Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 6

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    No economic data are due for release until June foreign 
trade balance on Tuesday. 
    Real-time economic data releases.................... 
    Previous stories on Czech data............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts......... 
 
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    RATE HIKES IN PIPELINE: The central bank (CNB) signalled it 
was ready to raise the European Union's lowest interest rates 
above 3 percent soon, boosting the chances of another hike as 
early as this month. 
    Story: [ID:nL03817639] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN-PLCY] 
    FULL TEXT OF JULY 26 MEETING MINUTES..[ID:nL03554277] 
    FACTBOX ON JULY CPI REPORT............[ID:nL03209552] 
    Updates on Czech currency......................[CZK/] 
 
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    ZENTIVA : Drug maker Zentiva  releases 
first half results around midday. Conference call at 1430. 
    The company, 25 percent owned by France's Sanofi-Aventis 
, forecast first-half net income of about 800 million 
crowns ($39.1 million), operating profit of around 1.1 billion 
and net sales of around 6.8 billion. 
    Story: [nL27712227] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ZNTVsp.PR] 
 
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    KOMERCNI BANKA : Lender Komercni Banka 
 posted higher-than-expected first-half net profit, 
benefiting from fast lending growth in a booming economy and a 
one-off revaluation of its building society. 
    Story: [ID:nL03777208] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BKOMsp.PR] 
    Recommendations on Czech blue chip stocks:  
     
    EUROBOND: State-owned Czech Export Bank (CEB) plans to issue 
50 million euros in five-year eurobonds by the end of August, 
the bank said. 
    Story: [nL03797066] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-EUB] 
     
    INFLATION TO PICK UP: Consumer inflation, due out on 
Wednesday, is likely to have quickened to its fastest pace in 10 
months in July, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing the case for 
higher interest rates in the months to come. 
    Story: [ID:nL01772578] Table: [ID:nL01756798] 
    Previous polls on economic indicator releases: [POLL/CZ] 
 
 
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