Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 17

                                
 PRAGUE, Aug 17 (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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 July producer prices and June foreign trade prices data at
0700 GMT.
                                
 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 Czech cabinet due to hold a session. News
conference to due at 1230 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 2010 BUDGET: The Czech central state budget is likely to be
proposed with a deficit of 230 billion crowns ($12.76 billion)
for next year if legislation does not change, Finance Minister
Eduard Janota told a TV station on Sunday. 
                                
 Story [ID:nLG39644] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 RECESSION EXIT: The Czech economy surprisingly rebounded in
the second quarter, following signs of recovery in western
Europe but analysts warned feeble household spending would delay
any strong recovery.
                                
 Story [ID:nLE312280] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ DIVIDEND DEMAND: A Czech leading leftist party wants to
raise temporarily the upper border of power group CEZ's
<CEZPsp.PR> dividend payout band to plug in holes in the state
coffers, the party's economic expert said on Friday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLE374794] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIV]
                                
 
                                
 CZECHS AVOID CEE SLIDE: Czech assets were the only exception
to a slump in Central European markets late on Friday, aided by
a surprise quarterly rise in its GDP as U.S. consumer confidence
depressed global emerging markets.
                                
 Story [ID:nLE517660] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CME IN POLAND: TV group Central European Media Enterprises
<CETV.O><CETVsp.PR> is among the bidders for a stake in Polish
broadcaster Puls after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp <NWSA.O>
pulled out last year, a source told Reuters on Friday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLE478150] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ IN POLAND: Czech electricity group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> will
not submit a bid for a 67 percent stake in Poland's Enea
<ENAE.WA> utility, a CEZ spokeswoman said on Friday.
                                
 Story [IDnLE407737] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1171.4    --           --
 vs Euro   <EURCZK=>   25.652    25.675   -0.09        -4.12
 vs Dollar    <CZK=>   18.151    18.084    0.37        -5.04
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 9321.4    9398.19   -0.82         6.21
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 SUPER PAYOUT: The leftist Social Democrats want to use CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> dividends for a 'super welfare payment' to families.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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  (Compiled by Jason Hovet)