Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 20

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C.BANK SEEN KEEPING RATES ON HOLD

The central bank is widely expected to keep policy on hold at Thursday's meeting and stand pat until early next year as inflation is below target while the crown is at record highs.

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CEZ SHARES FALL

Shares in Czech power company CEZ dropped 5.5 percent on Tuesday to close at 954.9 crowns as the market digested a weaker-than-expected profit outlook for next year amid a general selloff on stock markets.

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POLITICS

Three rightist and centrist parties expect to conclude talks on forming a new government on Thursday. The rightist Civic Democrats are trying to form a government with the Christian Democrats and the Greens to end a political stalemate that has lasted more than half a year since an inconclusive parliamentary election in June.

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