Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 12

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C.BANK NON-POLICY MEETING

Central bank's governing board holds a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.

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T-BILL AUCTION

The finance ministry offers a tranche of 52-week Treasury bills through an auction.

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EURO DATE AFTER REFORMS

The Czech government will wait until the fate of its proposed tax and spending reforms is known before setting a new target date for euro adoption, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said.

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IMF ON EURO ADOPTION

New members of the European Union must suck up the pain of joining the euro common currency club because it will be good for their economies in the long run, the IMF said.

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FINMIN MULLS EUROBOND

The Czech Republic may still decide to issue a eurobond in 2007 as the local market has become saturated with growing state debt issuance, Deputy Finance Minister Eduard Janota said.

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NEW BENCHMARK BOND

The Czech Finance Ministry sold 6.83 billion crowns ($328.5 million) worth of paper in an inaugural auction of the new 5-year benchmark government bond.

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INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT

Growth in Czech industrial output quickened to 15.4 percent in February, reaching nearly double the market forecast and suggesting the economy sustained a robust pace of expansion into 2007, data showed.

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REUTERS POLL-FEB C/A SEEN IN SURPLUS

The current account surplus hit 7.0 billion crowns ($336.7 million) in February , according to a Reuters poll of 11 analysts.

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