PRAGUE, April 9 (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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PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet U.S. President
Barack Obama at 0720 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (1200 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1430 GMT.
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KYRGYZ EVENTS NOT RUSSIAN-BACKED: The seizure of power by
opposition in Kyrgyzstan is not a Russian-sponsored coup against
the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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SANCTIONS ON IRAN NOT OFF TABLE: The presidents of the
United States and Russia discussed the possibility of imposing
energy sanctions on Iran during a summit in Prague on Thursday
and the category has not been ruled out, a senior U.S. official
said.
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MEDVEDEV TO VISIT US: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will
visit the United States in the summer to discuss a range of
issues including economic cooperation, the White House said at a
Russia-U.S. summit in Prague on Thursday.
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OBAMA MEETS EASTERN LEADERS: President Barack Obama met
leaders of NATO allies in central and eastern Europe on Thursday
to soothe fears that better U.S. relations with Russia might
mean weaker security links with the former Soviet satellites.
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SUMMIT WRAPUP: The United States and Russia pressed Iran on
Thursday to renounce its nuclear ambitions or face new sanctions
as they signed a landmark strategic nuclear disarmament treaty,
but differences flared over Kyrgyzstan.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1219,8 1219,8 -1,88 9,17
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,179 25,179 0 4,33
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,822 18,852 0,16 -2,42
U.S. Equities <> 10927,07 10897,52 0,27 4,79
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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ORCO HIKES CAPITAL: Developer Orco Property Group
<> will raise 6.1 million euros by issuing 1.09 million
new shares for 5.61 euros per share. CEO Jean Francoise Ott is
increasing his stake as a way of to prevent a takeover of the
developer by a group of shareholders.
Lidove Noviny, page 16
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