Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 23

                                
 PRAGUE, Aug 23 (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)

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 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 CZECH POWER UP: Czech power for the next working day rose on
Friday, marking the third straight day of strong gains as
forecasts for warmer weather in the reigion supported prices,
traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE67J179]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Worsening risk appetite hit central European
currencies on Friday as markets geared up for central bank
meetings next week, while Polish long-dated bonds drew more
investors chasing down value in higher-yielding assets.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE67J0BV]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24,78     24,811    0,12       5,84
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>    19,495     19,56     0,33      -6,08
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,173,3    1,173,3    -1,26       5,01
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 10,213,62  10,271,21   -0,56      -2,06
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 CETV.O: Chief executive at media group CME <CETVsp.PR>
Adrian Sarbu sold 70,000 shares in the broadcaster, earning $1.6
million.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 GDP: Prime Minister Petr Necas said he expected the planned
austerity measures will cut economic growth in 2011 by 0.6-0.7
percentage points. The Finance Ministry latest forecast from
July sees 2011 GDP growing by 2.3 percent year on year.
                                
 Pravo, page 14

                                
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