PRAGUE, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)
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PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> to release full yaer
2009 results (0700 GMT). News conference at 0900 GMT.
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VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> should release full
year 2009 results.
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PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank
<ERST.VI>, should release full year 2009 results.
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PRAGUE - January money supply data at 0900 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an
extraordinary session (0800 GMT), to debate leftist spending
proposals.
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EUROPEAN OIL REFINERS: Several European oil refiners
reported losses or big drops in profits in the fourth quarter on
Thursday, underlining the challenges for the sector just days
after Total <TOTF.PA> said overcapacity would force it to shut a
plant.
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UNIPETROL SHUTDOWNS, OUTLOOK: Czech refiner Unipetrol
<> plans a four- to five-week shutdown at its refining
and petrochemical units in Litvinov in 2011, it said on
Thursday.
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CEE MARKETS: Hungarian government bonds attracted strong
demand on Thursday, with yields dropping, even though Central
European currencies eased slightly as concerns lingered over how
Europe will solve Greece's financial problems.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1126 1126 -1,05 0,78
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,902 25,935 0,13 1,58
vs Dollar <CZK=> 19,11 19,14 0,16 -3,99
U.S. Equities <> 10321,03 10374,16 -0,51 -1,03
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
2011 GROWTH, DEFICIT: Prime Minister Jan Fischer said he
expected 2011 growth at 1.2-1.5 percent, below an official
Finance Ministry forecast for 2.6 percent. He said keeping the
public sector gap below 4.8 percent ion 2011 as planned was an
ambitious plan.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 9
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