Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on June 25

                                
 PRAGUE, June 25 (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)

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 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/]
                                
 
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 PRAGUE - Cabinet to hold extraordinary meeting; expected to
tender resignation as planned. (0630 GMT)
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
 
 ==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint led losses among Central
European currencies on Thursday, hitting a 15-month low against
the Swiss franc and triggering concerns over the sizeable amount
of Swiss franc loans held by Hungarian households.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE65N08P] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power prices were flat on
Thursday in light trade as the Cal '11 contract gained,
reversing losses seen the previous two days.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE65N1K3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1137.9   -1.05         1.84
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.772    25.809    0.14         2.07
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  20.913    20.958    0.21       -13.8
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10152.8  10298.44  -1.41        -2.64
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 FINMIN DEBATE: It is most likely that TOP09 Vice-Chairman
Miroslav Kalousek will get the finance minister post, but
negotiations remain tough between his party and coalition leader
Civic Democrats.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1; Lidove Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 HOUSE SPEAKER: Civic Democrat Miroslava Nemcova was elected
speaker of the lower house.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 SOLAR BOOM COOLING: Industry associations say that caps set
on solar power, hydroenergy plants and biogas plants are so low
in a National Action Plan, being drawn up by the Industry
Ministry, that it would cut or stop development in the sector.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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