Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 27

                                
 PRAGUE, April 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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 ==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR)
<NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MIN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (0800 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 LUXEMBOURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <ECMPsp.PR> to hold
a  shareholders' meeting.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
==========================MORNING NEWS========================
                                
 ORCO: Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> shareholders
backed chairman and founder Jean-Francois Ott and his board at a
general meeting called to remove management, the developer said
on Tuesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63Q04P] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: A landslide Hungarian election victory for the
centre-right Fidesz party gave a lift to the country's forint
and bonds on Monday, as rising stock markets added support to
other central European currencies.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63M0IU] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 BONDS: The Czech Finance Ministry wants to start buying back
state bonds coming due in the next few years before maturity to
lessen the refinancing risk when big benchmarks come due, the
ministry said on Monday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63P0YX] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 S&P ON CME: S&P raises Central European Media Enterprises
<CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> to 'B', outlook stable.
                                
 Story: [ID:nWNA9475] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1314.6     1.7        17.66
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.424    25.392    -0.13        3.4
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.998    19.059     0.32       -3.38
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  11205.03  11204.28   0.01        7.45
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

========================PRESS DIGEST============================
                                
 SPLIT UP: The splitting-up of Moravske Naftove Doly,
estimated value at 30 billion to 35 billion crowns, is expected
to be completed by the summer, with E.ON Ruhrgas likely selling
its stake.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
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