PRAGUE, Oct 14 (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)
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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CEZ EXPANSION MIGHT BE DELAYED FOR YEARS: Czech power group
CEZ's <> plans to expand its Temelin nuclear power
plant could be delayed for years due to weak electricity demand
in coming years, the Czech Industry Minister said on Wednesday.
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GOV AGREES PLAN TO TACKLE SOLAR PROBLEM: The Czech
government on Wednesday approved a plan to tax solar plants and
to use proceeds from future carbon credit sales to keep power
price hikes for homes and businesses at less than 10 percent in
2011.
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C/A GAP BIGGER THAN F'CAST IN AUG: The Czech current account
showed an 18.11 billion crown ($1.02 billion) deficit in August,
sharply higher than forecasts, due to a deficit on the income
balance, including dividend payments by foreign-owned companies.
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GOV ON TRACK TO MEET DEFICIT TARGET: The Czech Finance
Minister Miroslav Kalousek said on Wednesday the government was
set to meet the 2010 public sector deficit target of 5.3 percent
of GDP.
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CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint led the currency gains in
central Europe on Wednesday and bonds firmed up on growing bets
for tighter fiscal policy, although the mood could reverse
quickly if a 2011 budget draft is not deemed credible.
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CEE POWER: Czech spot prices remained at three-month highs
on Wednesday as colder weather hit and forecasts for wind
generation in the region were low.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.454 24.431 -0.09 7.08
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.375 17.504 0.74 5.45
Czech Equities <> 1,151.9 1,151.9 1.04 3.1
U.S. Equities <> 11,096.08 11,020.4 0.69 6.41
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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CEZ DIVIDEND: The government, the nearly 70 percent owner of
electricity utility CEZ <>, will demand that CEZ
continues to pay the same dividend, regardless the strength of
its financial position because the government will need the
money for a pension reform and for ecological cleansing
projects, supervisory board member Eduard Janota said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
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