Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on September 15

PRAGUE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday:

GOVERNMENT DEBT

The Finance Ministry is due to detail second-quarter government debt figures at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT).

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LOWER HOUSE SESSION

The lower house of Parliament is expected to vote on excise taxes on cigarettes. The session begins at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT).

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PPI AND RETAIL SALES DATA

Industrial producer prices rose 0.3 percent in August from July, a touch above market expectations, which lifted the annual index (PPI) to a 14-month high of 2.7 percent.

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Retail sales grew 6.4 percent year-on-year in July, sustaining a healthy momentum largely in line with the consensus market forecast and confirming this year's consumer spending revival.

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- For real-time economic data releases and consensus market forecasts, double click on <ECONCZ>.

INTERVIEW: C.BANKER SEES "DEEP" DEBATE ON RATE HIKE

Mounting inflation pressure in the Czech economy will force central bank policymakers to consider "deeply and thoroughly" an interest rate rise later this month, Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer told Reuters.

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PM SEES EURO ENTRY AFTER 2010

Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Thursday the previous government's aim to adopt the euro in 2010 was not realistic, and criticised the EU for using double standards to measure euro candidate states.

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BUSINESS WANTS FRESH POLLS

Most Czech businessmen want the central European country to hold a new election to end a crisis brought by a tie in the last polls in June, a survey by business daily Hospodarske Noviny showed on Thursday.

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