Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 5

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ZENTIVA EARNINGS

Drug maker Zentiva releases 2006 results at 12 p.m. (1100 GMT). It is expected to post a 15 percent rise in 2006 net profit, helped by fast expansion in export markets, a Reuters poll shows.

Eleven analysts in the survey gave an average net profit forecast of 2.15 billion crowns ($100.5 million), up from 1.88 billion crowns in 2005.

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MOST CZECHS AGAINST U.S. BASE

Nearly two-thirds of Czechs are against hosting part of a controversial U.S. missile shield that has angered Moscow, a public opinion poll published on Friday showed.

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Germany called on Friday for talks on creating a NATO missile defence shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.

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