Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 1

                                
 PRAGUE, April 1 (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)

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 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
                                
 
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - European Banking & Financial Forum 2008 with Bank
of France Governor Christian Noyer (0900 GMT), Czech central
bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma (0645 and 0900 GMT) and Latvian
central bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics (0900 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Seminar "American recession - a threat to world
economy?" with Czech central bank (CNB) board member Robert
Holman (1500 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March due out
at 0730 GMT. The index rose to 56.5 in February from January's
56.1.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The finance ministry releases end-March budget
balance data. The budget showed a deficit of 4.97 billion crowns
in January-February, compared with a gap of 6.73 billion in the
same period of 2007.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament holds an
extraordinary session. Pension insurance on the schedule.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
================== ELSEWHERE IN NEWS ===========================
                                
 U.S. RADAR DEAL: An agreement on building part of a U.S.
missile defence shield in the Czech Republic is almost ready for
signing, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was quoted as
saying on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL31493911] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 TEMELIN RESTART DELAY: Czech power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> said
on Monday it will extend again the shutdown of the
1,000-megawatt Unit 1 at its Temelin nuclear power station,
delaying its restart until the weekend due to additional
repairs.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL31186098] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
======================= PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 TEMELIN CLOSURE: A shutdown at the Temelin nuclear power
station wil cost its owner CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> 800 million crowns in
lost electricity sales.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 18.
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
 
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 (Compiled by Martin Dokoupil)