Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 13

                                
 PRAGUE, July 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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 May current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 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 - President Vaclav Klaus to appoint a new
centre-right government headed by Prime Minister Petr Necas
(0800 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

 ==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 COALITION AGREEMENT: Three Czech parties sealed an agreement
on Monday to form a centre-right government that will aim to cut
the country's budget deficit and overhaul the healthcare and
pension systems to halt a rise in debt.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66B1K0] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
  * For a FACTBOX on agreement: [ID:nLDE659073]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ IN ROMANIA: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> has
withdrawn from a partnership with Romania to build a new 400
megawatt gas-fired power plant citing unforseen costs, central
Europe's biggest utility said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66B180] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies and bonds were
mixed on Monday as investors assessed the speed of economic
recovery across the region and awaited a slew of economic data
due this week.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66B0F0] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech power prices rose along the curve on Monday
with scorching temperatures across the region supporting the
spot price.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66B1KS] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE CPI STAGNANT: Consumer price growth ground to a halt in
the European Union's emerging East in June, data showed on
Monday, which analysts said would keep interest rates low in the
mid-term and could push down some short-term bond yields.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE66B0BX] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
  * For INSTANT VIEW on Czech CPI, unemployment: [ID:nLDE66B051]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1148.7    0.08        2.81
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.3      25.309    0.04        3.87
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  20.093    20.121    0.14       -9.34
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10216.27  10198.03  0.18       -2.03
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 CBANK GOVERNOR: Central bank Governor Miroslav Singer said
he expected consumer lending conditions to improve, and that
banks would either lower loan costs or improve the product.
                                
 He added that it was evident that the Czech economy was out
of recession and was entering a period of mild growth.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 16-17
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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