Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 20

                                
 PRAGUE, April 20 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
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 CEZ PICKS WILLIS FOR TEMELIN ENLARGEMENT: Czech electricity
producer CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> has picked a consortium led by the
world's third biggest insurance broker Willis Group Holdings
<WSH.N> to arrange coverage for for a planned enlargement of its
Temelin nuclear power plant.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73I1R1] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 EVRAZ REVIEWING RASPADSKAYA: Russian steelmaker Evraz
<HK1q.L> is reviewing options for its minority stake in the
Raspadskaya <RASP.MM> coal mine, but has set no time line as
there is no rush to sell, Vice-President Pavel Tatyanin said on
Tuesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73I0YS] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ EYEING GREECE: Czech utility CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> may push
into Greece after officials liberalize the country's power
market and split up state-controlled PPC <DEHr.AT>, a top CEZ
official said on Tuesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73I0T3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Investors drove up central European currencies
on Tuesday in bargain hunting a day after Standard & Poor's cut
its U.S. ratings outlook to negative, pushing the region's
markets lower.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73I0OK] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech day ahead power declined on Tuesday as
solar generation pulled prices lower, although they remained at
strong levels as wind capacity was low, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE73H1O4] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.136     24.147    0.05       3.46
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     16.752     16.858    0.63      10.26
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,232.5    1,232.5      0.75       0.63
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,266.75  12,201.59     0.53       5.95
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
 ==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 J&T PLANS BOND: Privately-held financial group J&T plans to
raise roughly 300 million euros in a bond issue in the Czech and
Slovak markets. Maturity will likely be three years and the
issue could take plaee some time in the autumn. J&T will try to
get ratings from Moody's and Standard and Poor's to be able to
go to international markets. It is hoping for a BBB rating.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 22
                                
 
                                
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