Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 31

                                
 PRAGUE, March 31 (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 + 2 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 February money supply data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Q4 foreign debt data at 0800 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/]
                                
 
============================TOP NEWS===========================
                                
 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]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - European Banking and Financial Forum "World
Finances on the Threshold of the Asian Era" (www.ebff.cz) to
continue (0645 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech Energy Congress "Clean and Secured Energy"
(www.business-forum.cz) to continue (0700 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]

============================TOP NEWS===========================
                                
 TELEFONICA O2 CHARGE: UOHS, the Czech anti-monopoly office,
said it had opened a case against Telefonica O2 Czech Republic
<SPTTsp.PR> relating to its dominant position in high-speed
internet connections.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72T0CU] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TEL]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty dropped on Wednesday,
underperforming in emerging Europe as investors sold before the
release of current account data on Thursday that could show the
emergence of a "twin deficit".
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72T0J4] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Forecasts for increased wind generation in the
region drove Czech day-ahead power lower on Wednesday as exports
from France kept neighbouring Germany's grid well supplied,
traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72T1UI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.544     24.538    -0.02       1.82
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.34      17.402     0.36       7.11
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,260.8    1,260.8       0.16       2.94
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,350.61  12,279.01      0.58       6.68
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 ASSET SWAP: Czech energy holding EPH will get a contract for
supplies of 2.3 million tonnes of coal yearly from CEZ as part
of a planned asset swap giving the holding Chvaletice power
plant.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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