Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 13

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INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION DATA

January industrial and construction output are due out at 9 a.m. (0800 GMT).

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NO EURO ENTRY TARGET SET

The Czech government said it will focus on cleaning up debt-ridden public budgets before setting a binding target for euro adoption, though it has an eye on euro zone entry in five years' time.

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TIMING OF RATE HIKE UP IN AIR

Central bank board member Mojmir Hampl said any potential increase in interest rates was further off than seemed likely late last year, reinforcing comments he made in January.

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LOWER HOUSE

The lower house of parliament opens a new session.

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NATO WARNING

NATO's secretary-general has said a proposed U.S. missile defence system risks splitting the alliance between those the programme would protect and those it would not, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

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CZECHS WARY ON SHIELD

Once a frontline Soviet base, the Brdy military complex could host part of a planned U.S. anti-missile shield and local residents feel they are back in the firing line.

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