Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 14

                                
 PRAGUE, Aug 14 (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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 Q2 gross domestic product estimate data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
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 PRAGUE - Minutes from the August 6 governing board meeting
at 0700 GMT.
                                
 Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 POWER EXCHANGE: The Power Exchange Central Europe hopes to
offer financial derivatives beginning in 2010 as part of its
plan to become an energy trading hub for the region, the
bourse's chief executive David Kucera told Reuters on Thursday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLE265592] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 E.EUROPE GDP: Struggling emerging European economies showed
deep contractions in the second quarter, lagging glimpses of
improvement in the West and underscoring the steep climb they
face back to recovery.
                                
 Story [ID:nLD517467] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 ROMA FEATURE: Maria Balogh and her 13-year old daughter
Ketrin were asleep at home last week when attackers burst in and
shot the mother dead with pellet guns. It was the latest in a
string of murders of Roma in Hungary. 
                                
 Story [ID:nLN720402] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-VIO]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ: Czech electricity group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> posted a 4
percent fall in second-quarter net profit, missing forecasts
after demand for energy fell and as margins were hit, but
confirmed full-year guidance.
                                
 Story [ID:nLD421741] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>   0        1166,9    0          n/a
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,76       25,763 -0,01      -3,71
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    17,965      18,036  0,39      -6,01
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9398,19   9361,61   0,39       7,08
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 PENSIONS: Pension funds earned a total of 1.02 billion
crowns ($56.51 million) in the first half, down 30 percent year
on year.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 14
                                
 
                                
 CSA: The number of passengers travelling with Czech Airlines
(CSA) fell by 10 percent year on year in the first half to 2.08
million. CSA is slated for privatisation later this year.
                                
 Pravo, page 15
                                
 
                                
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)