Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 22

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CZECHS AGAINST GOVT POLICIES

Only one third of Czechs consider the economic policies of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's government as good, while 20 percent consider them as bad and 50 percent disapprove of them somewhat, according to a survey carried out by the STEM agency and quoted by the daily Pravo.

T-BILL AUCTION

The finance ministry offers a tranche of 39-week Treasury bills in an auction.

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POLL: RATES SEEN ON HOLD

The central bank will keep interest rates flat for several months before beginning to tighten policy, a Reuters poll showed.

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- For individual poll answers, click on [ID:nL21449308].

- For earlier interest-rate predictions, see [CNB/INT].

OPPOSITION NARROWS GAP

The leftist opposition Social Democrats narrowed the gap with the governing coalition, an opinion poll showed.

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- For most recent stories on Czech politics, double click on [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL].

CZECHS SLAM GERMANY

The Czech Republic accused EU president Germany of stifling debate over a declaration marking the European Union's 50th birthday and which Berlin hopes will pave the way to reviving the union's stalled constitution.

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PEGAS SEES PROFIT RISE

Artificial fibres maker Pegas Nonwovens expects its net profit to grow this year thanks to lower debt servicing costs, Chief Financial Officer Ales Gerza said.

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RESEARCH ALERTS:

WOOD UPS PEGAS

Brokerage Wood & Company raised its recommendation on shares of artificial fabrics maker Pegas Nonwovens to 'hold' from 'sell'. Wood & Company raised its target price on the stock to 749 crowns from 650 crowns.

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CITI UPS ORCO TARGET

Citigroup raised its target price for shares in real estate developer Orco to 140 euros from 115 euros due to what it said was its attractive growth potential.

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HYUNDAI STARTS CONSTRUCTION

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech, a unit of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. , began construction of its new car-making plant in the Nosovice industrial zone on Wednesday, writes the daily Mlada fronta Dnes.

- For previous stories on one of the country's biggest greenfield investments, double click on [RTRS-LEN-CZ-005380.KS].

OLYMPICS BID

The Prague city council votes on whether to make a bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. No time set for vote.

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Overview of past economic data and market forecasts For Instant Views of key economic data click on [CZ/INSTANT] For summary of economic data and forecasts For diary of forthcoming Czech events [CZ/DIARY] For calendar of east European economic indicators [CONV/DIARY] TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets [TOP/EMRG] TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch [TOP/EAST]

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