Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 25

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 October confidence indicators 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 CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
                                
 
============================TOP NEWS==========================
                                
 THE LEFT GAINS CONTROL OF THE SENATE: The leading Czech
leftist party the Social Democrats mustered a majority in the
parliament's upper house in an election on Saturday and said it
would use the power to oppose the cabinet's austerity drive.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE69M0BU] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 NWR DELAYS BOGDANKA BID: Czech coal minor NWR <NWRS.L> said
late on Friday it had delayed its 3.4 billion zloty ($1.19
billion) bid to acquire Polish rival Bogdanka <LWBP.WA> due to a
technical issue.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE69O05N] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 FORTUNA COMPLETES IPO: Czech betting group Fortuna
<FOREsp.PR> said it has raised 78.3 million euros ($109 million)
in an initial public offering that was nearly twice
oversubscribed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE69L070] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-IPO]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Emerging European currencies recovered from
early losses triggered by profit taking on Friday, with most
units trading flat on the day after the dollar found its footing
against the euro, dealers said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE69L0C8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech spot power for the next working day rose on
Friday as forecasts for wind generation capacity in the region
were low.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE69L1CB] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.596     24.572    -0.1       6.54
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.622     17.546    -0.43      4.11
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,140      1,140         0.73      2.03
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 11,146.57  11,107.97      0.35      6.89
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 BUDGET CUTS: Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said the
government could declare a state of legislative emergency in
Parliament as a way to push through the budget cuts needed for
the 2011 budget. This would mean that the Senate, now dominated
by the leftist Social Democrats, and which has the power to
delay the measures, could only delay the approval by ten days,
and not 30 days as it could do otherwise. [ID:nLDE69O062] Prime
Minister Petr Necas said declaring legislative emergency in this
case was highly unlikely.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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