PRAGUE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE -The lower house of parliament continues session.
First reading of 2011 budget draft on the schedule.
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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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HAMILTON, Bermuda - Television group Central European Media
Enterprises <CETV.O> <> nine-month results conference
call at 1300 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (1430 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
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PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to publish quarterly update of its
macroeconomic forecasts on its official website: www.mfcr.cz
(1200 GMT).
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* NOTE: Markets will be closed on Thursday, Oct 28, due to the
public holiday Independent Czechoslovak State Day. Factors To
Watch will next run on Friday, Oct 29
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QUICK PASSAGE: The Czech Republic's centre-right government
asked parliament on Tuesday to invoke a process to quickly push
through fiscal austerity laws threatened by delays from the
opposition, Prime Minister Petr Necas said.
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CME Q3 RESULTS: Central European Media Enterprises (CME)
<CETV.O> <> posted a third-quarter loss of $4.5 million
at the OIBDA level as television advertising markets stayed
weak, it said on Wednesday.
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CEE MARKETS: The forint fell on Tuesday as Hungary's
government moved to curb the Constitutional Court's right to
make rulings on pension system plans criticised by the central
bank, the European Union and the IMF.
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CEE POWER: Czech spot power prices eased on Tuesday as
nuclear restarts in the region are expected to bring more
capacity online this week, traders said.
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ASYLUM: The Czech Republic, a former communist country and
strong supporter of Cuba's opposition, granted political asylum
to a released Cuban political prisoner who landed in Prague on
Tuesday, the foreign ministry said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.624 24.657 0.13 6.44
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.83 17.772 -0.33 2.98
Czech Equities <> 1,154.5 1,154.5 -0.31 3.33
U.S. Equities <> 11,169.46 11,164.05 0.05 7.11
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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CEZ INVESTMENT: Power group CEZ <> is stopping a
planned gas-fired power plant project in Chvaletice due to
investment cuts.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
CEZ HEAT: The Environment Ministry approved a CEZ
<> plan to pipe heat from the Dukovany nuclear power
plant to the Czech Republic's second city Brno.
Lidove Noviny, page 13
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