Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 22

                                
 PRAGUE, March 22 (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 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/]
                                
 
============================EVENTS===============================    PRAGUE -The lower house of parliament to continue a session
(until March 25).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
============================TOP NEWS===========================
                                
 AVG SIGNS LOAN DEAL: Czech software company AVG Technologies
has agreed a $235 million, 5-year credit facility with a
syndicate led by JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, it said on
Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72K1OK] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-SOFW]
                                
 
                                
 SOME CO2 CREDITS MAY BE RETURNED: More than 200,000 stolen
carbon credits located in Estonia belong to Czech trader
Blackstone Global Ventures and may be returned as soon as the
registry reopens, the Czech registry's chief said on Monday.
                                
Story: [ID:nLDE72K0W5] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2]
                                
 
                                
 PPF TAKES OVER CLAIMS AGAINST SAZKA: Financial group PPF has
taken over debt owed by leading Czech lottery firm Sazka from
its  largest creditor and will coordinate future steps with
other creditors, PPF said on Monday.
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech prompt power dropped more than 4 percent on
Monday as the short-term product took direction from falling
April and May contracts and warmer weather arrived around the
region, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72K1UN] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty led gains on Monday buoyed by
better-than-expected current account data, while improving
appetite for riskier assets lifted other currencies across the
region, with Romania's leu hovering close to its nine-month
highs.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72K0AU] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.406     24.456    0.2       2.38
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.149     17.256    0.62      8.14
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,223      1,223        0.97     -0.15
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,036.53  11,858.52     1.5       3.96
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
                                
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 POLITICAL RATINGS: The leftist opposition Social Democrats
leader Bohuslav Sobotka is the most popular politician,
according to a STEM agency poll.
                                
 Pravo, page 2
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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