Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 19

                                
 PRAGUE, April 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 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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 PRAGUE - Czech air authorities are expected to re-open the
country's airspace at 1000 GMT after forbidding flights from
Friday due to volcanic ash.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AIR]
  * For a FACTBOX on airport closures click on [IDnLDE63F11N]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (0700 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1230 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================TOP NEWS=============================
                                
 CSSD PLANS: The Social Democrats, the main Czech leftist
party and likely winner of next month's election, will cut the
budget deficit below 3 percent of GDP by 2013 from almost twice
that last year with tax hikes and not big spending cuts, deputy
chairman Bohuslav Sobotka told Reuters on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63F0EF] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
  * For a TAKE A LOOK on the election click [ID:nLDE63C1QW]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies dipped on Friday as
stocks gave up gains amid rising risk aversion due to Greece's
debt crisis.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63F0AS] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 SKODA SALES: Car sales at Volkswagen <VOWG.DE> unit Skoda
Auto jumped 25 percent in the first quarter with the
introduction of new models and strong growth in China, the Czech
carmaker said on Friday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63F0KI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1295.4    -0.67       15.94
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.131    25.124    -0.03        4.51
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.665    18.612    -0.28       -1.57
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  11018.66  11144.57  -1.13        5.66
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

========================PRESS DIGEST============================
                                
 RETAIL BONDS: The lower house passed a bill allowing the
issue of 10-year government bonds aimed at retail clients,
widening state financing options.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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