Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 8

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 August inflation data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 August unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 August harvest estimate.
                                
 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/]
                                
 
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 Conference on Asia-Pacific Security Challenges. Foreign
Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to give opening address. Executive
Director of International Energy Agency Nobuo Tanaka to deliver
keynote speech.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]

========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 FX RESERVES UP: The Czech central bank (CNB) said on Friday
its foreign exchange reserves edged up to 25.12 billion euros at
the end of August, from a revised 24.30 billion euros at the end
of the previous month.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL5232320] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE LEADS RETREAT IN CEE STOCKS: Prague leads a sharp
fall in emerging European stocks, falling to a seven-week low,
as growing worries over the global economy pummel shares across
the world.
                                
Story: [ID:nL5699579] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-EQTY]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,374.5  1,429.4   -3.84        -24.27
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.810   24.935   +0.50         +6.81
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  17.263   17.417   +0.83         +5.19
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  11,221   11,188   +0.29        -15.41
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
====================== PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 GREEN PARTY LEADERSHIP REELECTED: Martin Bursik was
re-elected chairman of the junior coalition partner the Greens
and gained control of the party's executive committee.
                                
 Pravo, page 1
                                
 
                                
 OIL DELIVERIES: Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech Republic's
ambassador-at-large for energy security, said that Russia has
offered to enter into direct oil-trading relationship with Czech
refineries.
                                
 Euro, page 55

                                
 CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vondra
said that realisation of the Nabucco pipeline will be among key
issues during the Czech Republic's rotating EU presidency.
                                
E15, page 1
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)