PRAGUE, March 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 hour)
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PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
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CZECH STRIKE: Czech transport unions called off a strike
planned for Thursday, giving parliament time to decide on their
demand to cut taxes on non-wage benefits.
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10-YR BOND AUCTION: Demand for Czech bonds due in 2019
reached double the offer at a Wednesday auction, but the Finance
Ministry sold only what it planned as it keeps supply tight in
the first part of the year.
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CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty slipped on Wednesday from a
14-month peak as central Europe gave up some recent gains earned
on an improving economic outlook.
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DATA PREVIEW: Both Czech imports and exports probably rose
in January, reversing a fifteen month long joint contraction and
showing recovery in the industry-heavy central European country
is gaining traction, a Reuters survey showed.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1149,1 1149,1 0,17 2,85
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,744 25,719 -0,1 2,18
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,838 18,779 -0,31 -2,51
U.S. Equities <> 10396,76 10405,98 -0,09 -0,3
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
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TOURISM: Private equity company Odien, which operates the
largest Czech tour operator Cedok, plans to acquire Fire-Tour,
another major travel agency. It has plans to expand by
acquisitions and buy other travel agencies in central and
eastern Europe.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
CAR SALES: Sales of new passenger cars rose by 17 percent
over the first two months of 2010 thanks to purchases by the
corporate sector, a car importers' union statistics showed.
Skoda was the leader with 8,061 cars sold in the period.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 20
BANKS: Czech banks lend a total of 23 billion crowns ($1.22
billion) last year to their foreign parent companies, including
Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, Societe Generale <SOGN.PA>, and KBC
<KBC.BR>. It is 4 billion crowns less than in 2008, Czech
central bank statistics showed.
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