Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 13

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 13 (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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 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/]
                                
 
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 PRAGUE - PM Necas speaks at a business breakfast at 0630
GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - July current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Central & Eastern European Steel Conference.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-STL]
                                
 
 ===========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 LOWER DEBT ISSUANCE PLAN: The Czech Republic will cut gross
borrowing needs for 2011 to 250-270 billion crowns, Finance
Minister Miroslav Kalousek said on Friday, lower than previously
planned and down from 280 billion crowns this year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6890FD] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 BASELOAD POWER DIPS:  Lower gas and carbon prices weighed on
the Czech Cal '11 on Friday while electricity for Monday
delivery firmed on warmer weather and expected low wind
generation in the region, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6891GH] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-ELE]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.663     24.667    0.02       6.29
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     19.233     19.384    0.78      -4.66
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,138.8    1,138.8     -0.35       1.92
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 10,462.77  10,415.24     0.46       0.33
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
                                

=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 TOUGHER POWER REGULATION: The Industry Ministry proposes
that new Czech power plants will have to get an approval from
the government to make sure they are in line with an overall
national power strategy. The plan is part of a drive to halt a
boom in heavily-subsidised solar energy.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 1 
                                
 
                                
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