Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 12

                                
 PRAGUE, July 12 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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 June unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 June inflation data at 0700 GMT.
                                
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 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
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 PRAGUE - Government building parties expected to sign a
coalition agreement at 1600 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (0700 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

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 COALITION AGREEMENT: Three Czech parties building a
centre-right coalition wrapped up six weeks of talks on Friday
and should sign an agreement for a new government on July 12.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6681DK] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 MAY OUTPUT BEATS FCAST: Czech industrial output rose 16.9
percent year-on-year in May, above analyst forecasts, data
showed on Friday, after 10.9 percent growth the previous month.
                                
Story: [ID:nLDE668072] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 HARVEST SEEN DOWN: The Czech Republic's grain harvest will
drop 5 percent this year to 6.58 million tonnes, the Czech
Statistics Bureau (CSU) said on Friday, in its first crop
estimate this season.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA005135] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GRA]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies extended this
week's gains on Friday on sustained global risk appetite, but
debt markets were mixed as a recent rally petered out and
medium-term economic prospects remained uncertain.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6680GJ] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]

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 CAR SALES: Czech car sales had its third best month since
1997 in June, with 18,538 new vehicles sold.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 14
                                
 
                                
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