EMERGING EUROPE STOCKS - Factors to Watch Aug 14

                                
 WARSAW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Central/Eastern
Europe's financial markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 CEZ
                                
 Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> reports Q2 figures. Net
profit seen up 35 percent to 10.5 bln crowns on rising
electricity prices.
                                
 
                                
 OTP
                                
 Hungary's OTP Bank <OTPB.BU> reports a 47 percent rise in
consolidated second-quarter net profit as a large gain on open
foreign currency positions offset a rise in risk provisioning.
                                
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 POLNORD
                                
 Polish builder Polnord <PNOR.WA> reported a five-fold rise
in second-quarter net earnings as it continued to benefit from
an ongoing construction boom.                      [nWAR007209]
                                
 
                                
 GETIN
                                
 The second-quarter net profit of Polish financial group
Getin Holding <GETI.WA> more than halved year-on-year but came
in larger than analysts forecast, the company said on Thursday.
                                
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 KGHM
                                
 Europe's top copper miner KGHM <KGHM.WA> reported an 18
percent drop in second-quarter consolidated net profit as strong
local currency erased the benefits of surging copper prices.
                                
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 ROMPETROL RAFINARE
                                
 Rompetrol Rafinare <ROMP.BX>, the refining unit of Romania's
second largest oil company Rompetrol Group N.V, posted a
61-percent drop in the first-half net profit, Ziarul Financiar
reports.
                                
 
                                
 BCR
                                
 Employees at Romania's largest bank BCR, majority owned by
Austria's Erste <ERST.VI>, will wear a white stripe on their
arms this week as a warning for a general strike, demanding less
working hours and compensation for extra-time at work, Ziarul
Financiar reports.

                                
 EUROPEAN MARKETS
                                
 European equities were seen gaining ground on Thursday,
recovering after the previous session's sharp losses as rising
commodity prices help support heavyweight mining and energy
shares.
                                
 For the latest news on European markets, double click [.EU]
                                
 
                                
 WALL STREET
                                
 U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, as persistent concerns about
the credit crisis hurt bank shares while a rebound in oil prices
and weak outlooks at some retailers raised anxieties about
consumer spending.
                                
 For latest Wall Street news, double click [.N]

                                
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