Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 30

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 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    No economic data are due for release until September money 
supply statistics  on Oct. 31. 
 
    Real-time economic data releases.................... 
 
    Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts.......... 
 
 ========================== TOP STORY ========================== 
    ZENTIVA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON PROFIT: Czech generic drugmaker 
Zentiva  expects to post net income of 1.06 billion 
crowns ($56.77 million) on net sales of 11.13 billion crowns in 
the first nine months of this year. 
    Zentiva's shares fell 0.7 percent to 1,176 crowns on Monday, 
underperforming a 1.4 percent gain in the blue-chip PX index 
 which climbed to an all-time high of 1,936.1 points. 
    Story: [nL30196654] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ZNTVsp.PR] 
 
 =========================== EVENTS ============================ 
    CZECH ERSTE UNIT: Ceska Sporitelna , a unit of 
Erste Bank , holds a news conference with CEO Gernot 
Mittendorfer at 0930, following a nine-month earnings report. 
    Story: [nL30185691] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-ERST.VI] 
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ 
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change 
                                 close   on day       in 2007 
 Czech Equities   1,936.1  1,910.1   +1.40        +21.90 
 vs Euro       26.965   26.965   +0.00         +1.98 
 vs Dollar        18.718   18.725   +0.07        +11.27 
 U.S. Equities    13,870   13,807   +0.46        +11.29 
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    UNIPETROL PRODUCTION RESTART: Oil group Unipetrol 
 expects petrol production at its Ceska Rafinerska 
unit to restart on Nov. 1 following an accident at another 
Unipetrol subsidiary, the company said. 
    Story: [nL29548351] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-UNPEsp.PR] 
     
    PUBLIC BUDGETS: The Czech Republic's public sector deficit 
will reach 3.4 percent of gross domestic product this year, 
below the previous forecast of 3.6 percent, a government 
document showed. 
    Story: [nL29591338] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD] 
 
 ======================= PRESS DIGEST ========================== 
    NUCLEAR ENERGY: Industry Minister Martin Riman suggested 
that the country go forward and build new nuclear reactors and 
expand coal mining to secure future energy needs. 
    Lidove Noviny, page 13 
    CEZ'S NUKE PLANT: Opposition leader Jiri Paroubek said a 
decision to expand power group CEZ's  biggest nuclear 
power plant in Temelin should be made during 2009 at the latest. 
    Pravo, page 16 
 
 
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