Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 23

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 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
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third-quarter wage data on Nov. 27. 
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 ========================== TOP STORY ========================== 
    ALL 7 CBANKERS TO VOTE ON RATES: All seven members of the 
Czech central bank's policy board will attend an interest-rate 
setting meeting on Nov. 29. Analysts are almost evenly split on 
whether policymakers will raise interest rates next week from 
current 3.25 percent even though the crown has risen to record 
levels, a Reuters poll showed. 
    Story: [nL21649255] Related news: [CNB/INT] 
    TABLE with analysts' rate forecasts.............[nL21685755] 
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ 
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change 
                                 close   on day       in 2007 
 Czech Equities   1,742.0  1,728.2   +0.80         +9.64 
 vs Euro       26.750   26.750   +0.00         +2.80 
 vs Dollar        17.905   17.919   +0.09        +16.30 
 U.S. Equities    12,799   13,010   -1.62         +2.70 
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    OPPOSITION WIDENS LEAD: The Czech opposition widened its 
lead over the ruling right-wing Civic Democrats (ODS), a second 
opinion poll this week showed. 
    The poll by the CVVM agency put support for the leftist 
Social Democrats at 36 percent, flat from a month ago, while the 
Civic Democrats dropped to 29 from 30 percent. 
    Story: [nL22465498] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL] 
 
 ======================= PRESS DIGEST ========================== 
    BIG INTEREST IN PRAGUE AIRPORT: The planned sale of the 
Prague international airport has attracted dozens of potential 
investors, including the world's major airport operators and 
financial investors, according to Miroslav Dvorak, head of the 
state-owned operator Prague Airport. The sale is scheduled for 
next year. 
    Related story: [nL12745865] News: [RTRS-LEN-AIR-CZ] 
 
 
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 (Compiled by Marek Petrus) 
  
  Keywords: CZECH FACTORS/ 
    

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