Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on May 29

                                
 PRAGUE, May 29 (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 ===============================
                                
 LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR> to
release first quarter results.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 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]
                                
 
======================= TOP NEWS ===============================
                                
 SLOVAK CROWN REVALUATION: Slovakia revalued its crown
currency <EURSKK=> against the euro on Wednesday, ahead of its
entry into the euro zone, the European Commission said.
                                
 [ID:nL28375149] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-SK-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 HEALTH FEES: Czech patients will have to pay for doctor
visits, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday, upholding
the cornerstone of the centre-right government's plan to reform
the public health system and cut waste.
                                
 [ID:nL28216079] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-HEA]
                                
 
                                
 PEGAS PROFIT JUMPS: Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens
<PGSNsp.PR> posted a 299 percent jump in first-quarter net
profit.
                                
 [ID:nPRG000824] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TEX]
                                
 
                                
 CZECH CROWN FALLS: The Czech crown eased to a three-week low
of 25.240 to the euro <EURCZK=> on Wednesday, as investors used
the unit to buy its Slovak counterpart in expectation of a
strong Slovak euro conversion rate, a dealer said.
                                
 [ID:nL28741648] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
====================== ELSEWHERE IN NEWS =======================
                                
 OPPOSITION EXTENDS LEAD: The Czech Republic's main
opposition party, the leftist Social Democrats (CSSD), extended
their lead over the ruling right-wing Civic Democrats (ODS), an
opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
                                
 [ID:nL28595634] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 ERSTE NEW SHARES: Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR>
said on Thursday it has issued a total of 722,918 new shares
under its employee and management programmes earlier this week,
increasing the total number of shares to 317,011,863. Trading in
new shares is expected to start at the end of June in Vienna,
Prague and Bucharest.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AT-BNK]
                                
 
====================== PRESS DIGEST ============================
                                
 VOLKSWAGEN INCENTIVE: The government is ready to invest 1.4
billion crowns ($87.28 million) into road and rail
infrastructure in regions where Volkswagen's Skoda Auto
<VOWG.DE> operates, if the German carmaker clears further
investment in the country.
                                
 E15, page 2
                                
 
                                
 TATRA LISTING: Czech private truck maker Tatra is
considering to enter the Prague stock exchange, but no decision
was made yet and such a move this year was excluded, the firm's
chairman and co-owner Ronald Adams said.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
 
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 (Reporting by Martin Dokoupil)