Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 15

                                
 PRAGUE, April 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 February current account balance due out 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/]
                                
 
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 SECURITY COUNCIL: The government's security council meets at
0700 GMT.
                                
 
                                
 BOSNIA VISIT: Bosnia presidency member Zeljko Komsic meets
President Vaclav Klaus at 1200 GMT.
                                
 
========================= TOP NEWS =============================
                                
 FREAK CROWN MOVE: The Czech crown <EURCZK=> soared 7.9
percent to all-time highs in thin overnight trading before
dropping back on Monday, an unprecedented move that sparked
speculation that the central bank may intervene.
                                
Story: [ID:L14241839] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 
================= ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ========================
                                
 UNIONS PROTEST: The biggest Czech labour union group agreed
on Monday to launch a string of demonstrations against the
government's economic reforms, and will consider a warning
strike later this year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL14237872] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 TELECOM FINE: Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <SPTTsp.PR> said
on Monday it would pay 2 billion crowns ($127.1 million) to the
Czech unit of T-Mobile <DTEGn.DE> in a dispute over
interconnection fees.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL14740280] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TEL]

 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,518.0  1,533.1   -0.98        -16.37
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.726   24.790   +0.26         +7.17
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  15.624   15.632   +0.05        +16.30
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  12,302   12,325   -0.19         -7.26
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

======================== PRESS DIGEST =========================
                                
 DRUZHBA OIL FLOW: Slovakia is in talks with the Czech
Republic on turning the flow of oil in the Druzhba pipeline to
supply Slovakia in case of an interruption of the flow of oil
from Russia.
                                
 E15, page 1.
                                
 
                                
 ARMY MODERNISATION: The Czech Republic has asked the United
States to help with army modernisation projects, such as a
purchase of two transport planes and an upgrade of air defences.
                                
 Hospodarske NOVINY, PAGE 2.
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
 
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  (Compiled by Martin Dokoupil)