PRAGUE, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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SANOFI GETS APPROVAL FOR ZENTIVA BID: The Czech central bank
(CNB) approved a request by Sanofi-Aventis <SASY.PA> to extend
the French drugmaker's offer for Zentiva <> until
November 28, the CNB said on Thursday.
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ORCO SAYS NO NEED TO TAP MARKETS: Czech real estate
developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <> said on
Wednesday it did not need to tap financial markets and
reiterated its 200 million euro asset sales target for this
year.
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ZAMRAZILOVA TO MISS POLICY MEETING: Czech central bank board
member Eva Zamrazilova will miss the bank's Sept. 25 monetary
policy meeting, the bank said on Wednesday.
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CZECH MINORITY GOVT LOSES SECOND DEPUTY: The Czech
right-wing ruling party lost a second member of parliament this
week on Wednesday, news agency CTK said, deepening the
government's woes ahead of key policy votes and the country's EU
presidency.
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WEAKER ECON MAY HURT CZECH 2009 INCOME: Weaker global and
domestic economy may result in slower-than-assumed revenue for
the planned 2009 Czech state budget and require cutting back
some expenditures, Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said on
Wednesday.
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CEZ PLACED 12 BLN YEN BOND: Czech power firm CEZ <>
has privately placed a 30-year, 12 billion Japanese yen ($115.2
million) bond, the company said on Wednesday.
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CZECH C.BANKER SEES DOWNSIDE RISKS TO CPI: Risks to the
Czech central bank's macroeconomic forecasts are to the downside
due to weakening demand, Czech central bank vice governor
Miroslav Singer said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 1,187.6 1,167.6 +1.71 -34.57
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.110 24.120 +0.02 +9.89
vs Dollar <CZK=> 16.799 16.813 +0.12 +8.20
U.S. Equities <> 10,610 11,059 -4.06 -20.02
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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GAZELA GETS GREEN LIGHT: RWE Transgas Net, a unit of
Germany's RWE <RWEG.DE>, won an environmental approval for
construction of the Gazela gas pipeline in the west of the Czech
Republic. The pipeline worth 400 million euros ($568.1 million)
is expected to start operating in 2011.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
CME'S NOVA TO LAUNCH NEW CHANNEL: Czech commercial TV
station Nova, a unit of broadcasting group CME <>
<CETV.O>, plans to launch a second channel in the Czech Republic
in the first half of the next year.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 28
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