PRAGUE, April 22 (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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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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PRAGUE - Representatives of the cabinet, employers and
labour unions to hold a meeting. News briefing at 0845 GMT
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LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA>
<> to hold 2012 warrant holders meeting at 0900 GMT,
meeting to vote on extending the warrants' maturity to 2019.
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PRAGUE - Czech Gas Union to hold a news conference at 1200
GMT.
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UNIPETROL SEES OPERATING PROFIT IN Q1: Unipetrol <>
said on Thursday it expected to show an operating profit in the
first three months after mostly reporting a loss in past
quarters.
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LEFT WIDENS LEAD AHEAD OF ELECTION: The leftist Czech Social
Democrats are poised to win the May 28-29 election but small
right-wing and centrist parties may take enough seats to make
forming a left-leaning government difficult or even impossible,
an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
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CEE CURRENCIES UP;CZ, PL BOND AUCTION GOOD: Central European
currencies rose on Wednesday, boosted by stock market gains
across the region while Czech and Polish debt sales attracted
strong demand.
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STRONG DEMAND FOR CZECH BOND: Investors demanded more than
twice the offer at Czech 15-year bond auction on Wednesday,
showing strong appetite for central European debt and a good
sign for the country's upcoming euro-denominated issue.
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CZECH PM GETS TOP EBRD JOB: The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) proposed Czech Prime
Minister Jan Fischer as vice-president on Wednesday, giving him
an exit from his short-term political engagement.
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CBANKER CANNOT EXCLUDE RATE CUT: Another cut in Czech
interest rates cannot be excluded in case of more
disinflationary development, central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav
Singer said in a presentation he was due to give later on
Wednesday.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1284,5 1284,5 -0,11 14,96
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,266 25,311 0,18 4
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,791 18,798 0,04 -2,25
U.S. Equities <> 11117,06 11092,05 0,23 6,61
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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CZECH PRESIDENT ON EURO ZONE: Czech President Vaclav Klaus
siad he did not think the euro zone should collapse but said it
was not an optimal project because costs for its creation and
maintenace were higher than proceeds coming from its existence.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 3
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