Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 3

                                
 PRAGUE, July 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 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 CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
 
=========================EVENTS=================================
                                
 PRAGUE - Minutes from the June 25 governing board meeting at
0700 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 CZECH ECON POLL: Czech May foreign trade data will likely
show a higher surplus than a year ago but both exports and
imports fell sharply, pointing to a protracted slump in
production, a Reuters poll showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL2140738] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 Table: [ID:nL2684947]
                                

                                
 CEE FX: Central Europe's currencies gave up early gains on
Thursday, edging lower due to worse than expected U.S. data, a
broadly firmer dollar and a general correction after big gains
earlier in the week, dealers said.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nL2542031] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ TO GET LOAN: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> said on
Thursday it signed a 262.35 million euro, 15-year loan for
financing a wind power project in Romania.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG001499] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>   0      886,5      0            n/a
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,835     25,911   -0,29       -3,43
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    18,435     18,581   -0,79       -3,55
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  8280,74   8504,06   -2,63       -5,65
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 CSA: Czech air carrier CSA will cancel flights to New York
and Toronto as part of cost cutting measures. It will also
cancel some other routes in Europe and cut the number of flights
on others.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page 8
  
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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 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>

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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)