Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 5

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CROWN ON BACK FOOT

The Czech crown shed more than half a percent versus the euro on Thursday, as a stronger U.S. dollar and fresh concerns over the U.S. growth outlook sparked a bout of selling in emerging markets.

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PM UPS STAKES

Prime Minister leader Mirek Topolanek said on Thursday he would offer to quit as chairman of the rightwing Civic Democrats if his proposed coalition government with two allies lost a parliamentary confidence vote.

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TUMA SLAMS EURO RULES

Central bank Governor Zdenek Tuma on Thursday criticised the rules that eastern European states must obey if they want to adopt the euro, calling the criteria out-dated and counter-productive.

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T-BILL YIELD DIPS

Yield in Wednesday's auction of 13-week Treasury bills dipped to 2.44 percent from a previous 2.45 percent.

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DIGITAL BROADCASTERS

Some digital television broadcasters struggle for existence as a result of the court disputes that are delaying the introduction of digital television broadcasting in the country, writes the daily Hospodarske Noviny.

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