Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 2

                                
 PRAGUE, July 2 (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)

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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/]
                                
 
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 PRAGUE - Minutes from the June 23 governing board meeting at
0700 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]
                                
 
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 T-BILL YIELD UP: Following are results of Thursday's
auction of 39-week Czech Treasury bills <CZ010411T=> compared
with the previous sale of bills with the same maturity.
                                
Story: [ID:nPRA005123] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ PLANS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN: Czech utility CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>
will take unit 1 at its Temelin nuclear power plant offline on
July 17 for a planned shutdown, it said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004245] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 REGIONAL PMI WRAP: Surging exports helped manufacturing in
the European Union's biggest emerging economies race ahead in
June, but analysts said signs of slowdown in their western
export markets is likely to weigh later this year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66009F] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central Europe's currencies came under renewed
pressure on Thursday from concerns over the region's exposure to
foreign currency loans and over dimming prospects of a global
economic rebound.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6600F7] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>   1100,1   1100,1    -0,34       -1,54
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,676    25,747     0,28        2,44
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    20,564     20,524   -0,19       -11,9
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9732,53   9774,02   -0,42       -6,67
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 BUDGET: Parties building the next government agreed to reach
a balanced budget by 2016. The budget deficit should be below
the EU-prescribed 3 percent threshold by 2013. There will be no
hike in corporate tax nor in personal income tax next year, they
agreed. 
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 PENSIONS: Parties also agreed on main features of the
pension reform. They plan to introduce a second pillar, along
the pay-as-you-go system, and cut the social tax. The shortfall
in budget coming from the cut will be offset by a hike in VAT.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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