Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 5

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 5 (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 + 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 CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                

==========================EVENTS==============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on
interest rates. An announcement is expected sometime after 1100
GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1430 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
  * For a FACTBOX on policy comments click on [ID:nL4117317]
  * For a POLL on the policy meeting click on [ID:nLU554406]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 OSTRAVA - Seminar organised by the Warsaw Stock Exchange -
Road Show Czech Republic. 
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-STX]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a
session.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies firmed on
Wednesday, shrugging off parliamentary rejection of Romania's
proposed prime minister and Hungarian central bank minutes which
showed strong backing for rate cuts.
                                
 Story [ID:nL4562180] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 KOMERCNI EARNINGS: Net profit at Czech lender Komercni Banka
fell 23 percent in the third quarter, just missing expectations,
after a rise in provisioning for bad loans.
                                
 Story [ID:nL478339] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 THE WALL: The collapse of communism may have changed the
face of eastern Europe but the region remains blighted by
corruption and poor governance, lacking the strong institutions
and leaders essential to a healthy society.
                                
 Story [ID:nLS80813] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
  * For full coverage of the fall of the Wall, click on
[ID:nL3349130]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1129.2    1.55        31.58
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.955    25.984    0.11         2.98
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.526    17.503   -0.13         8.31
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9802.14   9771.91   0.31        11.69
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 MERO REFINERY OFFER: State-owned oil pipeline operator Mero
has offered $125 million for Royal Dutch Shell's <RDSa.L> 16
percent stake in refinery Ceska Rafinerska, according to
sources. This is lower than estimates the stake is worth $200
million.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 20
                                
 
                                
 SKODA CAR: Volkswagen <VOWG.DE> unit Skoda Auto plans to
introduce in two to three years a mid-sized sedan with a price
up to 300,000 crowns ($16,860). The make would fall in between
its Fabia and Octavia models.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 ELECTRICITY PRICES: Electricity for end customers will
likely fall up to 3 percent from January, smaller than expected.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 CO2 SALES: The Czech Republic has earned 16.8 billion crowns
from the sale of emission credits abroad. 
                                
 E15, page 4
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
 For Instant Views of key economic data click on    [CZ/INSTANT]
 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>

 For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets:
 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)