Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 22

                                
 PRAGUE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 February confidence indicators 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===========================
                                
 IMF OUTLOOK: Czech economic growth will slow down this year
to 1.75 percent due to fiscal austerity at home and abroad, the
International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE71K22H] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 SAZKA BIDDERS: Czech lottery company Sazka has received
takeover offers from two investors, the latest development in a
battle for control of the indebted firm.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE71K0TL] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 CARBON MARKET: The Czech carbon registry will delay its
reopening until next week after being closed for more than a
month to improve security in response to thefts of permits, the
registry's chief said on Monday.  
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE71K1D8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Romanian leu rose to a five-month high on
Monday in what dealers said looked to be central bank
intervention, while Hungary's forint held near session lows
after the central bank left interest rates on hold.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE71K0FM] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.468     24.413    -0.23       2.13
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     18.024     17.864    -0.9        3.45
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,242.7    1,242.7       0.44       1.46
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,391.25  12,318.14      0.59       7.03
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 SAZKA: Sazka's largest shareholder, sports union CSTV, wants
to call an extraordinary general meeting to remove the lottery
group's management.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 PENSION REFORM: The labour ministry's pension reform
proposal to the government will count on the social security cap
being cut to four-times the average salary, instead of three as
originally thought.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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