PRAGUE, April 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday.
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] ==========================TOP NEWS============================LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <
> <ORCO.PA> to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.Related news: [
] ==========================MORNING NEWS========================CBANKER: Czech central banker Eva Zamrazilova was quoted as saying on Monday she saw no strong inflationary pressures nor deflationary risks at the moment.
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ORCO SHARES: Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> wants to make a public share issue by the end of next month, the company's chief executive suggested in an interview published on Saturday.
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GREEK AID HELPS CEE FX: Emerging Europe's currencies were mostly higher on Friday, rallying after debt-choked Greece requested the activation of a multi-billion euro EU/IMF-led aid package.
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SPORITELNA TO PAY DIVIDEND: Erste Group Bank's <ERST.VI> <
> Czech unit Ceska Sporitelna will pay 4.56 billion crowns ($242.6 million) of 2009 profits in dividends, with the main chunk going to its Austrian parent.Story: [
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FINMIN TO AUCTION MORE T-BILLS: The Czech Finance Ministry updated on Friday its second quarter treasury bill calendar, adding three extra auctions, each at volume of 6 billion crowns ($319.1 million).
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close on day in 2010 Czech Equities <
> -- 1292.6 1.26 15.69 vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.35 25.353 0.01 3.68 vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.965 18.982 0.09 -3.2 U.S. Equities < > 11204.28 11134.29 0.63 7.44 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT ========================PRESS DIGEST============================GREECE/CZECH IMPACT: The aid deal for debt-laden Greece will help calm markets, which is positive for the Czech Republic, Finance Minister Eduard Janota said.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B3
AIRPORT/CSA: Prague Airport and Czech Airlines (CSA) together stand to lose 150 million to 200 crowns from flights being halted this month due to the volcano eruption in Iceland, CEO of both groups Miroslav Dvorak said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 19
CEZ CEO IN MOL: CEZ <
> chief executive Martin Roman accepted a nomination to become a non-executive board member at Hungary's MOL <MOLB.BU>. The nomination is to be voted on at MOL's annual shareholder meeting. Czech power group CEZ holds a small, minority stake in the oil and gas group.Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
CME CASH: Central European Media Enterprises <
> has $300 million to $400 million for possible acquisitions, or for buying back debt, CEO Adrian Sarbu said.Hospodarske Noviny, page 24
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