Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 27

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 27 (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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 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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 BRNO - The Czech Constitutional Court to hold a public
hearing on a complaint against the EU's Lisbon Treaty filed by a
group of Senators (0900 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 HAMILTON, Bermuda - Television group Central European Media
Enterprises <CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> third quarter results,
conference call at 1400 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
==========================MORNING NEWS========================
                                
 CME Q3 RESULTS: Central European Media Enterprises' (CME)
revenue fell 33 percent year-on-year in the third quarter to
$134.5 million after the fourth quarter in a row of sinking
advertising spending.
                                
 Story [ID:nLR334808]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]

==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 C.BANK'S HOLMAN: Czech interest rates should stay flat until
the global economy recovers as more easing would have a limited
impact on market rates and could cause crown volatility, central
bank board member Robert Holman said on Monday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLQ111692]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 NO RULING YET: The Czech Constitutional Court is unlikely to
make an immediate ruling when it considers a complaint against
the European Union's reform treaty on Tuesday, Prime Minister
Jan Fischer said.
                                
 Story [ID:nLQ165244]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CSA SALE SCRAPPED: The Czech government rejected the only
bid for Czech Airlines (CSA) on Monday, scrapping the sale of
the loss-making carrier and revealing plans to capitalise some
of its debt to boost its cashflow.    
                                
 Story [ID:nLQ157887]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Romania rejected all bids at a 1-year treasury
bill sale on Monday, showing its unwillingness to pay the high
premium investors demand after a government collapse earlier
this month.
                                
 Story [ID:nLQ78095]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 SELL CROWN: BNP Paribas recommended selling the Czech crown
against the euro on Monday on expectations the central bank may
try to talk the currency down more.
                                
 Story [ID:nLQ700940]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>   ---      1169     -0.53        36.22
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  26.014    26.024    0.04         2.76
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.45     17.509    0.34         8.71
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9867.96   9972.18  -1.05        12.44
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CSA PROFITABILITY: Finance Minister Eduard Janota said
returning Czech Airlines (CSA) to profitability is a condition
for its privatisation, and the airline is not expected to turn a
profit until 2011.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 13
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)