Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 19

                                
 PRAGUE, Jan 19 (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 ========================
                                
 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 ==============================
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session, to
discuss privatisation of national air carrier CSA, extension of
Czech military presence in Afghanistan. News conference to
follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
=========================  NEWS =============================
                                
 NORDEA RECOMMENDS TO BUY TURKISH LIRA: Danish bank Nordea
recommended investors to buy Turkish lira for the Czech crown at
12.77 <TRYCZE=R> with a target at 13.50 and a stop loss order at
12.40, the bank said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG419536] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CZECHS OFFER SLOVAKIA GAS: The Czech Republic has agreed to
reverse the flows in its pipeline system to deliver gas to
Slovakia, prime ministers of both central European countries
said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG30579] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 OPPOSITION KEEPS LEAD: Support for the Czech Republic's main
opposition party, the leftist Social Democrats, dipped in
January but the party maintained a double-digit lead over the
ruling right-wing group, an opinion poll showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG178989] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 GAS CRISIS: The European Union's patience has been exhausted
as Russia and Ukraine quarrel over natural gas supplies, Czech
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG207755] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
GROWTH OUTLOOK: The Czech central bank's pessimistic scenario
for low economic growth is more probable now than previously
thought and downside risks to the economy are materialising
quickly, Vice-Governor Mojmir Hampl said.    
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG650946] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 RADAR: The U.S. will not put in doubt the entire concept of
a missile shield in central Europe although they may change
details, Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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  (Compiled by Jason Hovet)