PRAGUE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday:
POLITICAL TALKS
President Vaclav Klaus has proposed an "interim solution" to unblock the lower house of parliament and create a government five months after an inconclusive general election.
Klaus is due to meet leaders of the five parties in the lower house on Tuesday for talks on the political stalemate.
The leftist Social Democrats, the second biggest group in the lower house, rejected the president's proposal to form a rainbow coalition with centrist and rightist parties, writes the daily Pravo.
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CENTRAL BANK MINUTES
The Czech economy should experience healthy growth but inflation will rise over the coming year and a half, central bank (CNB) policymakers agreed at their Oct. 26 meeting.
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BIGGER FISCAL DEFICIT
The central bank (CNB) has raised its forecasts for public finance deficits for this year and next after an upward revision to 2005 fiscal data, the CNB said in a quarterly update of its Inflation Report.
RECORD TRADE SURPLUS
The Czech Republic posted a record foreign trade surplus for the month of September, reinforcing expectations of healthy economic growth and a firming currency.
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NUCLEAR PLANT
The biggest Czech nuclear power plant Temelin may need to plan three instead of regular two shutdowns for next year to allow for fuel exchange.
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