Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 29

                                
 PRAGUE, April 29 (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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 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
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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.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR>
<ORCO.PA> to hold a shareholders' meeting.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to publish quarterly update of its
macroeconomic forecasts on its Website www.mfcr.cz (1200 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 RIGHT SEEKS FAST BUDGET ACTION: The next Czech government to
be formed after May elections must act immediately to show
financial markets fiscal consolidation is underway, the
right-wing candidate for prime minister said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63R2LI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
  * For a TAKE A LOOK on the election click [ID:nLDE63D06O]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European assets rebounded late on
Wednesday from sharp falls earlier in the day as aid for Greece
looked closer and may be worth more than previously expected.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63R0I6] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 EUROBOND DELAY: The Czech Republic will hold off on an
expected eurobond issue due to the market turmoil caused by
worries over debt-laden Greece, Finance Minister Eduard Janota
said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63R1J0] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1270.4    -2.16       13.70
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.54     25.501    -0.15        2.96
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  19.325    19.315    -0.05       -5.16
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  11045.27  10991.99   0.48        5.92
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

========================PRESS DIGEST============================
                                
 C.BANKER SINGER: Central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer
said that tax hikes alone will not be enough to reign in public
finances in the coming years.
                                
 Respekt, page 32
                                
 
                                
 CZECH BANKS' GREEK ASSETS: Czech banks hold 0.5 percent of
total assets or 20.5 billion crowns ($1.07 billion) in Greek
assets.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 ECM: ECM Real Estate Investments <ECMPsp.PR> cut its net
loss in 2009 to 62.3 million euros from 92.1 million the year
before.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 23
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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