Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 4

                                
 PRAGUE, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
======================== EVENTS ===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Conference "Priorities and prospects for the
European Union" with Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European
Affairs Alexandr Vondra at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech Government to meet with Members of the
European Parliament. Official statement from Czech Prime
Minister Mirek Topolanek and European Parliament President
Hans-Gert Pottering at 1945 GMT. 
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
 ====================== TOP NEWS ===========================
                                
 NO SURPRISE DECISIONS - C.BANK GOVERNOR: Czech central bank
Governor Zdenek Tuma said on Wednesday he did not expect any
surprise decision on interest rates after a big cut last month,
but cautioned that the bank's economic growth outlook may be too
rosy.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3591661] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-INT]
                                
 
                                
 CEE FX FALL: Romania's leu slipped on Wednesday, shrugging
off strong economic growth figures as post-election coalition
talks spawned doubts while most other emerging European
currencies ended the day weaker.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3656926] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 DEBT MARKET RECOVERY CONTINUES: The Czech Republic sold a
touch less than planned of its 8-year, floating rate bond at an
auction on Wednesday, but dealers said appetite for its debt was
continuing to recover after being choked by the financial
crisis.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3376093] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 BUDGET LIKELY TO PASS LOWER HOUSE: The government now looks
to have enough votes to pass the 2009 state budget draft in the
lower house next week.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
 NO OPPOSITION SUPPORT WITHOUT LISBON: Opposition leader
warned the government it would not have its support during the
EU presidency from January if it does not start with
ratification of the Lisbon treaty by the end of the year.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
 SURPRISE PROPOSAL FOR LOWER CORPORATE TAX: A deputy from
ruling party ODS proposed lowering the corporate tax to 15
percent from 21 percent starting in 2010.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B1
                                
 
                                
 CEZ EARNS STATE 34 BILLION CROWN: The Czech state received
34 billion crowns ($1.68 billion) from the sale of shares in
power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> this year.
                                
 E15, page 3
                                
 
                                
 GOVT COULD SEAL TRANSPORT PLANE DEAL THIS YEAR: The Czech
army could complete a deal to buy transport planes from EADS'
subsidiary CASA <EADA.PA> for up to 4 billion crowns by the end
of the year.
                                
 E15, page 4
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)