Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 24

                                
 PRAGUE, Jan 24 (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 + 1 hours)

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 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/]
 
=============================TOP NEWS===========================
                                
 CO2 THEFT: The Czech carbon permits registry said it aimed
to locate 1.3 million stolen carbon permits and either reverse
the fraudulent transactions, which led to a halt in trading
across Europe this week, or invalidate the permits.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE70K1IF] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Hungarian forint rose on Friday on
expectations for a rate rise next week but there was volatility
in the bond market as some traders saw a chance the central bank
could keep rates on hold.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE70K0II] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Forecasts for increasing wind capacity in the
region lowered Czech power for the next working day despite
colder temperatures, traders said on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE70K1H5] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.284     24.298    0.06       2.86
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.865     17.916    0.28       4.3
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,268.2    1,268.2      1.08       3.54
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 11,871.84  11,822.8      0.41       2.54
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 RAFINERSKA: Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR> will try to make
management changes at the general meeting of joint refining
group Ceska Rafinerska, in which it owns a majority.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 ECOTENDER: PPF Advisory consortium pulled out of a
government tender for ecological cleanup worth tens of billions
of crowns. It called the potential tender politicised.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 16
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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