PRAGUE, Nov 28 (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 hours)
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PRAGUE - October money supply data at 0900 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> to release
nine-month results. News conference at 0930 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Conference "Gas Business Breakfast 2008".
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PRAGUE - Conference "The Key Factors of Success" with power
firm CEZ <> CEO Martin Roman at 1015 GMT.
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PRAGUE - RWE Transgas, a unit of German utility RWE
<RWEG.DE>, to report natural gas prices in the first quarter of
2009.
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PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to meet
European Union (EU) External Relations Commissioner Benita
Ferrero-Waldner (1230 GMT).
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ORCO REVENUE UP: Orco Property Group <> <ORCO.PA>
cut its full-year turnover outlook, saying on Thursday it could
be lower next year as the global financial hits central Europe's
housing markets.
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FX MIXED: Central Europe's currencies were mixed on
Thursday, with the Romanian leu recovering recovering after
hitting a six-week low as some players short the unit ahead of a
general election.
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UPPER HOUSE APPROVES SHIELD: The upper house of the Czech
parliament backed a plan on Thursday to build a U.S. missile
defence shield base in the central European country, but it
faces tough scrutiny in the lower house.
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TEMELIN UNIT 2 RESTARTED: Czech power group CEZ <>
said on Thursday it had reconnected its nuclear plant Temelin
Unit 2 to grid after a two-day shutdown due to a fault in a
non-nuclear part of the unit.
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PEGAS BEATS FORECAST: Czech artificial fabrics maker Pegas
Nonwovens <> showed a surprise net profit of 300,000
euros ($387,600) in the third quarter, but warned on Thursday
that margins will remain under pressure going ahead.
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ECM TAKEOVER: ECM Group decided to shorten the validity of
the 303 crown a share takeover offer for its listed unit
developer ECM REI <> to Dec. 5 from Dec. 12.
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TOPOLANEK: The Czech Prime Minister and the ruling party ODS
chairman is likely to be re-elected the party's chief at its
congress starting Dec. 5, despite a crushing defeat of the
centre-right party in elections last month.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 3
PRESIDENT: Czech President Vaclav Klaus suggested he may
leave the Civic Democrats Party (ODS), that he founded after the
communism collapse and which is now the ruling government party,
due to his critical attitude to the European Union.
Mlada fronta Dnes A1
COMPANIES FREEZE SALARIES: The paper's poll showed that some
50 percent of companies in the Czech Republic will freeze wages
and a third of employers will only increase them to level off
inflation.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
NUCLEAR POWER: Construction of new nuclear blocks in the
Czech Republic should be approved by 2010, a Deputy Industry
Minister said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 16
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