Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 24

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 24 (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>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                
 
==========================EVENTS==============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on
interest rates. An announcement is expected sometime after 1000
GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1200 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament should discuss on
savings package to cut the 2010 budget deficit.
                                
 
                                
 MLADA BOLESLAV - Conference on motor industry with Skoda
Auto CEO Reinhard Jung.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
                                
 PARIS - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR> <ORCO.PA>
to hold a general meeting of all bondholders at 0900 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 BUDGET DEAL: Czech political parties are close to agreement
on tax hikes and spending cuts proposed by the interim
government in an attempt to halt the fast growth in the budget
deficit, party leaders said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLN583432] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Romania's leu rose to three-week highs on
Wednesday, extending gains since getting approval for its next
IMF loan tranche while some dealers speculated the central bank
was intervening.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLN172274] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 LISBON OPPOSITION: British opposition leader David Cameron
has written to Czech President Vaclav Klaus confirming his
intention to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty if he
wins power next year and the treaty is not yet in force. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLN612430] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1166.4    1163      0.29       35.91
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.162    25.176    0.06        5.95
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.098    17.082   -0.09       10.55
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9748.55  9829.87   -0.83       11.08
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CEZ DIVIDEND: Four political parties -- Social Democrats,
Communists, Christian Democrats and Green party -- support an
increase in the dividend payout of majority state-owned power
group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> next year. 
                                
 Two right wing parties -- Civic Democrats and Top 09 --
along with the finance minister oppose the move.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 CONSTRUCTION JOBS: Within three years, the construction
sector could let go a quarter of workers, meaning up to 116,000
workers in the worst case scenario.
                                
 Pravo, page 16
                                
 
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)