Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 28

                                
 PRAGUE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
                                
 
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 CME RESULTS: Net profit of television broadcaster Central
European Media Enterprises <CETV.O> <CETVsp.PR> jumped by 178
percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2007 to $72.99
million.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL28233865] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
                                
 
                                
 CAR DEALER RESULTS: Used car dealer AAA Auto <AAAAsp.PR>
posted a 4.9 million euro loss for full-year 2007 after a 6.9
million euro profit in 2006, on sales rising 35 percent to 470
million.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
                                
 
                                
 PENSIONS: Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Petr Necas
holds news conference on hiking pensions at 1330 GMT.    
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
========================= TOP NEWS =============================
                                
 CLOSE TO MISSILE DEFENCE DEAL: President George W. Bush said
on Wednesday the United States was close to a deal to base part
of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and
played down Russian concerns it could be used against Moscow.
                                
Story: [ID:nN27448504] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
===================== ELSEWHERE IN NEWS =======================
                                
 AIRLINE PROFIT: The state-owned Czech Airlines (CSA), slated
for privatisation, swung to a 111 million crown ($6.66 million)
net profit last year from a 396 million loss in 2006.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL27782055] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AIR]

                                
 VISA DISPUTE: The European Commission said on Wednesday it
could take action over the Czech Republic's signing of an air
security and visa pact with the United States.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL27160619] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 0,000.0  1,567.6   +0.00       -100.00
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  25.050   25.015   -0.14         +5.79
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  16.567   16.542   -0.18         +9.65
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  12,694   12,685   +0.07         -4.30
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
                                
 
                                
 (Reuters has not verified any of the newspaper reports that
may be quoted above and does not vouch for their accuracy.)

 For Instant Views of key economic data click on    [CZ/INSTANT]
 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

 For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets:
 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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