Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 14

                                
 PRAGUE, April 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 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>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
 
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 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================MORNING NEWS=========================
                                
 CROWN AT 7-MO HIGH: The Czech crown <EURCZK=> hit its
highest level since September 2009 in early trade on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004034] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
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 ODS ECON PLANS: The main Czech rightist party, if elected to
form a coalition, would bring the public deficit down to the
EU's 3 percent of GDP limit by 2012, from almost double that
last year, without raising any taxes, its main economic adviser
said on Tuesday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63C0H8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
  * For a Take A Look on the election click [ID:nLDE63C1QW]
                                
 
                                
 POLLS: Support for Czech leftist Social Democrats (CSSD)
dropped in March, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, but the
leftist party still stands the strongest chance of forming the
next cabinet after a May 28-29 election.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63C1L3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The zloty fell on Tuesday, with investors
watching moves to curb uncertainty after Polish leaders died in
a plane crash, while Hungary's forint and bonds extended gains
after a centre-right election win.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63B0A8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CBANKER ZAMRAZILOVA: Czech central banker Eva Zamrazilova
said on Tuesday she was satisfied with the current level of
interest rates, at a record low since a series of cuts that
ended in December.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63C11L] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 CBANKER SINGER: A rise in Czech interest rates is not
imminent and the central bank has room to cut rates as a strong
currency and weak consumer demand tame inflation, Vice-Governor
Miroslav Singer was quoted on Tuesday as saying. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63C09K] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 C/A DATA: The Czech current account showed a 10.3 billion
crown ($557.7 million) surplus in February after a 15.62 billion
crown surplus in January, below market forecast of 12.5 billion.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE63C0FO] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1255      0.6         12.32
 vs Euro   <EURCZK=>   25.069    25.119    0.2          4.75
 vs Dollar    <CZK=>   18.36     18.523    0.88         0.09
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  11019.42  11005.97  0.12         5.67
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

========================PRESS DIGEST============================
                                
 PPF IN GENERALI: Czech financial group PPF, led by the
richest Czech Petr Kellner, paid 470 million euros for a 1.7
percent stake in Italian insurer Generali <GASI.MI>, raising its
overall stake to 2.02 percent share.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 LOWER HOUSE: The lower house passed bills on lowering
taxation on employee benefits and raising maternity pay back to
their previous levels. The bills had been veteod by the
president and Senate before.
                                
 Unions had threatened to strike over the employee benefits.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
                                
 
                                
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