PRAGUE, Dec 15 (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 + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q3 government debt
figures.
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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PRAGUE -The lower house of parliament to continue a session.
Third reading of 2011 budget draft on the schedule.
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PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to meet
his British counterpart William Hague. News conference at 1345
GMT.
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RETAIL DEAL: Europe's largest retailer Carrefour <CARR.PA>
and its largest British peer Tesco <TSCO.L> are among four
bidders for the Zabka retail chain owned by Czech-based Penta
Investments, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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C.BANKER HAMPL: Downside risks from the euro zone debt
crisis to the Czech central bank's outlook are increasingly
likely to accumulate and policymakers could loosen policy if
they materialise, Vice-Governor Mojmir Hampl said.
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CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies mostly firmed on
Tuesday as Polish inflation figures reinforced expectations the
central bank rate will raise interest rates early in 2011.
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CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power prices climbed toward a
fresh high on Tuesday as colder-than-average temperatures
boosted demand while weaker prices of fuels drove long-term
contracts down, traders said.
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CURRENT ACCOUNT: The Czech current account showed an
unexpected 0.62 billion crown ($33.08 million) surplus in
October due to a surplus on the trade account.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.125 25.142 0.07 4.53
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.906 18.797 -0.58 -2.88
Czech Equities <> 1,188.5 1,188.5 -0.8 6.37
U.S. Equities <> 11,476.54 11,428.56 0.42 10.05
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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SAZKA ASSETS: Investment group Penta, majority owner of
Fortuna <FOREsp.PR> gaming group, is interested in debt-laden
Sazka lottery group's assets.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 2
TELEFONICA O2 PRE-PAID TO FORTUNA: Phone operator Telefonica
O2 Czech Republic <> has started negotiations on moving
its pre-paid phone card business to Fortuna <FOREsp.PR> from
Sazka lottery group due to problems with unpaid debts.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page A9
REAL ESTATE: Real estate specialists estimate two big deals
in the first two months of 2011, worth around 572 million euros,
will almost match the estimated 600 million euros in property
deals in 2010.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
PENSION REFORM: The Labour Ministry's pension reform plans
will be ready for debate in the government in the first quarter
of 2011, Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said.
E15, page 12
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