Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Sept 17

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    No data due out on Monday. 
     
    RETAIL SALES: Retail sales grew 8.9 percent year-on-year in 
July , rising faster than markets had expected after 
June's revised 7.6 percent rise. 
    Details: [ID:nL14129849] 
     
    PRODUCER PRICES: Czech industrial producer prices 
unexpectedly dipped by 0.1 percent in August from July, slowing 
the annual rate of growth to 3.7 percent from July's 4.2 
percent. 
    Details: [ID:nL14544860] 
     
     
     
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    CENTRAL BANKER INDICATES PAUSE: The Czech central bank (CNB) 
may make a pause in raising interest rates because the crown has 
risen towards record highs and the economic outlook is 
uncertain, CNB Vice-Governor Ludek Niedermayer said on Friday. 
    Story: [ID:nL14869673] 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN] 
     
====================== IN THE NEWS ============================= 
     
    IRAQI VISIT: Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari visits 
the Czech Republic. Due to hold a news conference at 1815 GMT. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-IQ] 
     
    SOCIALISTS PROTEST AGAINST SHIELD:  Central European Social 
Democrat parties oppose a U.S. plan to build part of its missile 
defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying it 
threatens to bring about a new arms race. 
    Story: [ID:nL14273813] 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP] 
     
    CZECHS MULL LONG BOND: The Czech Republic is considering 
issuing a 50-year, fixed-coupon, local currency bond this year 
to cater to investor demand for ultra-long paper, the Finance 
Ministry said in a letter sent to primary dealers. 
    Story: [ID:nL14514473] 
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=======================PRESS DIGEST============================= 
    CENTRAL BANKER ON WAGES: Wage growth has not begun to exceed 
productivity gains, central bank board member Mojmir Hampl said. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 17. 
     
    HAVEL RULES OUT PRESIDENTIAL BID: Former Czech President 
Vaclav Havel ruled out any chances he would run again for the 
post next year when the term of Vaclav Klaus ends. Centrist and 
left-wing parties are trying to find a counter-candidate to 
Klaus, a right-wing Civic Democrat. 
    Pravo, Saturday, page 18. 
     
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