Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 12

                                
 PRAGUE, Sept 12 (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 + 2 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 August producer prices and July foreign trade prices data at
0700 GMT. Market expects producer prices flat month on month, up
5.3 percent year on year.
                                
 July current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 CEZ CFO SEES POWER PRICES HOLDING UP: European wholesale
power prices are expected to stay above 75 euros per megawatt
hour even though oil prices have eased in recent weeks, said
Martin Novak, chief financial officer at Czech power firm CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR>.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLB284991] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE AIRPORT TO CUT JOBS: Prague Airport will eliminate 10
percent of its jobs by December ahead of a planned privatisation
next year, the state-run airport said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:LB142026] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 UNIPETROL SEES "NOT BAD" H2: Czech oil processor Unipetrol
<UNPEsp.PR> has seen improved market conditions in the current
quarter, though margins are still below a year ago, the firm's
Chief Financial Officer said on Thursday.
                                
 Story:[ID:nLB688814] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-OIL]
                                
 
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,292.2  1,322.0   -2.25        -28.81
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.520   24.532   +0.05         +8.08
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  17.487   17.493   -0.06         +3.81
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  11,434   11,269   +1.46        -13.80
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

====================== PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 EURO ADOPTION: It is unlikely that the Czech Republic will
decide about a euro adoption target date this year, Finance
Minister Miroslav Kalousek said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 HEALTHCARE FEES: The government collected 2.6 billion Czech
crowns ($148.3 million) in the first half of 2008 for fees in
healthcare introduced as part of a reform, Health Minister Tomas
Julinek said. Health insurers saw expenditures fall by 3.4
billion crowns.
                                
 E15, page 3
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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