PRAGUE, Aug 31 (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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PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <>, a unit of
Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA> second quarter results news
conference at 0900 GMT, conference call at 1200 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet due to hold a session. News
conference due at 1130 GMT.
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UNIPETROL LOSS: Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol
<> posted a wider-than-expected 359 million crown
($20.25 million) loss in the second quarter, its third straight
quarterly loss.
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ORCO EGM: Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA>
<> called an extraordinary shareholders' meeting for
Sept. 15 to vote on a share increase among other items as part
of efforts to emerge from creditor protection.
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CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty jumped on Friday on the back
of stronger-than-expected economic growth in the second quarter,
the latest data showing central Europe has likely left behind
the worst of the economic crisis.
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UNIPETROL WATCH: The Czech government is not trying to
repurchase Unipetrol <> from Polish oil refiner PKN
Orlen <PKNA.WA> as reported in the media but is monitoring
developments in the loss-making company, an official said.
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CZECH PHILIP MORRIS PROFIT: Net profit at Czech-based
cigarette maker Philip Morris CR <TABKs.PR> jumped 82 percent in
the first half on higher sales after the market stabilised
following tax hikes last year.
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OUTPUT FALLS MORE: Czech industrial output dropped more than
expected in July but economists said a recovery in the
export-dependent country's biggest trade partner, Germany,
should revive future demand for its goods.
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BUDGET DRAFT: The Czech Finance Ministry will submit a draft
2010 budget with a 230 billion crown ($12.84 billion) deficit
after key political leaders refused to discuss cuts, the finance
minister was quoted as saying on Friday.
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BUDGETS: The Finance Ministry's budget savings proposal
warned deficits could be 230 billion crowns each year between
2010-2012, and the national debt would double in that time.
Lidove Noviny, page 1
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