Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 8

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 8 (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 hours)

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 September foreign trade data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 September retail sales data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 September industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 October unemployment 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==========================
                                
 BOGDANKA RESULTS: Poland's sole listed miner Bogdanka
<LWBP.WA> said on Monday its third quarter net profit fell by 6
percent year-on-year, beating market expectations thanks to a
rise in coal production.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6A702J] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-COA]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ LOAN: Czech energy group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> is in talks
with the European Investment Bank for a planned 200 million euro
($282.8 million) loan to fund the completion of its unfinished
solar power projects, the utility said on Sunday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6A606F] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Better-than-expected U.S. jobs data helped the
region's currencies recoup some of their losses by late Friday,
but Hungary's forint recovered only slightly with fiscal
uncertainties still weighing on the unit. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6A40AL] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech power for the next working day shot up more
than 22 percent on Friday as unseasonably warm temperatures were
expected to fall sharply by the end of the weekend. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6A41BH] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.557     24.564    0.03       6.69
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.609     17.42    -1.04       4.18
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,166.2    1,166.2     -0.63       4.38
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 11,444.08  11,434.84     0.08       9.74
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 PENSION DEBT: The state will have to borrow about 30 billion
crowns in 2010 and 2011, the same as in 2009, to cover the
deficit in social security.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 7
                                
 
                                
 SOLAR TAX: Junior coaliton partner Public Affairs will
propose lowering the solar tax, introduced by the government, to
22 percent from 26 percent. The other two coalition members
support the original measure, which will likely also get support
from the opposition.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page A2
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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