Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 30

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday. 
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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 July money supply and Q2 foreign debt data at 0800 GMT.
                                
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 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 SANOFI GETS ZENTIVA IMPROVED BID APPROVAL: The Czech central
bank said on Tuesday Sanofi-Aventis <SASY.PA> can go ahead with
its improved bid for Czech drugs maker Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR>.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG001027] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRU]
                                
 
                                
 WARSAW SUBMITS HIGHEST BID FOR PRAGUE BOURSE: Warsaw Stock
Exchange has made the highest bid for a controlling stake in the
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE), offering 200 million euros ($287
million), a Czech newspaper said on Tuesday, citing a source
close to the sale.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLU95582] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ WINS ALBANIA POWER DEAL: The Czech power utility CEZ
offered 102 million euros on Monday to win a 76 percent stake in
Albania's power distributor DSO after Albania found Italy's ENEL
technical bid insufficient.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLT166908] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELU]
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN CUTS GROWTH FORECAST: The Czech Finance Ministry cut
its 2009 growth forecast to four percent from 4.8 percent on
Monday due to global financial turmoil, a revision that could
presage a reduction in government spending.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLT481213] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 ORCO SEES MORE PROPERTY SALES: Real estate developer Orco
Property Group <ORCOsp.PR> expects to sell assets worth 200
million euros next year in a bid to cut debt and free up cash
for new projects amid credit market woes, its head told Reuters.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLT402105] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 RISK AVERSION HITS CEE CURRENCIES: Heightened risk aversion
knocked back emerging European currencies on Monday as the
financial crisis spread, with Poland's zloty leading losses
after the country's euro ambitions ran into a potential setback.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLT422458] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
======================= PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 CZECH BANKS SEEING MINIMAL IMPACT: Czech banks should see
minimal impact from the credit crisis spreading in Europe,
central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)