PRAGUE, Feb 2 (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 + 1 hour)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for January due out at 0830
GMT.
Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
Previous stories on Czech data.............[]
Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
Updates on Czech currency.............................[]
=========================== EVENTS =============================
PRAGUE - End-January budget balance data and a detailed
calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in the third
month of 2009.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News
conference at around 1000 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet his
Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas (0900 GMT0. A news
conference at 1050 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Conference "Future of Services in the Internal
Market" with Czech Industry and Trade Deputy Minister Martin
Tlapa and European Commission Directorate General for Internal
Market and Services DG Jorgen Holmquist opening speech (0830
GMT). News conference at 1200 GMT.
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LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <>
should release 2008 revenue.
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============================NEWS================================
CZECHS CAN MISS MAASTRICHT: The Czech 2009 budget deficit
could widen to more than the 3 percent Maastricht criteria
required for euro adoption if growth falls below 1 percent this
year, Deputy Finance Minister Eduard Janota said on Sunday.
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EUROBOND: The Czech Finance Ministry has not made a definite
decision on whether to issue a eurobond this year and will make
the call depending on the situation in markets, deputy Finance
Minister Eduard Janota said on Sunday.
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FINMIN OUTLOOK: The Czech economy will slow deeply in 2009
but eke out 1.4 percent growth, the Finance Ministry said on
Friday in an outlook that seemed rosier than most analysts'
expectations.
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CEE FX PARE LOSSES: Currencies in Central Europe pared
losses on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy contracted
less than expected in the fourth quarter, but the deepening
global crisis can continue to batter the units.
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CZECH TRANSMISSION FEE PROPOSAL: The Czech EU Presidency
proposes to implement a standardised cross-border electricity
transmission fee in a bid to simplify payments to grid operators
and raise money to enhance the continent's network, Czech
Industry Minister Martin Riman said on Friday.
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EU-CHINA SUMMIT: The European Union and China agreed on
Friday to hold a summit soon, marking an improvement in
relations strained by Europe's warm reception last year for
Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
The Czech Republic, which assumed the presidency from France
in January, said in a statement the meeting would take place in
Prague and was scheduled for after the London G20 summit of
April 2.
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GAS: The Czech EU Presidency said on Friday there was no
conflict in the call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel for EU
backing for the planned Nord Stream gas pipeline, which is
opposed by Poland and the Baltic states.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 774.2 774.2 +0.00 n/a
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 27.890 27.750 -0.50 -3.94
vs Dollar <CZK=> 22.025 21.414 -2.63 -13.11
U.S. Equities <> 8,001 8,149 -1.82 -8.84
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
ABBAS VISIT DELAYED: Office of Czech President Klaus has
announced Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's visit to the
Czech Republic planned for Monday has been postponed due to
talks in Cairo. A later date for the visit will be found during
the week.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 5
CZECH GROWTH: Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek was
quoted as saying on Monday he could not rule out that the Czech
economy contracts this year [].
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
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