PRAGUE, Nov 6 (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 + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on
interest rates. An announcement is expected sometime after 1100
GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1430 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet with
Swedish PM Frederik Reinfeldt; press conference at 1615 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech Vice-Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra meeting
with EU Science Commissioner Janez Potocnik; press conference to
follow at 1215 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus meeting Turkey's
Foreign Minister Ali Babacan; no press conference scheduled.
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FX SLIPS AFTER U.S. ELECTIONS: Central European currencies
lost ground on Wednesday and stocks gave up gains seen in the
last week, while Serbia's central bank stepped in when the dinar
hit a two-year low.
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TRADE SURPLUS SMALLER THAN FCAST: The Czech foreign trade
balance posted a narrower-than-expected 10.9 billion crown
($582.3 million) surplus in September, data showed.
Story: [] Related news: []
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.500 24.425 -0.31 +8.16
vs Dollar <CZK=> 19.020 18.877 -0.53 -4.26
U.S. Equities <> 09,139 09,625 -5.05 -31.10
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
2009 GROWTH: Czech economic growth is likely to slow more
than expected next year, Deputy Finance Minister Eduard Janota
said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
INTERBANK MARKET: There are no means by which the government
could ease the lack of confidence on the interbank money market,
Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
EURO: The impact of the latest market turmoil would not be
much different if the Czech Republic had adopted the euro,
Finance Minister Kalousek and central bank Governor Zdenek Tuma
agreed.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
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