Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 15

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 15 (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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 September producer prices and August foreign trade prices
data at 0700 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 CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                
 
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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.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold an extraordinary session
on a complaint against the EU's Lisbon Treaty filed by a group
of Senators to the Constitutional Court.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Television group Central European Media Enterprises
<CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> to organise 2009 Investor meeting with
management presentations.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PUB]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European assets firmed on Wednesday as
appetite for risk rose in global markets, overshadowing
political and fiscal risks in emerging Europe.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLE529445] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 DISINFLATION PRESSURES: Disinflation pressures prevail in
the Czech economy but a poor outlook for fiscal policy remains
the main mid-term risk, central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav
Singer said in a presentation to be delivered later on
Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLE71647] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 UNIPETROL OUTLOOK: Czech downstream oil processor Unipetrol
<UNPEsp.PR> has seen a slight improvement in market conditions
in recent months, Chief Executive Krzysztof Urbanowicz said on
Wednesday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLE224243] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CHE]
                                
 
                                
 EMISSION SALES: The Czech Republic signed a deal to sell 5
million carbon emissions credits to Spain, the environment
ministry said on Wednesday, adding more contracts were under
negotiation.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLE228709] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2]
                                
 
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1176.6    1176.6    1.14       37.1
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.895    25.866   -0.11        3.21
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.313    17.3  2   0.04        9.42
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10015.86  9871.06   1.47       14.12
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 GAS PLANT: RWE's <RWEG.DE> Czech unit Transgas is looking to
build near Prague a 860 megawatt, gas-fired power plant, its
first in the country.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 BUDGET DEBATE: The Social Democrats will try to amend some
of the Finance Ministry's savings package for the 2010 budget,
but will likely support the package even without the changes,
party leader Jiri Paroubek said. 
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 CSA PLAN: Cutting employee wages and benefits is the most
important step in Czech Airlines' (CSA) turnaround plan, the
airline's supervisory board chief, Vaclav Novak, said. The
airline is in the process of being privatised, with a decision
expected this month.
                                
 Mlada fronta Dnes, page B3
                                
 
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)