 TEMELIN UNIT 2 RESTARTED: Czech nuclear power plant Temelin
restarted Unit 2 on Saturday morning after a shutdown due to a
repair of an oil supply mechanism. Unit 1 remains closed due to
an unrelated fault earlier this week. 
                                
 E15, page 9
                                
 
                                
 CME TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS: Broadcaster CME <CETVsp.PR>
<CETV.O> plans to move its European headquarters to Prague from
London.
                                
 E15, page 11

                                
 RUSSIANS EYEING CZECH PETROL STATIONS: Russia's investment
holding Phaeton is in talks to buy some of the 140 Pap Oil
petrol stations in the Czech Republic.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 VIG EARNINGS OUTLOOK UNCHANGED: Austria's insurer VIG
<VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> is expected to show more than a 20 percent
year on year rise in net profit at the end of the year,
unchanged from earlier forecasts, said Martin Divis, VIG's
executive board member.
                                
 Tyden, page 46
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)