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BANKING FORUM
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto speaks speak at 11 a.m. (0900 GMT) on "The Internationalization of National Currencies" before panel at the European Banking & Financial Forum.
Czech central bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma, Slovak National Bank Governor Ivan Sramko and National Bank of Romania Deputy Governor Cristian Popa also due to speak at the venue.
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FLAT TAX
The Czech Republic plans to set a single 15 percent personal income tax rate from 2008, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview.
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The European Commission ordered Poland and the Czech Republic to slash proposed limits on future industrial emissions on Monday, sparking a battle with Warsaw and Prague over their plans to fight climate change.
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Power firm CEZ the European Union's cut in the amount of carbon dioxide credits for the Czech Republic did not take account of the country's economic growth.
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POLL: RATES SEEN ON HOLD
The central bank will keep interest rates flat at its monthly meeting on Thursday and hold them steady for several more months before tightening policy, a Reuters poll showed.
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