PRAGUE, July 13 (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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============================EVENTS============================== PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet due to hold a session. News
conference due at 1230 GMT.
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CEE FX: Emerging European currencies eased a touch on Friday
but a lack of market-moving news kept them in tight ranges ahead
of a potentially busy week with bond auctions and important data
releases.
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BG,HR DENY IMF BAILOUT: Croatia, Bulgaria and Macedonia
denied a report in a German daily on Friday that they were among
at least 10 eastern Europe states in talks with the IMF over
billion-euro emergency loans for their ailing economies.
Story: [] Related news: []
DAVIS CUP: Argentina were dumped out of the Davis Cup in the
quarter-finals on Sunday following a 3-2 defeat by the Czech
Republic in the final rubber.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 0 888,7 0 n/a
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26,043 25,969 0,28 -2,65
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,722 18,623 0,53 -2,05
U.S. Equities <> 8146,52 8183,17 -0,45 -7,18
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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VISA: Canada has not yet decided whether to reinstate a visa
requirement on Czech visitors thanks to efforts of diplomats
from the Czech state and the EU. Canada had said it would
require visas from Czechs after hundreds of Roma from the
central European state sought asylum there over the past few
months.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 5
PENSION FUNDS: Net inflows in Czech pension funds in 2008
fell to 11.1 billion crowns ($595.2 million) from 15.2 billion a
year ago. But gross inflows were 31.1 billion, a record high.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
CSA: Czech air carrier, due to be privatised later this
year, saw a 10.6 percent drop in the number of passengers in
May. CSA chief Radomir Lasak said the company expected a full
year loss of 600 million crowns, versus the first quarter loss
of 1.3 billion. The company had earlier said the full year loss
may be in the range of 300 million to 600 million.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
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