Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 9

                                
  PRAGUE, March 9 (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 + 1 hour)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 February inflation data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 January industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Q4 real wage data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 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 - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS=============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Emerging European assets firmed on Monday as
concerns over Greece's debt crisis eased and the euro <EUR=>,
the region's reference currency, held on to its gains against
the dollar.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6270HC] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 TRADE: Czech foreign trade posted a bigger-than-expected
13.1 billion crown ($699.8 million) surplus in January, which
analysts said was welcome news after the export-heavy EU member
had a fourth quarter contraction.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE62706L] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1170.7    1.2          4.78
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.609    25.612    0.01         2.69
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.815    18.788   -0.14        -2.38
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10552.52  10566.2  -0.13         1.19
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 INFLATION: Czech central bank board member Vladimir Tomsik
said a higher inflation target, like that proposed by the IMF
chief economist Olivier Jean Blanchard, would allow more
manoeuvring room for policymakers, but, more importantly, it
would raise currency instability.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 11
                                
 
                                
 DIVIDENDS: Firms on the Prague stock exchange are likely to
pay out 60 billion crowns ($3.21 billion) in dividends this
year, down about 4 billion from last year, according to
analysts.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 CSA: State-owned Czech Airlines (CSA) backed away from plans
to sell its charter business to low-cost airline and charter
provider Travel Service.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 CME: Central European Media Enterprises' (CME) <CETVsp.PR>
<CETV.O> chief Adrian Sarbu reiterated the group expects
positive EBITDA in all its markets this year.
                                
 E15, page 11
                                
 
                                
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