PRAGUE, March 19 (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 - The lower house of parliament to conclude a regular
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MINISTER QUITS OVER CEZ PLAN: Czech Environment Minister Jan
Dusik resigned on Thursday from the caretaker cabinet, saying
the prime minister had put pressure on him to decide hastily on
plans to upgrade a controversial large coal-fired power plant.
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TEMELIN: Czech power firm CEZ <> will disconnect
the 1,000 megawatt Unit 2 at its nuclear Temelin plant on
Thursday afternoon to allow for a repair on the high-voltage
power grid.
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CROWN: The Czech crown extended this week's gains against
the euro on Thursday, reaching the highest level since October
after piercing a resistance level on global rise in risk
appetite. []
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CEE MARKETS:The Czech crown hit a five-month high on
Thursday and investors snapped up Hungarian and Romanian debt
as fresh concerns over Greece only temporarily soured sentiment
on European emerging markets.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1208,5 1208,5 -0,79 8,16
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,37 25,373 0,01 3,6
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,639 18,655 0,09 -1,43
U.S. Equities <> 10779,17 10733,67 0,42 3,37
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
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FUEL RESERVES: The Czech Republic will store part of its
strategic diesel reserves outside its own territory due to lower
costs. The Czech fuel reserves administration office said it
signed a contract with German company Viktoriagruppe to store 15
percent of diesel reserves in Germany. Storing in Germany means
total savings of 38 million crowns ($1.62 million) a year.
Viktoriagruppe owners are unknown.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page 1
SKODA: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> management reportedly offered
a deal in collective bargaining, raising the average wage by 200
crowns a months. A trade union leader made fun of the offer.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
ECM: Developer ECM <> failed to win a building
permit to construct a 2 billion crown ($107.6 million)
skyscraper in Prague after it turned out parts of the land where
it should be built are owned by the state. The construction was
scheduled to start in spring.
Hospodrske Noviny, page 17
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